4. Dr Natalie Kemp ON: Destigmatizing and Valuing Lived Experience of Mental Health Difficulties in Mental Health Professionals

The Nourishing Wisdom Podcast with Dr Natalie Chua

Dr Natalie Kemp joins me in this week's episode, and we got to speak about a crucial subject within the context of mental health. One that we are both passionate about: how can we continue to destigmatize and value the lived experience of mental health difficulties in mental health professionals?

In this episode, Natalie covers ways that we can navigate and combat internalized stigma as mental health professionals and how the systems and structures that we work in can either contribute to further shame and distress or healing. She also speaks about her experience of breaking down while working as a clinical psychologist in 2015 and how this experience led to the creation of in2gr8mentalhealth, a centre dedicated to supporting, destigmatizing and valuing lived experience of mental health difficulties in mental health professionals. Natalie and I also validate the challenges, struggles and feelings that can come with navigating one's own lived experience of mental health difficulties as a professional, and more...

About Dr Natalie Kemp

Dr Natalie Kemp is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist and the Founder and CEO of in2gr8mentalhealth. You can find out more about in2gr8mentalhealth, the brilliant work, and their fantastic offerings at www.in2gr8mentalhealth.com.

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