What happens if you quit psychology? With Fiona Maguire

Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode: 60: So what if you do actually quit psychology? With Fiona Maguire Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. Professional psychology is not an easy career to pursue and sometimes people decide that it’s not for them. This can happen for a variety of reasons and this is just one story but it’s important to understand that NOT being a professional psychologist can also make you very happy too. This is a guest episode with Fiona Maguire. We hope you find it useful. I’d of course love any feedback you might have! The Highlights: 00:29: Welcome and intro 02:13: Meeting on LinkedIn! 01:55: Fiona’s background and using intuition. 04:23: The inside out perspective and perception 05:21: Meta cognition and thought fusion 06:42: Being present 08:00: How to listen better 10:14: Fiona’s psychology background and assistant psychologist work 11:55: The path to burnout 15:01: The impact of the work we do 16:31: fighting the systems our clients are in 21:04: Stepping away from psychology and finding a new path 23:38: What if you’re starting to think maybe this psychology career isn’t for you? 25:34: Being fulfilled and happy outside of psychology 27:54: Connecting with Fiona 29:06: Summary, connecting with Marianne and close Links:  Connecting with Fiona: www.FionaMaguire.com  Connect with Fiona on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fionamaguire/  Get $40 off a remarkable tablet here: remarkable.com/referral/4LJU-DJD8  Grab your copy of the new book: The Aspiring Psychologist Collective: https://amzn.to/3CP2N97  Get your Supervision Shaping Tool now: https://www.goodthinkingpsychology.co.uk/supervision  Connect socially with Marianne and check out ways to work with her, including the upcoming Aspiring Psychologist Book and The Aspiring Psychologist Membership on her Link tree: https://linktr.ee/drmariannetrent  To check out The Clinical Psychologist Collective Book: https://amzn.to/3jOplx0  To join my free Facebook group and discuss your thoughts on this episode and more: https://www.facebook.com/groups/aspiringpsychologistcommunity Like, Comment, Subscribe & get involved: If you enjoy the podcast, please do subscribe and rate and review episodes. If you'd like to learn how to record and submit your own audio testimonial to be included in future shows head to: https://www.goodthinkingpsychology.co.uk/podcast and click the blue request info button at the top of the page. Hashtags: #aspiringpsychologist #dclinpsy #psychology #assistantpsychologist #psychologycareers #clinicalpsychology #mentalhealth #BPS #traineeclinicalpsychologist #clinicalpsychology #drmariannetrent #britishpsychologicalsociety #mentalhealthprofessional #gettingqualified #mentalhealthprofessionals #mentalhealthprofessional #mentalhealthprofessionals #workingwithpeople #supportatwork #personalandprofessional #worklifebalance #traineepwp #staffteam #mdt #qualifiedpsychologist #clinicalnotes #quittingpsychology #burnout #fionamaguire #highlysensitiveperson #hsp #intuition #coaching #stress #listeningtohear #listenbetter Mentioned in this episode: Sponsored by WriteUpp Tap to Pay This episode is sponsored by WriteUpp. Their Tap to Pay app turns your smartphone into a card reader, helping private practitioners take secure payments without additional hardware. Use code MARIANNE30 for a free 30-day trial and 30% off your first 6 months at this link: https://writeupp.com/?refid=142336