The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast - Passion & embracing the journey - Marianne's Summer Soundbites - 1

Starting point is 00:00:00 Hi there, it's Marianne here. Before we dive into today's episode, I want to quickly let you know about something exciting that's happening right now. If you've ever wondered how to create income that works for you, rather than constantly trading your time for money, then you'll love the Race to Recurring Revenue Challenge with my business mentor, Lisa Johnson. This challenge is designed to help you build sustainable income streams. And whether you're an aspiring psychologist, a mental health professional, or in a completely different field,

Starting point is 00:00:32 the principles can work for you. There are also wonderful prizes to be won directly by Lisa herself. And if you join the challenge by my link, you can be in with a chance of winning a one-to-one hours coaching with me, Dr. Marianne Trent. Do you want to know more? Of course you do. Head to my link tree, Dr. Marianne Trent, or check out my social media channels, or send me a quick DM and I'll get you all the details. Right, let's get on with today's episode. Coming up in today's episode of the Aspiring Psychologist podcast, I am guiding you through two important steps that can help you think about weathering the storm on your journey

Starting point is 00:01:12 to becoming whatever type of aspiring psychologist you fancy being. Thank you. Hi, welcome along to the Aspiring Psychologist podcast. I am Dr. Marianne Trent and I'm a qualified clinical psychologist. If you have been listening to the podcast for a little while, you might well recall the Pauli Wing series of episodes, which is where I was wearing my arm in a sling because I had recently broken my arm. I thought it was about time we did another little series. And this series is going to be called Marianne's Summer Soundbites. We're going to be looking at a series of important but smaller topics. This is a great way for you to stay on track with your psychology goals and commitment, even when you might be busier over the summer period.

Starting point is 00:02:38 All of these Marianne's Summer Soundbite episodes will just be me. But don't worry, this isn't a long-term change. The usual format of long episodes including guest episodes that I know you love will be back along in the autumn and there might also be some over the summer period too. So before we crack on let me guide you through another little series that is coming and again if you've been in my world a while you might well already know the free compassionate Q&A sessions they are absolutely free sessions I've been running live across all of my socials on

Starting point is 00:03:17 weekday evenings during application and interview seasons and the great news is that they are back for the interview season and i've got the dates to share with you now so as you can see on your screen we have the first of those coming up on monday the 4th of september 2023 and that starts at 6 00 pm A replay will of course be available too and the best place to find the replay is Dr Marianne Trent on YouTube. The second of the sessions is Tuesday the 3rd of October 2023 also at 6pm. Again a replay is available. And the third and final session to support application season for the Declined Cyber also EdCycle is also a similar time of year is going to be Tuesday the 7th of November 2023

Starting point is 00:04:12 at 6pm. So don't wait, don't delay, connect with me on socials now so that you can dive right in when the time comes. On LinkedIn I am Dr. Marianne Trent, come and connect or follow. On Twitter I am also Dr. Marianne Trent, although on Twitter I can't see your comments because StreamYard and Twitter don't integrate properly. But if you want to just watch from Twitter you absolutely can. On YouTube I am Dr. Marianne Trent. My Facebook page is also Dr. Marianne Trent. And last but of course not the least, come and join my free Facebook community group, which is called the Aspiring Psychologist Community with Dr. Marianne Trent. I do always endeavour to get live on Instagram as well, but it's not quite so interactive because it means I have

Starting point is 00:05:05 to get my phone rigged up behind my webcam. It's a little bit rustic but you absolutely should be able to catch it there too and on Instagram and on threads I'm Dr. Marianne Trent. So come and follow me everywhere. Do a blanket approach, it would be much appreciated. So let's not wish the summer away, let's make it a really mindful and enjoyable one. Let's get back to Marianne's soundbites. So the first thing I would like you to consider and be mindful and aware of is just how much your passion matters. It can be really tricky on this aspiring psychologist journey to play the long game, to have a long burning, slow burning fuse where you hope that there will eventually be some spectacular

