Episode 103 | 辞职去当心理咨询师 Training to become a counsellor

About this episode

The episode features an interview with a friend who is transitioning from a job in London to training as a counsellor, discussing themes of control and gestalt psychology.

Today I interviewed a friend of mine from Oxford who quit her job in London and is training to become a counsellor ! We talked about the idea of "stop trying to control everything" and "gestalt psychology"... Read her blog "The Search Within" here! https://thesearchwithin.substack.com/p/what-happens-when-you-stop-trying If this podcast is helpful for you and you want to show your support, you can buy me a coffee here! I really appreciate your support! https://buymeacoffee.com/xinqing 免费的全文内容（汉字，拼音，英语翻译）在这里. Free transcript of the entire podcast with characters, pinyin and English translation:  https://www.yaya.press/doc/e75ed227-fee2-41f5-a11b-fb482602a46a =================== 里程碑 | lǐchéngbēi | milestone 重逢 | chóngféng | to meet again (after a long separation) 近况 | jìnkuàng | recent situation; current state 感悟 | gǎnwù | realization; insight; to come to understand 新鲜出炉 | xīnxian chūlú | fresh out of the oven (fig. newly released) 凑巧 | còuqiǎo | coincidentally; by chance 有感于 | yǒugǎnyú | inspired by; moved by (a certain event or feeling) 实验之年 | shíyàn zhī nián | year of experimentation 运河 | yùnhé | canal 船只 | chuánzhī | boat; vessel 停靠 | tíngkào | to stop (and anchor); to…

People in this episode

Host: Xinqing (Joanne)

Guest: friend from Oxford

Topics covered

• counselling
• gestalt psychology
• career change
• personal development
• mental health

Keywords

• counsellor training
• gestalt psychology
• career transition
• mental health
• personal growth

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Search Within, buymeacoffee.com, yaya.press

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