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Not Another PD Podcast Gold Coast

I met Jazmin Pursell at one of our networking events and she invited me to be on her podcast. Quite nice for someone with imposter syndrome to have a professional like Jazmin request their brain to be put on display. Same as what I do with my clients -- help them to prove they are more than they believe. I guess normal people would call that validation.

Jazmin is a consultant who works with social workers, allied health professionals, and practitioners in complex helping roles. She focuses on the stuff that doesn't make it into the job description -- supervision, boundaries, burnout, sustainable practice, and what it actually looks like to do demanding work without losing yourself in the process.

She also hosts the Not Another PD Podcast Gold Coast. Professional development done differently. Real conversations, no jargon, no pretending everything is fine. When Jazmin asked if I would come on as a guest I accepted, and then she asked what I would like to speak about. Ha! What would people find interesting that is in my brain? But she pulled it off -- I reckon it sounded pretty good.

Imposter syndrome is funny like that. It doesn't care how much work you've put in. It just gives you a skewed view of yourself than the people around you might have. And funny enough, that is exactly what I work with every single day -- the clients who are more capable than they realise, who just need someone to reflect that back at them until they start to believe it themselves.

What We Talked About

We covered a fair bit of ground. How I became a personal trainer. How one referral from a psych changed the entire direction of what I do. A 14yo with ASD and no friends outside his family. How the FrieNDIS networking group started, why it exists, and what it has grown into since.

Lucky for listeners, a lot of my typical conversational tangents were left on the cutting room floor (now I'm imagining how I could do that in the moment lol)

I Have Been Listening to the Other Episodes Too

I had a bit of a drive today and ended up going through a few episodes. Not sure why Spotify started me on episode 5, but that is where I began, and I have been working my way through since.

I have listened to episodes covering exercise physiology, goal setting, career transitions, transferable skills, and how we see ourselves outside of our work identity. It is quite an easy listen and covers a variety of topics that are relevant to working life in this sector. Jazmin's talking style and real excitement keep it interesting, which stopped my rabbit chasing brain from getting bored.

There is also content on burnout and boundaries coming up, which I am looking forward to. I will probably just go in order and circle back to episodes 1 to 4 once I finish. Spotify's decision to start me at 5, not mine.

For anyone working in the disability sector, allied health, support coordination, or any kind of helping role, there is a lot in this podcast that directly applies to us. The stuff Jazmin talks about is not abstract. It is the real day to day weight of doing this kind of work and how to carry it without it carrying you.

I would encourage anyone in this space to have a listen.

Listen to the Episode

Wherever you get your podcasts:

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You can find everything Jazmin does at jazminpursell.com.au

Jase is an allied health assistant and personal trainer on the northern Gold Coast and Logan, and the founder of Slim Gym and FrieNDIS. He is also a fellow neurodiverse human trying to figure it out like everyone else.