#126: The Psychology Mum on Tips for Managing Burnout and Beyond with Dr Emma Hepburn

This week I speak to clinical psychologist and illustrator Dr. Emma Hepburn - known best as The Psychology Mum online. Emma is a trusted mental health voice for many who uses her hand-drawn illustrations to simplify complex matters of the brain

Emma shares early influences on work, her path from architecture to psychology, and describes when she started using simple drawings to communicate complex ideas, including how the “capacity cup” analogy emerged in a community brain injury group and later went viral online, leading to wider recognition and book deals. Emma discusses her own pandemic-era burnout, and talks us through the symptoms of clinical burnout, plus her strategies for recovering. Loads of tangible takeaways in this one.

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The woman Emma shouted out was Dr Emma Svanberg AKA Mumologist

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