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Welcome to Mental Status! The podcast created for psychology students—by psychology students. As two post-graduate psychology students, with a combined 13+ years of studying, practicing, and teaching psychology, we talk about the inside perspective on studying and working in psychology. We'll share our insights into the journey of becoming a psychologist, what helped us along the way, and what hopefully may help you.
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“Are you psychoanalysing me?” — Things Psych Students Hear
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Welcome back to Mental Status! Today's episode is a fun one as we unpack everything students hear when they tell people they study psychology. If you study psychology, you have more than likely heard many, (and potentially all) of these things, including the famed: "ArE yOu PsYcHoAnaLYsInG mE?" Some may make you laugh, while others may make you gro…
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Welcome back to Mental Status! Today, we're diving into the unique journey of studying and practicing psychology with ADHD. Drawing from lived experience, Josh opens up about some of the challenges he's faced and others may face in managing ADHD through the journey of becoming a Psychologist. He shares what his challenges have looked like, and the …
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Masters Diaries | High School Hopeful to Master of Clinical Psychology Graduate
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Welcome back to Mental Status! In this episode, we continue our Masters Diaries series, where we delve into the journeys of master's students and graduates. Today we have the privilege of sitting down with another Master of Clinical Psychology student to uncover the grades and experiences that secured their place in this sought-after program, as we…
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Surviving and Thriving at University - Our Top Ten Tips
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Welcome back to Mental Status! Episode one of 2024! We're kicking off the new season by sharing our tips for how you can best survive and (hopefully) thrive during your university studies. Prior to this episode, we sat down with recent psychology graduates and current Psychologists to gather their advice on navigating the academic journey. We've co…
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2023 in Review - the Highs, Lows (and Very Lows)
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Welcome back to Mental Status! As the year draws to a close, we reflect on the highs, lows, and major moments from our final year in our respective Psychology Masters programs. In this year-end review, we look back on the accomplishments that defined our academic journey – from the tens of thousands of words, or hours of role-plays – as well as our…
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Broke Student Series | Our Money-Saving Hacks
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Welcome back to Mental Status! We're thrilled to have you for the grand finale of our three-part series on getting through as a broke student! A heartfelt thank you to our sponsors, ShopBack. Sign up using our code "BROKESTUDENT" for a bonus $20 Cashback, or access using the link below! https://app.shopback.com/aus/partner/BROKESTUDENT Across this …
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Welcome back to Mental Status! A massive thank you to our sponsors for today's episode - ShopBack. Sign up using our code "BROKESTUDENT" for a bonus $20 Cashback, or access using the link below! https://app.shopback.com/aus/partner/BROKESTUDENT Today's episode is the second in our three-part series where we will be delving deep into the world of be…
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Welcome back to Mental Status! A massive thank you to our sponsors for today's episode - ShopBack. Sign up using our code "BROKESTUDENT" for a bonus $20 Cashback, or access using the link below! https://app.shopback.com/aus/partner/BROKESTUDENT Today's episode is the first in our three-part series where we will be delving deep into the world of bei…
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Psychology Honours Survival Guide (Part Two - The Thesis)
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Welcome back to Mental Status! In Part 2 of our honours survival guide, we continue our exploration of the fourth-year psychology honours journey; however, in today's episode, we tackle the infamous honours thesis. Learn about research topic selection, attaining ethical approval, data analysis, and each step of the write-up. Join us as we share our…
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Psychology Honours Survival Guide (Part One)
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Welcome back to Mental Status! In this two-part series, we're diving headfirst into the challenges of the fourth-year psychology honours program, and, most importantly, how we survived. In Part 1 of our two-part series, we provide an update on our recent whereabouts, before sharing our fourth-year honours journey, the challenges and the things whic…
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Q&A Episode | Balancing study and work, burnout, and getting into masters.
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Welcome back to Mental Status! In this episode, we're opening the floor to you, our listeners, as we dive into some of your questions. We have received a number of questions, both from current students and fans of the podcast, if you have a question you would like answered, message us or keep an eye on our Instagram for future question boxes. Today…
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Mastering the Journey | Yash's Pathway to the Master of Psychology (Education and Developmental)
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Welcome back to Mental Status! Today, we're diving into the second episode of our guest series, "Mastering the Journey", where we unpack and explore the stories of individuals who have successfully embarked on the transformative journey into psychology master's programs across Australia. In this episode, we have a very special guest/host: Yash. Yas…
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Welcome back to Mental Status! The podcast created for psychology students—by psychology students. In this episode, we will be unpacking the undergraduate journey, as part of our deep-dive series into the different levels of psychology. So, if you are beyond this stage of learning, don't worry, there is an Honours and Masters deep-dive still to com…
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Master's Diaries | Josh's Journey Into A Master of Clinical Psychology
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Welcome back to Mental Status! This episode is the first of our new guest series 'Mastering the Journey'. In this guest series, we interview these mystical humans who have made it into psychology masters programs around Australia and dissect exactly what grades and experience they got to make it into these highly competitive programs. Prior to Mast…
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Welcome back to Mental Status! The podcast created for psychology students for psychology students—by psychology students. In this episode, we discuss study tips that go beyond the generic advice you typically hear. We share the unique study strategies that have helped us achieve first-class honours and produce high-distinction theses. Whether you'…
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Welcome to the very first episode of the Mental Status podcast! This is a podcast created for psychology students—by psychology students. We’re your hosts Yash and Josh, and we aim to demystify the unknowns of studying psychology and share our insights along the way. In this inaugural episode, we navigate the journey to becoming a Psychologist. We …
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