u/NewAnalysis6572

Hi all,

For those who transitioned from another career, perhaps corporate where the salary is higher than a full private practice, how did you deal with the idea of going towards a pay cut? How has this impacted your life?
I'm about to embark on a five-year MSc and I currently have a very well-paid corporate job. My salary in PP, even assuming a premium rate and full practice, will never reach the same amount I'm making now. I'm a bit scared about how my quality of life will be impacted by this and at the same time I'd love to become a psychotherapist.

I wonder if any of you have been in this situation before training or if you had to consider this as well?

I know that this career should not be considered for money but it is inevitable that salary is an important part of our lives, I'm a bit torn about this dilemma.

Hi all,

I have looked around this sub but couldn't find a thread exactly speaking to this question; apologies if it has been asked already (please link!).

I read Cradle recently and couldn't put it down, and have been trying to find that same feeling again.

I am particularly looking for a progression fantasy that is well-edited and has a focus on mages/magic of some sort. I particularly liked Eithan as a character (no surprise), and I enjoy it more when there's someone quite OP. I tried the following but don't think they're the best fit:

Mage Errant (felt a bit too young and ward-based)

Arcane Ascension (read 3-4 books but found the dialogue again quite young/cheesy)

Dungeon Crawler Carl (this fits the well-edited part, and I am starting book 2, but the focus on bombs/punching isn't really for me)

I read Mother of Learning and loved it. I know it is not specifically prog fantasy, but I loved mistborn, malazan, first law (mainly because of very strong magic users). Any recommendations?

What is your take on the paper "My hot toddler" by Dr. Orna Guralnik?

https://web.english.upenn.edu/\~cavitch/pdf-library/Guralnik\_HotToddler.pdf

I'm interested to know what psychoanalysts in this space think about this paper.
I found it a very difficult read but perhaps I'm missing something.

Hey all :)

I'm currently reading "Hour of the Heart" by Yalom, I personally think he's an amazing writer and, from what I can see, he was also a superb therapist.

One thing I found in all his books is the concept of the relationship between therapist and patient being the main healing factor for the patient's distress (more than any interpretation, skill, work put by the therapist).

One extract from "Hour of the Heart":

"But I would go further and say that whatever approach one has to therapy, from short-term solution-focused therapy to cognitive behavioral therapy to long-term psychodynamic analysis, building a strong trusting positive relationship with one's patients is critical."

I'd love to hear what you all think of that and perhaps hear about your experiences!

P.s. I will start my training in September, this is all still new for me :)

Hey,

Has anyone here done the TA101 (Transactional Analysis) training? I’m quite interested in TA, so I’ve enrolled in the next TA101 weekend at Metanoia.

I’d love to hear what to expect from it.

Thanks!