Mindful Speechies

• The Power of Listening in Speech Therapy with Margaret Jacobs

  In today’s episode, we explore the intersection of mental health and speech therapy with Margaret Jacobs, a Speech Pathologist and Jungian Analyst.Margaret began her career as a Speech Pathologist 28 years ago and worked for many years as a Senior Speech Pathologist in Canberra in acute care of both adult and paediatric patients.  Clinically her interest was sparked in working with patients with voice disorders and she helped establish a multi-disciplinary voice disorders clinic and concurrently ran a small private practice specialising in this area.  She completed a research Masters degree looking at the singing voice.  Fifteen years ago she took a slight detour completing a Masters in Psychotherapy followed by a long psychoanalytic training in Jungian Analysis. She now works mostly as a Jungian Analyst but continues to see some voice patients and provides supervision to Speech Pathologists interested in voice and/or mental health. Connect with Margaret Jacobs:Website: canberravoiceandpsyche.com.auEmail: [email protected]: 0409 784 408Margaret has a private practice in Canberra and sees people both face to face and online.Margaret’s Article:Psychogenic Voice Disorder: A View Through the Lens of SelfJacobs, M., & van Biene, L. (2015). European Journal for Person Centered Healthcare, 3(2), 206. https://doi.org/10.5750/ejpch.v3i2.920If you have trouble accessing a copy, feel free to contact Margaret directly—she’s happy to share it.The Mindful Speechies Podcast:Instagram: @mindfulspeechiesConnect with Your Hosts:Kizzy SearleWebsite: www.attunedspeech.com.auEmail: [email protected]: @attunedspeech LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kizzysearle/ Andrew WattWebsite: ⁠www.unitytherapy.com⁠Email: ⁠[email protected]⁠X: ⁠https://x.com/SLPAndrew⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/acwatt/⁠ Enjoy the episode!

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• What Happens When We Put People First? Rethinking Speech Therapy Through a Mental Health Lens with Rachel Chapman

  In today’s episode, we explore the intersection of mental health and speech therapy with Rachel Chapman, a Speech Pathologist originally from the UK. Rachel graduated in 2013 and began her career working within the NHS (National Health Service), where she worked in community clinics and mainstream schools, supporting children on alternative education pathways. She then took a secondment with the education department, where she worked in specialist schools and units supporting autistic children and diverse learning needs.From there she went on to work part-time in a SEMH (Social, Emotional, and mental health) school while also working with the Youth Justice service, collating data to secure funding for Speech Pathologists within the system. After taking an extended gap year, Rachel moved to Australia, where over the past five years she has worked in various private practices around Sydney. Currently, she leads a team as a senior speech pathologist in a private practice. In 2022, Rachel founded Let's Talk Communication and Training, a training company dedicated to educating and supporting professionals working with children who have speech and language needs. Through her company, she has provided training to foster care agencies and also serves as an Elklan Tutor alongside her clinic work.Connect with Rachel Chapman: Website:www.letstalkcommtrain.com Email:[email protected]  Instagram: @letstalkcommtrain Rachel runs a range of Elklan courses and creates training and education programs for schools, pre-schools, parents, and agencies supporting children with speech and language needs.The Mindful Speechies Podcast:Instagram: @mindfulspeechiesConnect with Your Hosts:Kizzy Searle Website: www.attunedspeech.com.au Email: [email protected]  Instagram: @attunedspeech LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kizzysearle/ Andrew Watt Website: www.unitytherapy.com Email: [email protected]  X: https://x.com/SLPAndrew  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/acwatt/ Enjoy the episode!

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• Mindful Speechies: A Podcast about Speech Therapy and Mental Health

  In this pilot episode of The Mindful Speechies Podcast, co-hosts Andrew Watt and Kizzy Searle open up about how they each discovered the importance of mental health in speech therapy, why they decided to launch this show, and what they hope listeners will gain along the way. They touch on how personal experiences shaped their practice and lay out their vision for a supportive community of speech pathologists who want to integrate mental health insights into day-to-day therapy. Listen in for a real, conversational look at the intersection of mental health and communication—and a sense of what’s to come in future episodes. Future episodes will contain candid, organic conversations on how mental health and speech therapy intersect—guided by our own stories, genuine reflections, and clinical experiences. The Mindful Speechies Podcast:Instagram: @mindfulspeechiesConnect with Your Hosts:Kizzy Searle Website: www.attunedspeech.com.au Email: [email protected]  Instagram: @attunedspeech  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kizzysearle/ Andrew Watt Website: ⁠www.unitytherapy.com⁠ Email: ⁠[email protected]⁠  X: ⁠https://x.com/SLPAndrew⁠  LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/acwatt/⁠ Enjoy the episode!

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