About Today's Guest: Belma McCaffrey is a Career & Leadership Coach, and CEO and Founder of Work Bigger [ www.workbigger.co ]. She helps high-achievers figure out what they really want to do with their career and life so that they can find the fulfillment they’re craving. At Work Bigger, Belma and her team integrate deep mindset work and neuroscience into their coaching, combined with career planning to help high-achieving clients save time and money. Resources & Links: Audio training &a...
Oct 02, 2023•46 min•Ep. 46
Meg chats about moving through liminal space, taking a podcast break, expanding into the real world, and the future of Mental Status. Listen to Jenny Blake's episode about Liminal Space here: Penney & Jenny Show — Embracing Liminal Space (the In-Between)
Sep 10, 2023•32 min•Ep. 45
About Today's Guest: Rachel Elder (rae-chill L-der), she/her, is a licensed mental health counselor and a relationship coach in Seattle. Rachel is the owner of Rachel Elder Therapy and Rachel Elder Coaching where she works with couples to help them build stronger relationships. She enjoys this work so much, that she is in the process of creating couples retreats to help couples come together to play, rest, and connect. To learn more about Rachel, you can connect with her on Instagram at rachelel...
Aug 30, 2022•50 min•Ep. 44
About Today's Guest: Jacqueline Hurst is the UK's leading Life Coach with her private practice based in London’s Mayfair welcoming a diverse and global clientele base. Alongside her successful practice, she is the No.1 International Bestselling Author of ‘How To Do YOU’ and she is the founder of “The Life Class” an online life coaching school where people can either learn to become a Certified Life Coach or simply work on their self-development and mind management. Jaqueline is the resident Coac...
Aug 16, 2022•49 min•Ep. 43
Credits, links & other things: Intro & Outro Music: DriftMaster by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Mental Status IG : @ mentalstatuspod Talk to me : mentalstatuspod [at] gmail.com Apply to be a guest on this show : Interviewee Interest form...
Jul 19, 2022•43 min•Ep. 42
About Today's Guest: Liza Mordkovich is a Licensed Social Worker, Licensed Art Therapist, Psychotherapist and Coach. She is passionate about helping individuals conquer anxiety, addiction, stress and working through perinatal mood disorders. Liza combines evidence based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and dialectic behavioral therapy (DBT) to help individuals cope with emotional distress while drawing from mindfulness, meditation, hypnotherapy, art therapy and trauma focused approaches to be...
Jun 28, 2022•49 min•Ep. 41
About Today's Guest: Vitor de Souza is the host of The Student Counselor podcast. You can find Vitor on instagram @student.counselor.podcast Credits, links & other things: Intro & Outro Music: DriftMaster by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Mental Status IG : @ mentalstatuspod Talk to me : mentalstatuspod [at] gmail.com Apply to be a guest on this show : Interviewee Interest form...
Jun 14, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 40
About Today's Guest: Shawny Sena is an LMFT in Minneapolis, MN. She runs her own private practice, and is a copy coach for weirdo therapists. Shawny hosts writer's retreats and provides coaching for therapists and direct-care providers, to help them face their "creativity shadow." You can find Shawny on instagram @weirdotherapistcoaching and the hashtag #marketingisscary Credits, links & other things: Intro & Outro Music: DriftMaster by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Mental...
May 31, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 39
About Today's Guest: Jeff Guenther, LPC is a therapist in Portland, OR. He’s been a practicing therapist since 2005. His therapeutic career started out at a crisis line as well as a local agency where he counseled teenager and families. He has spent most of his career in private practice counseling adults and specializing in relationships. Jeff co-founded a progressive national therapist directory, TherapyDen.com , in 2017. He started posting mental health tips on TikTok and Instagram where he’s...
May 23, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 38
About Today's Guest: Dr. Kim Dwyer is a clinical psychologist, author, and business consultant. She empowers mental health providers to launch, grow, and redefine their businesses, supports people with mindfulness-based approaches to wellness and everyday living, and writes children's books with a focus on connection, literacy, and emotional regulation skills. Dr. Kim believes that in order for us to have an emotionally healthy society, we need mental health providers who are empowered and passi...
May 17, 2022•59 min•Ep. 37
About Today's Guest: Patrick Casale is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health and Addictions Therapist in Asheville, NC.. He is the owner of All Things Private Practice and Resilient Mind Counseling. Patrick works as a Private Practice Coach and Strategist and is also a Group Practice Owner, Motivational Speaker, Retreat Planner, and Podcast Host. He has been featured on Private Practice Startup, Abundance Practice Building, Therapy Reimagined, Not Your Typical Psychotherapist, Selling The Couch, and...
