About this episode

This episode discusses self-care strategies for healthcare workers, featuring insights from mental health professionals.

In this rebroadcast episode from Season 6, members of SPA’s early career and podcast reference groups, Brittany Fong and Lauren Osborne, speak with mental health occupational therapist Michelle Bihary. They discuss the mental and emotional “wear and tear” of working in healthcare and practical self-care strategies. The episode opens with a reflection from SPA’s Immediate Past President, Kathryn McKinley, on why this conversation matters now, particularly in the context of recent NDIS pricing announcements. A range of resources from Michelle Bihary and SPA can be found in the Learning Hub: https://learninghub.speechpathologyaustralia.org.au/topclass/topclass.do?expand-OfferingDetails-Offeringid=1540616 Speech Pathology Australia acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of lands, seas and waters throughout Australia, and offers our respect to Elders, across all times and places. The Speak Up podcast recognises the central role of yarning and oral storytelling in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, how this translates to knowledge translation, and that colonisation has interrupted these practices of Language and knowledge sharing. The Speak Up podcast acknowledges the need…

People in this episode

Guests: Brittany Fong, Lauren Osborne, Michelle Bihary

Topics covered

• self-care
• healthcare workers
• mental health
• occupational therapy
• NDIS pricing
• emotional wellbeing

Keywords

• self-care
• healthcare
• mental health
• occupational therapy
• NDIS
• wellbeing
• emotional health

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Speech Pathology Australia

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