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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 o ...
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Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode 135: What is Bipolar Disorder? Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. In this episode of the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast, Dr. Marianne Trent interviews Sam Swidzinski, who has bipolar disorder, to discuss what bipolar disorder is, how it is diagnosed, and how it can b…
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Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode 134: What is indirect self-harm? Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. Dr. Marianne Trent discusses the concept of indirect self-harm with guest expert Eva Perry. Indirect self-harm refers to behaviours that may cause unintended harm to oneself, such as social isolatio…
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Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode 133: Understanding Complex Trauma and OCD Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. In this episode of the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast, I interview Alexandra Walker, who shares her experiences with complex trauma and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Alexandra discuss…
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Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode 132: The Killer Psychologist: Childhood Trauma Unveiled Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. Dr. Marianne Trent interviews Dr. Dana Anderson, a forensic psychologist and host of the Killer Psychologist podcast. They discuss complex trauma, growing up in a gun-filled e…
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Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode 132: Why is stabilisation important for trauma therapy? EMDR PTSD Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. Dr. Marianne Trent interviews Aimee Shipp, a qualified clinical associate psychologist, about trauma stabilisation. They discuss the importance of trauma stabilisati…
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Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode 130: Adult ADHD diagnosis and assessment Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. In this episode of the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast, Dr. Marianne Trent interviews Maddy Alexander-Grout, who has recently been diagnosed with ADHD. They discuss Maddy's experiences growing…
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Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode 129: The psychology of professional football with Daniel Jinadu Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. In this episode of the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast, Dr. Marianne Trent chats with Daniel Jinadu, a professional footballer with a first-class psychology degree. They…
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Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode 128: What is Health Psychology? Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. In this episode of the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast, Dr. Marianne Trent interviews Nicola O'Donnell, a trainee health psychologist. They discuss the field of health psychology, including what it inv…
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Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode 127: 8 strategies for handling psychology job rejections Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. In this episode of the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast, I discuss the challenges of job rejection and disappointment in the field of psychology and mental health. I offer eight…
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Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode 126: Working Psychologically with Serious and Catastrophic Injury with Dr. Shabnam Berry-Khan Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. In this episode of the Aspiring Psychologist podcast, we speak with Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Shabnam Berry-Khan, who used her creative …
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Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode 125: Comparing the Irish & UK Psychology Training with Dr Leora DeFlumere Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. In this episode of the Aspiring Psychologist podcast, we speak with Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Leora DeFlumere, a psychologist who has worked in different pa…
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Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode 124: What is a Clinical Associate Psychologist? With Dr Dawn Reeves Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. In this episode we dive into the world of Clinical Associate Psychologists (CAPs) with our guest Dr. Dawn Reeves! We explore the role, training, and unique experie…
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Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode 123: How to master public speaking - psychologist insights Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. For those who have received interview offers this year for the DClinPsy, congratulations! You might be feeling nervous around this time and that is okay, perhaps this episo…
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Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode 121: Politics, Parliament and Psychology with Brad Powell Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. In this episode of the Aspiring Psychologist podcast, we speak with Trainee Clinical Psychologist, Bradley Powell, who is in his 3rd year of the doctorate and in a fascinati…
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Thank you for listening to this episode of The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. It's a controversial one where I discus the controversy surrounding honorary assistant psychologist roles. These positions involve unpaid work supporting qualified psychologists in hospitals, clinics, or research settings. I highlight seven reasons why these roles are con…
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Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode 120: Working creatively in psychology with Dr Juliet Young Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. In this episode of the Aspiring Psychologist podcast, we speak with an already well-known creative figure, Dr Juliet Young, more widely known as creative clinical psycholog…
