Dr. Julie Smith

You're tracking? Don't quiz me on it. But then you can always have a therapist as well that isn't necessarily a psychologist. But they've trained because there are lots of different modalities of therapy. And, you know, some people might start off as a mental health nurse and then they might train in one or two kind of therapies and they just do those ones.

Whereas a psychologist has lots of different things they can take from because they have that kind of extensive training.

Whereas a psychologist has lots of different things they can take from because they have that kind of extensive training.

Whereas a psychologist has lots of different things they can take from because they have that kind of extensive training.

Well, I'm biased because I am one. But I think they just have that breadth and depth of training. So you learn about lots of different therapies and you have the time to practice that and be assessed on doing that really well. Um, and you learn how to do kind of research and stuff like that.

Well, I'm biased because I am one. But I think they just have that breadth and depth of training. So you learn about lots of different therapies and you have the time to practice that and be assessed on doing that really well. Um, and you learn how to do kind of research and stuff like that.

Well, I'm biased because I am one. But I think they just have that breadth and depth of training. So you learn about lots of different therapies and you have the time to practice that and be assessed on doing that really well. Um, and you learn how to do kind of research and stuff like that.

Um, but you know, so I guess if, if you only have one therapy as your kind of tool, then you're a bit more restricted potentially, but it depends because if, if that's the therapy you're looking for, then maybe that's all you need. But yeah. Yeah.

Um, but you know, so I guess if, if you only have one therapy as your kind of tool, then you're a bit more restricted potentially, but it depends because if, if that's the therapy you're looking for, then maybe that's all you need. But yeah. Yeah.

Um, but you know, so I guess if, if you only have one therapy as your kind of tool, then you're a bit more restricted potentially, but it depends because if, if that's the therapy you're looking for, then maybe that's all you need. But yeah. Yeah.

Well, you know, sometimes for my kids as well. My son the other day, he's like, Mom, don't give me the Dr. Julie bit. I was obviously starting to look a bit like, well, should we talk about this? And he was like, no, Mom.

Well, you know, sometimes for my kids as well. My son the other day, he's like, Mom, don't give me the Dr. Julie bit. I was obviously starting to look a bit like, well, should we talk about this? And he was like, no, Mom.

Well, you know, sometimes for my kids as well. My son the other day, he's like, Mom, don't give me the Dr. Julie bit. I was obviously starting to look a bit like, well, should we talk about this? And he was like, no, Mom.

Yeah, do you know what? It's been a learning process, I think. Probably early on, when I had children, I read probably too many books.

Yeah, do you know what? It's been a learning process, I think. Probably early on, when I had children, I read probably too many books.

Yeah, do you know what? It's been a learning process, I think. Probably early on, when I had children, I read probably too many books.

Because then you then start to... Add a kind of level of perfectionism to what you're doing. And actually, your children don't need you to be anything other than human. Right. And loving and and part of being a parent then is holding those boundaries and things like that. So I think if you're if you're so focused on getting it, you know, having the perfect response every single time.

Because then you then start to... Add a kind of level of perfectionism to what you're doing. And actually, your children don't need you to be anything other than human. Right. And loving and and part of being a parent then is holding those boundaries and things like that. So I think if you're if you're so focused on getting it, you know, having the perfect response every single time.

Because then you then start to... Add a kind of level of perfectionism to what you're doing. And actually, your children don't need you to be anything other than human. Right. And loving and and part of being a parent then is holding those boundaries and things like that. So I think if you're if you're so focused on getting it, you know, having the perfect response every single time.

then you end up getting yourself into a bit of a spiral, I think, where you're kind of criticizing yourself. And I think it's okay to make mistakes as a parent and do things that you wouldn't normally want to do. And then it's okay to kind of repair that and say sorry if you want to or need to.