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Welcome to The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast with me, Dr Marianne Trent. What you'll get by subscribing to this podcast is access to free tips and tricks to get yourself feeling more confident about building the right skills and experiences to help you in your career as an a Aspiring Psychologist. Hosted by me... Dr Marianne Trent, a qualified Clinical Psychologist in private practice and lead author of The Clinical Psychologist Collective & The Aspiring psychologist Collective and Creator of The Aspiring Psychologist Membership. Within this podcast it is my aim to provide you with the kind of show I would have wanted to listen to when I was in your position! I was striving for ‘relevant’ experience, wanting to get the most out of my paid work and developing the right skills to help me to keep on track for my goals of becoming a qualified psychologist! Regardless of what flavour of Psychology you aspire to: Clinical, Counselling, Health, Forensic, Occupational or Educational there will be plenty of key points to pique your interest and get you thinking. There's also super relevant content for anyone who is already a qualified psychologist too! The podcast is a mixture of solo chats from me to you and also brilliant interview episodes with people about themes which really matter to you and to the profession too. I can't wait to demystify the process and help to break things down into simple steps which you can then take action on. I really want to help fire up your passions all the more so do tune in and subscribe. I love your comments too so don’t be a stranger! You are also welcomed and encouraged to connect with me on socials, check out the books, the membership and other ways of working with here: https://linktr.ee/drmariannetrent
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Self Compassion as an Aspiring Psychologist

Self Compassion as an Aspiring Psychologist

Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode: 4The importance of Self-Compassion as an Aspiring Psychologist  Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. Today I will be talking about how discovering and utilising the practice of self-compassion will lead to an all-round nicer experience as an aspiring psychologist.  The Highlights: Welcome: 00:30 My history with compassion & Prof Paul Gilbert:  01:00 Recommended books: 05:00 Demand for Places: 09:00 Mutual Exclusivity: 11:30 Terms you’ll recognise from undergrad! 16:00Learning to Salsa – Badly! 17:00Compassion in Neuropsych 19:00Feed & Water yourself: 20:00                             Links: The Compassionate Mind book by Professor Paul Gilbert: https://amzn.to/3mxN5qhThe Compassionate Mind Approach to Difficult Feelings by Dr Chris Irons: https://amzn.to/3muzZKr To check out The Our Tricky Brain Kit: https://www.goodthinkingpsychology.co.uk/tricky-brainTo check out The Clinical Psychologist Collective Book: https://amzn.to/3jOplx0To check out The Grief collective Book: https://amzn.to/3pmbz5tConnect on Socials:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/dr-marianne-trent-psychology Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodThinkingPsychologicalServicesInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmariannetrent/Twitter: https://twitter.com/GoodThinkingPs1
23:1003/01/2022
Navigating Life Events as an Aspiring Psychologist

Navigating Life Events as an Aspiring Psychologist

Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode: 3Navigating Life Events as an Aspiring Psychologist  Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. Life events don’t always happen when and where we expect them to and sometimes, we wish they hadn’t happened at all. In this episode I talk about navigating these events and your own mental health as an aspiring psychologist.   The Highlights: Welcome: 00:28Looking after yourself and raising your hand: 02:36 Grief: 04:00Parenting: 10:39Relationship Breakdown: 13:40 Personal Support: 14:35 Relocations: 16:28 Summary & Close: 18:15 Links: To check out The Clinical Psychologist Collective Book: https://amzn.to/3jOplx0To check out The Grief collective Book: https://amzn.to/3pmbz5tTo check out The Our Tricky Brain Kit: https://www.goodthinkingpsychology.co.uk/tricky-brainConnect on Socials:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodThinkingPsychologicalServicesLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/dr-marianne-trent-psychology Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmariannetrent/Twitter: https://twitter.com/GoodThinkingPs1Like, 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.
21:3724/12/2021
Making the most of supervision and the supervisory relationship as an aspiring psychologist

Making the most of supervision and the supervisory relationship as an aspiring psychologist

Episode 2: Making the most of Supervision and the supervisory relationship Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. Supervision can be one of the single most helpful things to getting you well on your way to where you want to be. In this episode I talk about how to get the best out of the time you spend in supervision. The Highlights: Welcome: 00:28Feeling safe in supervision: 04:18 Distress tolerance and containment: 05:58Boundaries and limits: 07:16Duty of Care 08:40 Cringing in supervision: 10:03Feeling safe continued: 11:14 Max: 14:38When supervision isn’t meeting your needs: 16:26Summary & Close: 19:32Links: To download your copy of the supervision guidance contract, head to: www.GoodThinkingPsychology.co.uk/supervision  Check out The Clinical Psychologist Collective Book: https://amzn.to/3jOplx0To check out The Grief collective Book: https://amzn.to/3pmbz5tTo check out The Our Tricky Brain Kit: https://www.goodthinkingpsychology.co.uk/tricky-brainConnect on Socials:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/dr-marianne-trent-psychologyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodThinkingPsychologicalServices Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmariannetrent/Twitter: https://twitter.com/GoodThinkingPs1 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.
22:3624/12/2021
Making the most of not that relevant experience as an aspiring psychologist

Making the most of not that relevant experience as an aspiring psychologist

Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode: 1Making the most of ‘Not that Relevant’ ExperienceThank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. In this episode I talk about some of the ‘unrelated’ job roles I’ve had on my way into Clinical Psychology. I discuss how you can try to make the most of your time there and also how to carve out areas of relevance even in areas which feel far from your goals! The Highlights: Welcome 00:29Intro to the Podcast 00:42Who Are you? 01:44Making the most of your situation 02:58Fun & Games & Office Chair Olympics 04:50Using or losing brain power…. 05:37Catching Breathing Space 07:25A Typical Day for you? 8:07Managing your diary 10:15Perpetually chopping carrots 11:21Talking to clients about supervision 12:28A bit about me 13:22Jo 19:29Upcoming Themes 21:19Upcoming 5 Day Challenge 23:36Summary & Close 25:03 Links: To register for the upcoming free 5-day challenge: www.goodthinkingpsychology.co.uk/aspireTo check out The Clinical Psychologist Collective Book: https://amzn.to/3jOplx0To check out The Grief collective Book: https://amzn.to/3pmbz5tTo check out The Our Tricky Brain Kit: https://www.goodthinkingpsychology.co.uk/tricky-brainConnect on Socials:LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/dr-marianne-trent-psychology Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoodThinkingPsychologicalServices Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmariannetrent/Twitter: https://twitter.com/GoodThinkingPs1 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.
27:5924/12/2021