Doubling-Down: Clinical Psychologists x2 on Tall Poppy Talk this week (we need it)
Two episodes this week featuring Gaynor Parkin, and Dougal Sutherland PhD, respectively
Gaynor Parkin is a clinical psychologist and founder of Button Psychology, she is a co-founder of Terrain, and the founder or Umbrella Wellbeing where she also spent nearly 12-years serving as CEO. Gaynor was one of the first clinical psychologists to focus on mental wellbeing and how it affected productivity, both in our private and work lives. Her vision is to contribute to positive and genuine, systematic changes within the foundation of work places and the individuals within them. She is an author, frequent column and article writer, and was a long-serving lecturer of Clinical Psychology at Victoria University in Wellington NZ. Her commitment is to provide the best people, tools and knowledge to improve both wellbeing and performance in the workplace. As a business founder she advocates for, and seeks to, craft innovative tools & programs that lift productivity and create better workplaces.
Dougal Sutherland PhD is a clinical psychologist and the CEO of Umbrella Wellbeing, he is a regular media contributor, and is passionate about training the next generation of clinical psychologists. With over 20+ years working as a clinical psychologist Dougal has traveled the world providing help to bureaucrats and governments, victims of crime, and even people living in unimaginable circumstances with constant fear due to societal situations. He has worked and led teams in DHB Mental Health Services; and, focus on support for children, parents, and families. has a passion for making psychology accessible to the general public which leads him to contribute regularly to media in print, online, radio and TV broadcasting mediums. In his role as CEO with Umbrella Wellbeing, he provides psychological support to workplace and employees across a wide variety of organizations in the public and private sector. He is an adjunct teaching fellow in the Clinical Psychology Training Program at Victoria University in Wellington New Zealand.
Listen to the full interviews on Spotify, iHeart Radio, or Apple Podcasts.
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