May 01, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 36
About Today's Guest: From Christie: "I'm Christie Cotcher (Chris-tie Cot-cher), she/her, a Professionals' Self-Care Coach, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and Owner of Christie Cotcher Coaching and Consulting in the Bay Area of Northern California. My coaching approach has been deeply informed by my undergraduate training in Psychology, my Master's Degree in Counseling, 10+ years as a Marriage and Family Therapist, and training professionals on efficiency and self-care to increase their ...
Apr 18, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 35
About Today's Guest: Dr. Nicole Vaccaro (AKA Dr. Nicole) is a Licensed mental health therapist turned intuitive career coach. She has spent over a decade as a therapist in a variety of settings: DUI/Drug courts, insurance, private practice, and a local detention center. Dr. Vaccaro has also taught mental health related courses at the University level. Dr. Nicole has worked on developing her intuition for decades and has apprenticed with many teachers. In addition, she is involved in continuing e...
Apr 11, 2022•52 min•Ep. 34
About Today's Guest: Megan Malick, MDiv, MFT, CCTP is a private practice therapist in Pennsylvania who works with those struggling/suffering with burnout/compassion fatigue—teachers, nurses, mental health professionals, and students in those fields, grief/spiritual crisis/loss. She is interested in the intersection of psychology and spirituality and how that helps us make meaning and transform, and she is also exploring the ways in which trauma theory, interpersonal neurobiology, and energy work...
Apr 04, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 33
About Today's Episode In this episode, Meg talks about how she's been managing the rapid expansion of her private practice & other creative adventures while burning out, and she also explores the ways in which loneliness as a therapist is different from other types of loneliness. Join the Anti-Work Therapist Collective for $25/month: Get in the Collective (https://antiwork-therapist-collective.mn.co) Credits, links & other things: Intro & Outro Music: DriftMaster by Shane Ivers - htt...
Mar 14, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 32
About Today's Guest Rebecca Toner is a Licensed Professional Counselor in CT, a Clinical Director at Beehive Counseling and Wellness in CT, a clinical supervisor, and an EMDRIA-Approved EMDR consultant, continuing education provider, and trainer-in-training. She hosts the Supportive SuperVision Podcast and is passionate about helping clinicians continue their growth, even after they are licensed, through Person-of-the-Therapist and Empowerment Model informed clinical supervision. She runs severa...
Feb 28, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 31
About Today's Episode In this episode, Meg talks about how much she deeply appreciates every single on of you listening to this show. Join the Anti-Work Therapist Collective for $25/month: Get in the Collective (https://antiwork-therapist-collective.mn.co) Credits, links & other things: Intro & Outro Music: DriftMaster by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Mental Status IG : @ mentalstatuspod Talk to me : mentalstatuspod [at] gmail.com Apply to be a guest on this show : Intervi...
Feb 14, 2022•11 min•Ep. 30
About Today's Guest Allie Linn (she/her/hers) is a mental health copywriter and former dance/movement therapist. Allie specializes in working as a copywriter for therapists in private practice who work with a variety of different clients. To get in touch with Allie: email: allielinnwrites@gmail.com website: www.allielinnwrites.com Instagram allielinnwrites Join the Antiwork Therapist Collective for $25/month : Get in the Collective (https://antiwork-therapist-collective.mn.co) Credits, links &am...
Feb 07, 2022•59 min•Ep. 29
About Today's Guest Aaron tempel is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Certified Sex Addiction Therapist, and National Certified Counselor in Annapolis, Maryland. He specializes in working with people struggling with compulsive sexual behaviors, unwanted pornography use, trauma resolution, and men’s issues. Aaron is trained in Attachment Focused EMDR and is working to be a certified EMDR practitioner. Aaron can be reached at tempelaaron@gmail.com Join the Antiwork Therapist Collective f...
Jan 31, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 28
About Today's Episode In this episode, Meg talks about how to handle the guilt of leaving your therapy job, and why it might not actually be as bad as you're making it out to be. Join the Anti-Work Therapist Collective for $25/month: Get in the Collective (https://antiwork-therapist-collective.mn.co) Credits, links & other things: Intro & Outro Music: DriftMaster by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Mental Status IG : @ mentalstatuspod Talk to me : mentalstatuspod [at] gmail.c...
