Mental Work
Mental Work is the Australian podcast for mental health workers about working in mental health. Hosted by Bronwyn Milkins.
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Recent Episodes
Nov. 6, 2024
Tips for nailing the first three therapy sessions (with Marie Vakakis)
Want to get your client off to a good start in therapy but feeling lost? Bron and Marie talk about how to nail these crucial sessions. We cover 👉🏽 Setting expectations 👉🏿 Creating safety and hope 👉 Talking to clients about t…
Oct. 2, 2024
Creating safe therapeutic spaces for clients with complex trauma (with Dr Catherine Hynes)
Bron and Dr Catherine Hynes (Clinical Psychologist and EMDR Consultant) cover the essentials of complex trauma. They chat about 👉🏽 Understanding and formulating complex trauma 👉🏻 The differences between PTSD and complex PTSD…
Sept. 11, 2024
Neurodiversity affirming schema therapy with Emma DiCicco (Ep 71 re-run)
Bron and Emma unpack how to adapt therapy to neurodivergent clients, using Schema Therapy as the example. They chat about: 👉🏽 The new Schema Therapy model that Emma and her colleagues have developed for working with neurodiv…
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About the Host
Bronwyn Milkins
Mental Work Founder / Psychologist
Mental Work was founded by Dr Bronwyn Milkins (she/her), an Aussie early-career Psychologist and multi award-winning public speaker on a mission to help psychologists have sustainable and (gasp) enjoyable careers from the get-go so that they can skip the burnout and thrive. She's a bubbly ADHDer who likes dogs, knitting socks, and sci-fi.