Podcasts

Katrina brings almost 25 years of experience across the spectrum of child and adult assessment and intervention for trauma and mental health disorders, child & family work and supervision of psychology trainees and registrars.

Her areas of interest include anxiety, adjustment, stress & burnout, trauma,  PTSD, Complex PTSD, child and parent work, women's mental health, complex Mental Health Disorders, EMDR and supervision and mentoring of provisional and registrar (Clinical and Counselling) Psychologists.

All podcasts are available on Spotify, Apple Music, Google Podcasts and Amazon Music.

The risk and impact of burning out is something that most people want to avoid. 

And when a recent podcast episode on burnout rapidly became my most listened to episode ever, I knew we’d hit a nerve.  

So I’ve asked Counselling and Clinical Psychologist, Katrina Streatfeild to come back on the podcast and talk about what we can do to move beyond burnout.

We talked about:

• Beyond normal - all the things happening in the world right now
• How old coping mechanisms might not be enough anymore
• Long term stressors, stress hormones and our ability to cope
• How do we get off the hamster wheel?
• The impact on others when we are compassionate for ourselves
• The necessity of acknowledging that the world has changed
• A process for reimagining our future
• Defining what's realistic in terms of goals now
• How do we figure out what's meaningful now?
• Setting new baselines
• What to do if you don't know what success looks like any longer

So if the thought of facing an unknown future has you feeling a bit exhausted, you are not alone.  Have a listen and try the process Katrina is suggesting.  It may help. 

Link to podcast: https://omny.fm/shows/online-business-launchpad-start-an-online-business/episode-117-beyond-burnout-reimagining-your-future

In today’s episode Trudy speaks to Katrina Streatfeild who has been a clinical psychologist for 20 years and has a wealth of knowledge around mental health. Katrina is currently doing a research paper on post traumatic stress and veterans and their families. 

What is Imposter Syndrome? Impostor syndrome (IS) refers to an internal experience of believing that you are not as competent as others perceive you to be. 

Imposter syndrome can affect every small business owner in some shape or form. Katrina talks about unhelpful self beliefs, how it’s not just the mental blocks but also the physical blocks that can stop you in your tracks.

 Trudy and Katrina talk about the following – 

1. What anxiety actually is and where the window of tolerance for anxiety needs to be in order for you to continue functioning effectively
2. Triggers for overwhelm/anxiety – which can be both physical or mental 
3. How those triggers can be easy to miss in today’s day and age because of being “on” all the time
4. The four pillars of intervention for Imposter Syndrome (but also stress & anxiety)
5. How events in your earlier life play a role with self beliefs 
6. Choice moments to be able to work through it all 
7. The crucial role support networks play in dealing with Imposter Syndrome
8. The strategy of using a diary and noting it down when Imposter Syndrome happens in order to see the patterns and when/where they’re coming from 
9. There may a be point when you need extra professional help 
10. Techniques to help people when they’re in that moment of anxiety/stress

Saying “no” to things or to people can create intense dissonance, especially for people who like to help others.

In this episode, Counselling and Clinical Psychologist, Katrina Streatfeild, takes us through a number of ways to deal with the guilt and the dissonance.  And she explains how to say no in a way that leaves the other person feeling heard, understood and valued.

We talked about:

• Why sometimes saying no is the best thing for the other person
• Three questions to set the stage for saying no
• Why your priorities matter
• Dealing with stretch moments and associated guilt
• Engaging our "wise" minds
• Making "choice moments" count
• What to do when you really need a crystal ball
• Why a growth mindset is vital
• When beating yourself up is like burning money
• Techniques for dealing with people pleaser dissonance
• How to say no, without sounding horrible about it

There is so much that is helpful in this episode.

If you’d like some help with learning how to say no nicely and with style, be sure to have a listen.

And please share the podcast with anyone else you think it would help.

Link to podcast: https://omny.fm/shows/online-business-launchpad-start-an-online-business/how-to-say-no-nicely-and-with-style-with-katrina-s

We often think of burnout as something that happens in the workplace.

For example, in the ICD-11 (International Classification of Diseases, version 11) the World Health Organisation defines burn-out as “a syndrome conceptualized as resulting from chronic workplace stress that has not been successfully managed (see Burn-out an “occupational phenomenon”: International Classification of Diseases). 

It [burnout] is characterized by three dimensions:

• feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion;
• increased mental distance from one’s job, or feelings of negativism or cynicism related to one's job; and
• reduced professional efficacy.
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But in today’s podcast episode with Counselling and Clinical Psychologist Katrina Streatfeild, we argue that the definition of what constitutes a “workplace” needs to be widened … a lot.

Because burnout can affect more people than just those in paid work.

So as a busy person, whether in paid or unpaid work, are you at risk of burnout?  And if you are, what can you do about it?

In the podcast episode we talk about:

• Definition of burnout [2:13]
• Symptoms of burnout in practical terms [3:27]
• Who is at higher risk of burnout? [6:34]
• Risk factors for burnout [11:13]
• More signs of burnout [13:30]
• Difference between lack of energy and depression [17:07]
• Tips for recovering from burnout [21:37]
• Burnout is our body's way of saying “something needs to change” [24:51]
• Tips for avoiding the burnout stage completely [26:25]
• Introducing the concept of rest (not the sleeping variety) [27:15]
• Tips for setting boundaries [29:29]

Have a listen to the podcast, it might just save your sanity…

Link to podcast: https://omny.fm/shows/online-business-launchpad-start-an-online-business/how-to-stop-burnout-before-burnout-stops-you-with

Have you ever woken up and suddenly realised that you’ve been going through the days on autopilot and something’s missing from your life?  Something important?

Recently, I attended a weekend event that combines self-reflection with outdoor activities.  It’s the Get A Grip Of The Grind Festival and it’s designed to help women be bold and focus on themselves for a change (instead of everyone else in their lives they are supporting).

I was there to facilitate a couple of workshops, but I also got to participate in the outdoor activities.  And I came to a stunning conclusion … I was missing out.  There was something in my life that I needed more of and I hadn’t even known it.

Counselling and Clinical Psychologist, Katrina Streatfeild was also at the festival and afterwards, I asked her to join me on the podcast and talk about that missing thing and why it’s so important.

Listen in as Katrina explains about the other F-word and why we need more of it in our lives.

Link to podcast: https://omny.fm/shows/online-business-launchpad-start-an-online-business/the-other-f-word-and-why-you-need-to-have-it-in-yo