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Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode 119: Navigating psychology from a wheelchair Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. In this episode of the Aspiring Psychologist podcast, we speak with Gavin Clarke, a previous guest on this podcast, where we discuss the complexity and spectrum of disability and types o…
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Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode 118: Exploring LGBTQ+ Identity in Psychology Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. In this episode of the Aspiring Psychologist podcast, we speak with Phil Pampoulou, a trainee clinical psychologist in his third year where we speak about all things on LGPBTQ+ identity …
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Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode 117: How does knitting benefit mental health? In this episode of the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast, Dr. Marianne Trent interviews Dr. Mia Hobbs, a clinical psychologist and advocate for knitting for mental wellbeing. They discuss the therapeutic benefits of knitting and how it can improve men…
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Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode 116: What is an occupational psychologist? Organisational psychology Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. In this episode of the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast, Dr. Marianne Trent interviews Joe Gray, a soon-to-be qualified occupational psychologist. They discuss the f…
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Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode 115: What is a mental health and wellbeing practitioner? Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. In this episode of the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast, Dr. Marianne Trent interviews Harriet Barnes, a qualified mental health and wellbeing practitioner. They discuss the rol…
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Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode 114: Why you should apply for research roles with Jessica McGiffen - assistant clinical research practitioner Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. In this podcast episode, Dr. Marianne Trent interviews Jess, an assistant clinical research practitioner for the NHS. We …
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Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode 113: Pride, personal growth and self-discovery with Phil Pampoulov Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. In this episode of the Aspiring Psychologist podcast, we speak with almost qualified Phil Pampoulov, a third-year trainee. Join us as we reminisce and reflect on Ph…
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Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode 112: Reasons why you shouldn’t be a psychologist – myths debunked Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. In this episode of the Aspiring Psychologist podcast, we explore and debunk several myths, things we have been told, and challenged views around topics to do with ps…
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Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode 111: Pursuing a long-distance Part-time Master’s Degree Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. In this episode of the Aspiring Psychologist podcast, we speak about part-time long-distanced master’s degree with Gavin Clarke, a mature student who’s had many experiences an…
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Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode 110: Men’s mental health matters with Dr T. Ajayi Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. In this episode of the Aspiring Psychologist podcast, we welcome psychiatrist Dr. T Ajayi where we discuss all things male, including how to create a safe space, the importance of l…
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Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode 109: Understanding pensions for psychologists with Ian Dempsey Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. In this episode of the Aspiring Psychologist podcast, I am welcoming back a guest from my previous episode – Ian Dempsey. Whilst this episode may not be focused on psyc…
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In this episode, Dr. Marianne Trent and Dr. Tara Quinn-Cirillo discuss the importance of finding a qualified therapist in the UK. They introduce their new book, "Talking Heads: Your Guide to Finding a Qualified Therapist in the UK," which aims to provide valuable information and guidance on navigating the world of mental health professionals. They …
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Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode 107: What is Cancel Culture in Psychology? – with Dr Deborah Kingston Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. In this episode of the Aspiring Psychologist podcast, I am joined with the wonderfully inspiring Dr Deborah Kingston, a resilient trauma-specialist. Join us as w…
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Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode 106: Coping with trauma – personally and professionally – with ex-Paralympian Dr Yvonne Waft Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. In today’s episode of the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast, we have an inspiring, resilient guest who is an ex-Paralympian, author and a succ…
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Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode 105: The 5 things I am glad I knew as a psychology undergraduate Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. In our previous episode, I spoke about some of the things I wish I had known as a psychology graduate. In this episode of the Aspiring Psychologist podcast, I reflect…
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Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode 104: The 5 things I wish I had known as a Psychology Undergraduate Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. I hope application season has gone well this year, for whatever type of psychologist you are aspiring to be. In our previous episode, I spoke about failures and ref…
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Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. The DClinPsy deadline has just passed and the EdPsy deadline is approaching fast! I hope you feel accomplished with your applications and that it has gone well. In this episode, we focus on failure and success, 2 sides of the same coin. Failure – it is something we all experience and whi…
