Not Another PD

Episode 54: What ADHD Actually Looks Like at Work with Emma Fenton “ADHD is described as not a lack of attention, it’s lack of attention in things that don’t interest you.” - Emma Fenton What does ADHD actually look like at work, beyond the stereotypes? In this episode of  Not Another PD , I’m joined by Emma Fenton. We talk about ADHD in the helping professions, including fluctuating energy, senso...

Episode 53: Sound, stress and staying connected as a leader with Jessica Mak. Have you ever heard of sound therapy? Well, if you haven’t, you’re about to. In Episode 53 of Not Another PD, I’m joined by Jessica Mak, founder of Blüte Sound Therapy & Wellbeing. Jessica has worked across early childhood education, community services and family violence practice. Her experience in emotionally deman...

Episode 52: Are Frontline Workers Prepared for Crisis? With Michelle Inwood If you work in a helping profession, there’s a good chance that at some point you’re going to find yourself supporting someone in crisis. But how well are we actually preparing people for those moments? In this episode, I’m joined by Michelle Inwood, Founder and Lead Trainer at INWOOD Training & Design. Michelle has sp...

Episode 51: Are young staff really not work ready? With Jono van der Ploeg. We hear a lot about young people entering the workforce. They’re not resilient enough. They need too much reassurance. They don’t show enough initiative. They’re not loyal. They’re just not “work ready.” But how much of that is actually about young people, and how much responsibility sits with the workplaces employing them...

Episode 50: Don’t Text Me at 9 PM: Burnout, Boundaries and the Conversations Leaders Need to Have with Matthew Jackson Episode 50 woo hoo! 🎉 For this milestone episode of Not Another PD, I’m joined by senior psychologist, Board-approved supervisor and self-described “personality hire” Matthew Jackson. And yes, we talk about why you probably shouldn’t text your leader at 9 PM about something that...

Episode 49: When the Caring Doesn’t Stop at the End of the Workday with Renee Firth. As helping professionals and leaders, many of us spend our working lives supporting other people. But what happens when you finish work and the caring doesn’t stop there? In this episode of Not Another PD , I’m joined by Renee Firth, mental wellbeing coach, founder of ASD Mum Club and mum to a non-speaking autisti...

Episode 48: Leading people when the work comes with risk with Josh Corcoran. What does it actually look like to lead and support people when the work itself comes with risk? I’m joined by Josh Corcoran, Head of Strategic Partnerships and Business Growth at Calacare in Ballarat, Victoria, to talk about leadership in high pressure environments, emotional intelligence, psychological safety, professio...

Episode 47: You Don't Have to Have It All Together to Help Other People There can be an unspoken expectation in the helping professions that because we support other people through difficult situations, we should somehow have our own lives completely figured out. But helping professionals and leaders are human too. We have relationships, families, parenting challenges, health issues, grief and...

Episode 46: When Workplace Wellbeing Becomes Tokenistic A wellbeing workshop, an R U OK? Day activity or a once-a-year team wellbeing initiative can be valuable. But what happens when staff return to their everyday work environment? In this solo episode, Jazmin explores the difference between offering workplace wellbeing initiatives and actually creating a workplace culture that supports wellbeing...

Episode 45: Friendly vs Friends: What’s the Difference for Leaders? Can you be warm, approachable and genuinely care about your team without becoming friends with them? Absolutely. In this episode of Not Another PD, I’m talking about the difference between being friendly with your team and actually being friends with your team, and why that distinction becomes particularly important when you’re re...

Episode 44: Fight, Flight, Freeze or Fawn? What Helping Professionals and Leaders Need to Know Have you ever walked away from a difficult interaction at work and wondered... "Why did I react like that?" Maybe you became defensive. Maybe your mind went completely blank. Maybe you wanted to leave the situation as quickly as possible. Or perhaps you found yourself saying yes when you really...

Episode 43: When Did Unpaid Work Become Normal? When did unpaid work become so normal in the helping professions? Working through lunch. Replying to emails on your day off. Taking documentation home. Making phone calls outside paid hours. Using annual leave to catch up on work. Many helping professionals do these things without even questioning them anymore. But should they? In this episode of Not...

