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Bron is joined by Tiffany, a licensed psychotherapist based in Switzerland, to chat about the emotional realities of starting out in therapy and what it’s like working in mental health on the other side of the world.
They chat about:
👉🏽 Why personal therapy helped Tiffany become a better clinician
👉🏻 Feeling like you’re “drowning and swimming at the same time” when starting therapy work
👉 How comparison and perfectionism can fuel early-career self-doubt
👉🏼 The differences between Australian and Swiss mental health systems
Guest: Tiffany Kanani Limacher, Licensed Psychotherapist
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Mental Work is the podcast for psychologists about the realities of working in mental health, with an early-career focus. Hosted by psychologist/researcher Dr Bronwyn Milkins.
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CREDITS
Producer: Michael English
Music: Home
Commitment: Mental Work believes in an inclusive and diverse mental health workforce. We honour the strength, resilience, and invaluable contributions of mental health workers with lived experiences of mental illness, disability, neurodivergence, LGBTIQA+ identities, and diverse culture and language. We recognise our First Nations colleagues as Traditional Custodians of the land and pay respect to Elders past, present, and emerging. Mental Work is recorded on unceded Whadjuk Noongar boodja.
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