Jan 17, 2022•48 min•Ep. 27
About Today's Guest Kelley Stevens is a LMFT and business consultant. She teaches therapists how to build successful, cash pay private practices. You can follow along on Instagram @theprivatepractice guide to get simple guides on how to launch your dream practice. Kelley’s email is kelley@theprivatepracticepro.com and her phone number is 310.717.7889. Kelley has an online course launching in January 2022. Join the Antiwork Therapist Collective for $25/month : Get in the Collective (https://antiw...
Jan 10, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 26
About Today's Episode In this episode, Meg reflects on the things she learned over 2021, the things she lost to her work life, and the things she wants to bring forward into the new year. Join the Anti-Work Therapist Collective for $25/year: Get in the Collective (https://antiwork-therapist-collective.mn.co) Credits, links & other things: Intro & Outro Music: DriftMaster by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Mental Status IG : @ mentalstatuspod Talk to me : mentalstatuspod [at]...
Jan 03, 2022•50 min•Ep. 25
About Today's Guest Sarah Leitschuh, an LMFT from Minnesota, supports other therapists in addition to seeing clients in her therapy practice. She works with therapists who find themselves exhausted and overwhelmed trying to balance their therapy practice with the obligations of having a family. Sarah provides support to those therapists looking to finding a way to approach their practices and their lives in a way that brings them more energy and success. After working with Sarah, therapists find...
Dec 27, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 24
About Today's Episode In this episode, Meg talks with Lydia Banton about Lydia's journey through systems that expected her to operate at "super human" level, which ended up wreaking havoc in her personal life and disrupting her ability to do her best work with her clients. About Today's Guest Lydia Baton, LMHC, LAC is a licensed mental health counselor who grew up in military and moved to Indiana in 2001. Her first degree is in music education because of her passion for music and teaching others...
Dec 20, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 23
About Today's Episode In this episode, Meg talks about the time she learned the hard way about how internalized capitalism is sneaky & pernicious, and how it isn't so easy to eradicate. This discovery brought to you by the time Meg realized she had food poisoning only AFTER a full day of clients, pushing herself to keep being productive, and nearly fainting on the kitchen floor. Join the Antiwork Therapist Collective for $10/year: Get in the Collective (https://antiwork-therapist-collective....
Dec 13, 2021•22 min•Ep. 22
About Today's Episode In this episode, Meg talks about the Anti-Work Therapist Collective, a space where mental health providers can gather & learn how incorporate antiwork philosophy into their practices & unlearn hustle culture mentality. Get on the list to join the collective for $10/year: Get on the list Credits, links & other things: Intro & Outro Music: DriftMaster by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com Join the Patreon Community! www.patreon.com/mentalstatuspod Me...
Dec 06, 2021•37 min•Ep. 21
About Today's Episode In this episode, Meg talks with Felicia Keller Boyd about her journey from working as a therapist to moving into coaching other therapists through opening their own businesses. Meg and Felicia explore what it means to be a good vs. bad therapist, and Felicia talks about why she self-identifies as a "bad therapist" and wants others to do the same. Join us as we explore mindset challenges, the taboo of talking about money, the spirituality of owning your own business, and her...
Nov 29, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 20
About Today's Episode In this episode, Meg goes over 7 tips to help beat burnout during holiday surges: Look at your emotions with soft eyes Build end-of-day rituals Delegate tasks! Use scripts to set & maintain boundaries Communicate what your needs look like when it comes to holiday celebrations Demonstrate what healthy boundaries look like by using them for yourself Create an ideal professional roadmap for the year ahead Bonus! If you want a deeper dive into the rituals & scripts, joi...
Nov 22, 2021•37 min•Ep. 19
About Today's Episode In this episode, Meg talks with the co-hosts of the TND Podcast, Sarah and Johanna, about finding our way through the world of mental health without literally losing our health, our happiness, and even our lives. Sarah and Johanna talk about how burnout can lead to some really serious consequences for therapists that go far beyond their capacity to keep working with clients. They chat about how moving into private practice transformed their ability to say no more often, set...
Nov 15, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 18
About Today's Episode In this episode, Meg goes over some of the big emotions that come with burnout, and explore what these emotions might be trying to tell us about our burnout experience. Meg talks about how it's not super helpful to keep those emotions bottled up/pushed aside, and offers a helpful expressive writing exercise that will give you a chance to write it all out and maybe even figure out your next steps. Credits, links & other things: Intro & Outro Music: DriftMaster by Sha...
Nov 08, 2021•41 min•Ep. 17