Starting point is 00:05:51 and worthwhile fireworks. During that time, it's really understandable and normal if your passion and commitment can feel like they wane or waver a little bit. Genuinely, from my own experiences, I felt that I always had my eye on that goal. And that was something I always wanted. And so, you know, my long term goal never, never did waver. And, you know, my commitment to ensuring that the clients I worked with had good, safe, effective service, ran throughout everything that I did and I'm sure the same is true for you too. If you feel like you're becoming a little bit less passionate, then make sure that you have taken your annual leave at regular

Starting point is 00:06:38 points throughout the year because when our passion disappears, it can be a sign an early indicator of burnout. Nobody does this job for the money and so really it is your dedication and your passion and commitment to having people's lives be more free from distress that is just incredible. Your determination to support their mental well-being is so admirable. Being able to make a meaningful, lasting impact upon people never gets old. So well done you. Your passion really does matter and I hope that it doesn't go unnoticed. Let's take a brief moment here to have a little sing-song and I'll be back with another of experience that will help you get qualified. So come and take a look. It's right here in this book.

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Starting point is 00:08:14 Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh I do feel like perhaps we ought to have done a Summer Soundbites channel, but you know, make your own up And come back to me if you've come up with a good one I hope you found the first half of the first episode of Marianne's Summer Soundbites useful and thought-provoking What did it evoke for you? Do come and let me know in my free Facebook group The Aspiring Psychologist Community. The second of my musings for today is all about embracing your journey. Yes, yes, yes, I know. I know. It's the sort of thing that you get on the

Starting point is 00:08:52 front of a notebook, but I really do think it's really important. We need to remind ourselves that becoming a psychologist is a process, but there might well be shifts, even really tiny, you know, psychological shifts, internal shifts within ourselves that you might not even notice on a day-to-day basis, but you might certainly notice on a month-to-month and year-to-year basis that will be the difference that makes the difference. We really do have to be able to embrace the learning opportunities, challenges, the growth of things that feel tricky along the way. We have to keep the faith. You know, you might not be a Bon Jovi fan, but there's a song called Keep the Faith that I think is quite relevant here. Even though it's tricky, even though you might have had setbacks,

Starting point is 00:09:45 even though there might have been days where you felt, ah, this is really hard, keeping the faith and keeping on heading towards that goal that's so important to you is important. If it matters to you, then it matters. Each and every step you take is bringing you closer to where you want to be. And if you feel that it's not, then maybe it's time for a shake-up with a new supervisor or a new job role. And always remember, you can come and grab my free supervision shaping tool from my website, www.goodthinkingpsychology.co.uk forward slash supervision. So I hope you found the first in our series of Marianne's Summer Soundbite podcast episodes useful. If some more expert care and guidance in your journey towards becoming an aspiring clinical psychologist

Starting point is 00:10:39 would be useful, do consider joining us in the Aspiring Psychologist membership from just £30 a month with no commitment. And you can get more information about that by going to my website or by clicking the bio link in any of my socials. If you're watching on YouTube, you can check out the links in the description too. And whilst we're talking about YouTube, you might not have noticed if you've watched the last few episodes that there's a slightly different feel to the YouTube. There's more to watch, there's more going on. It's not just me and my guests talking anymore. So if you haven't watched it for a while, do head over to Dr. Marianne Trent on YouTube and give it a while. And whilst you're there, like, share, comment, engage, do all those great things. Thank you so much for taking the time in your busy day to listen to this

Starting point is 00:11:26 episode and to keep thinking about your goals for psychology, for your career and hopefully also for your personal and professional growth too. I will look forward to catching up with you for the next episode of the Aspiring Psychologist podcast which will be along to you from 6am on Monday. Thanks for being part of my world. Take care. And let this be your guide With this podcast at your side You'll be on your way to being qualified It's the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast With Dr. Marianne Durant My name's Jana and I'm a trainee psychological well-being practitioner

Starting point is 00:12:31 I read the clinical psychologist collective book I found it really interesting about all the different stories and how people got to become a clinical psychologist it just amazed me how many different routes there are to get there and there's no perfect way to become one and this kind of filled me of confidence that no I'm not doing it wrong and put less pressure on myself so if you're feeling a bit uneasy about becoming a clinical psychologist, I'd definitely recommend this just to put yourself at ease and everything will be okay. But trust me, you will not put the book down once you start.

The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast - Passion & embracing the journey - Marianne's Summer Soundbites - 1

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