Episode 42: Leaders, Meet Your Advice Monster. Why the best leaders don't always rush in with advice. As leaders, supervisors and helping professionals, many of us feel responsible for having the answers. When someone brings us a problem, our instinct is often to jump straight into problem-solving. But what if immediately offering advice is actually preventing our teams from developing confide...

Episode 41: Are You Looking After Everyone Except Yourself? As helping professionals and leaders, we're often the people everyone else relies on. We support clients, lead teams, care for our families and encourage others to prioritise their wellbeing. But recently, I found myself asking a different question: Am I looking after everyone except myself? In this episode, I reflect on five powerful...

Episode 40: Just Because You're Responsible Doesn't Mean You're in Control Many leaders I work with aren't actually carrying too much work. They're carrying too much responsibility. Responsibility for team culture. Responsibility for whether everyone is happy. Responsibility for another leader's behaviour. Responsibility for organisational decisions they didn't make. Re...

Episode 39: The Cost of Always Being the Strong One: A First Responder's Perspective with Joshua Surgenor Important Content Note: This episode includes discussion of alcohol misuse and suicidality between approximately 9:30 and 10:40 . There is also broader discussion throughout the episode about mental health, psychosocial hazards, and the wellbeing of frontline workers, including first respo...

Episode 38: What Helping Professionals Are Really Saying About Their Workplaces. Last week (in Episode 37), we explored whether increasing sick leave is really the problem, or whether it's a symptom of something happening beneath the surface. In this episode, we're continuing that conversation by exploring what helping professionals are actually saying about their workplaces and what leade...

Episode 37: Is Sick Leave Becoming a Workplace Band-Aid? Many leaders across helping professions are noticing the same trend. Sick leave is increasing. In this episode, Jazmin explores a question that often gets overlooked: What if increasing sick leave isn't the problem, but a symptom of something happening underneath the surface? Drawing on conversations with leaders and helping professional...

Episode 36: Habit Stacking: How Busy Professionals Can Build Better Habits Without More Time As helping professionals and leaders, we're often told we should be drinking more water, eating better, taking breaks, getting more physical movement, and looking after ourselves more effectively. The challenge? Most of us aren't sitting around with spare hours in the day. In this solo episode of N...

Episode 35: Beyond Business Cards: Networking and Inclusive Practice with Jase Wilson In this episode of Not Another PD, I’m joined by Jason Wilson (Jase), a personal trainer, Allied Health Assistant, founder of FrieNDIS Fitness and Social Group, and organiser of the NDIS Gold Coast Local Providers and Participants Networking Group. What began as supporting one young autistic client eventually bec...

Episode 34: I Was Terrified of Public Speaking. Now I Have a Podcast In this episode of Not Another PD, I’m talking about: Public speaking anxiety and avoiding visibility Fixed versus growth mindset in leadership Limiting beliefs in helping professionals Natural strengths vs learned skills Leadership confidence and imposter feelings Supervising staff with more experience or higher qualifications P...

Episode 33: From Employee to Business Owner as a Helping Professional (with Jess Marsh) If you’ve ever thought about starting your own business as a helping professional… or you’re already in it and quietly wondering why it feels harder than expected… this episode is for you. Because no one really talks about this part. The part where you go from being a confident, capable practitioner… to suddenl...

Who Taught You to Work Like This? (And Why It Might Be Burning You Out) Who taught you to push through when you’re unwell? Who taught you that taking a sick day means letting people down? And why does that still feel normal… even when it’s clearly not working for you anymore? In this solo episode, Jazmin unpacks something most helping professionals never stop to question their work ethic . Because...

I remember asking for specific feedback in supervision when I was working in child protection. I wasn’t asking for praise. I was asking what I needed to improve so I could actually progress. And I didn’t get anything specific back. In this episode, I’m introducing a concept that I don’t think we talk about enough in the helping professions: Career-interfering behaviours in supervision. This episod...

Episode 30: When You Know the Right Thing But Can’t Do It: Leadership in High-Risk Work | Kelvin Kamara Here’s the truth. I loved this conversation. It was so lovely to catch up with Kelvin again and reflect on the work we’ve both been part of in complex, high-risk environments. In this episode of Not Another PD , I’m joined by Kelvin Kamara, Chief Operating Officer from Hopewell Community Care. W...