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Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode: How to use Psychology in a war zone – Ukraine - Trauma Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. In this episode of the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast, Dr. Marianne Trent interviews Dr. Alistair Teager about his experiences setting up a new psychology service in Ukraine. D…
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Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode 101: How to Get Psychology Researched Published Before You Graduate Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. Application season is coming to a close soon – I hope it has gone well! In today’s episode of the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast, we invite the inspiring Matthew to…
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Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode 100: A celebration of the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. We are now just under over 2 weeks for the deadline for DclinPsy! I hope application season has gone well this year! In the meantime, we have a new episode out truly focusing …
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For those of you who are applying to the EdPsy or DclinPsy, I wish you the very best in your applications. In the meantime, we have a new episode out focusing on relationships, dating and connecting with Finnish culture with Dr Mari Kovenan. Dr Mari Kovenan has wandered through different paths of psychology including occupational psychology, and sp…
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Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode 98: Community interventions, human connection and being a black male in Psychology with Jonathan Padi Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. For those of you who are applying to the EdPsy or DclinPsy, I hope applications are going well. October marks Black History Month…
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Ever wondered what it’s like to be a keynote speaker? Well! Wonder no more! Come with me behind the scenes as I go on tour to Galway. I was delivering a speech to the Irish Psychological Society. Have you ever visited Ireland? Tell me in the comments about your favourite experiences. This podcast episode is best enjoyed on YouTube to really soak up…
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Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode 96: On being a Sikh, Imposter Syndrome, and therapeutic relationships with Dr Gurpreet Kaur Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. We are almost midway through application season – I hope this is going okay for you. In this episode of the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast, …
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Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode 95: The impact of autism, gastrointestinal conditions and what it taught me with Dr Victoria Walker Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. We are in the full swing of application season – time goes by quickly! In light of this, this episode welcomes Victoria Walker, a t…
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Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode 95: Should you go into private practice? with Thomas Gourley - Trainee Clinical Psychologist Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. One thing I find myself often doing is reflecting on my own journey in becoming a psychologist, the struggles, the wins, the changes we ad…
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Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode: Trauma, EMDR and non-executive roles in Psychology with Dr Rachel Lee Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. Sometimes you will start a degree and just get the sense that it’s not for you. So what can you do and how can you change courses? In today’s episode we explore…
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Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode: On Becoming Boundaried & Seeking Support - Marianne's Summer Soundbites – 7 Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. Welcome to the last of my Marianne’s Summer Sound Bites! This series is slightly shorter, but packed full of important, smaller topics, to help you stay o…
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Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. Welcome to my new short series – Marianne’s Summer Sound Bites! This series is slightly shorter, but packed full of important, smaller topics, to help you stay on track over the busy summer period. I hope you find this helpful, no matter where you are in your journey in becoming an aspir…
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One thing I love about being a psychologist is learning from people and learning about myself on our individual paths to becoming a psychologist. In this episode, we speak with Thomas Gourley, a 42-year-old incoming trainee clinical psychologist, who guides us through the waves, currents and riptides of life and explains how he ended up falling in …
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Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode: Making a difference and having faith - Marianne's Summer Soundbites – 5 Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. Welcome to my new short series – Marianne’s Summer Sound Bites! This series is slightly shorter, but packed full of important, smaller topics, to help you sta…
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Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode: the importance of embracing resilience & seeking support and mentorship Marianne's Summer Soundbites – 4 Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. Welcome to my new short series – Marianne’s Summer Sound Bites! This series is slightly shorter, but packed full of important…
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Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode 87: Marianne's Summer Soundbites – 3 Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. Welcome to my new short series – Marianne’s Summer Sound Bites! This series is slightly shorter, but packed full of important, smaller topics, to help you stay on track over the busy summer peri…
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Show Notes for The Aspiring Psychologist Podcast Episode: The importance of curiosity - Marianne’s Summer Sound Bites - 02 Thank you for listening to the Aspiring Psychologist Podcast. Welcome to my new short series – Marianne’s Summer Sound Bites! This series is slightly shorter, but packed full of important, smaller topics, to help you stay on tr…
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