Neurocurious! A Psychocinematic Podcast

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I've been in a Lena Dunham deep dive after reading Famesick and watching Girls, like most elder millennial white women! Today is a lot of discussion about how her rise to fame and work impacted girls of a certain age, how revisiting challenged all the assumptions made about her, and how her experience of chronic illness documented in Famesick is super ultra important. 
Did you read Famesick? What were your thoughts!
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Created by Stephanie Fornasier
Music by Stephen Jackson
Follow me at @PsychocinematicPodcast on Insta, @Psychocinematic on Tiktok and Youtube!

The day has come, and I receive the results of my diagnostic assessment! What does it reveal? Ok you probably already know the outcome, but what ELSE does it reveal? Find out what the experience was like and why it makes me want to say sorry, a lot.
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Created by Stephanie Fornasier
Music by Stephen Jackson
Follow me at @PsychocinematicPodcast on Insta, @Psychocinematic on Tiktok and Youtube!

Content warning: a bit of an emotional discussion about grief, death, trauma, cancer, the afterlife. 
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Today's episode involves a recording I made exactly a year ago, leading up to the anniversary of my beautiful beloved brother's death, and an update from today. 
Rest In Peace Niccie/Nickle Pickle/Dickholearse Fornasier, 11/10/1990 - 22/06/2023
 
Got a brand new big suit of armor, it's tough
Since you left, I've grown so much
If I could have seen you just once more
Tell you how much you're adored
There's no point anymore
Waiting for the call from beyond
Waiting for something with meaning
To come through, soon
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Created by Stephanie Fornasier
Music by Stephen Jackson
Follow me at @PsychocinematicPodcast on Insta, @Psychocinematic on Tiktok and Youtube!

Here's part 2! Follow along as I highlight some of the concerns of the new proposed model, how it may actually contribute to the mental health crisis, result in less diversity of psychologists not more, and how all of this could be avoided if they just raised the dang Medicare Rebate. 
CONTENT WARNING: I speak briefly about suicide at about the 32.5 minute mark.
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See two Youtube videos which explain it better than me: 
Australia’s Psychology Training Overhaul: A Dangerous Gamble? (SocialNeuro) 
Three countries, all deskilling psychology standards. Coincidence? (Benchmark Psychology) 
Read about the proposed pathway changes here
See The Consultation Paper  and The Consultation guide
Consultation closes on the 10th of June!
Information about how you can provide feedback is here, but for a shortcut:
Fill out this survey (easier, brief feedback)
or fill out this submission template and email it to psychconsultation@ahpra.gov.au 
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Created by Stephanie Fornasier
Music by Stephen Jackson
Follow me at @PsychocinematicPodcast on Insta, @Psychocinematic on Tiktok and Youtube!
 

Today I explain (somewhat confusingly, sorry) the current pathways in order to become a psychologist in Australia today, and what changes the Psychology Board is proposing to that pathway. If you have any exposure or link to the psychology workforce, then this is a very important listen! And the board wants YOUR FEEDBACK on what you think about these proposed changes! See below for how to give it!
TRANSCRIPT HERE
Read about the proposed pathway changes here
See The Consultation Paper  and The Consultation guide
Consultation closes on the 10th of June!
Information about how you can provide feedback is here, but for a shortcut:
Fill out this survey (easier, brief feedback)
or fill out this submission template and email it to psychconsultation@ahpra.gov.au 
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Created by Stephanie Fornasier
Music by Stephen Jackson
Follow me at @PsychocinematicPodcast on Insta, @Psychocinematic on Tiktok and Youtube!
 

The fourth episode of Diagnostic Diaries is all about Gestalt Language Processing, what it means to me, and how I've discovered its applicability to myself, my family and close friends. 
It's maybe not the greatest description of what GLP actually is in terms of language development, so please refer to this information for better details! https://www.kelly-mahler.com/what-is-interoception/interoception-and-gestalt-language-processing/ 
 
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Created by Stephanie Fornasier
Music by Stephen Jackson
Follow me at @PsychocinematicPodcast on Insta, @Psychocinematic on Tiktok and Youtube!

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This episode is an open letter to the white neurodivergent community, especially those who are advocates, mental health and allied health professionals, and particularly psychologists. 
It describes the problem we have around whiteness, and anti black/blakness, and how we must, MUST, do better. 
I myself am a white neurodivergent psychologist, and am not the voice that needs to be centered in this conversation, but am hoping to use my platform as an ally. To actually do better and listen to the voices that matter, see links below!
 
DONATE TO (But also seek out Mutual Aid where you can)
https://djirra.org.au/ (Djirra)
https://fpdn.org.au/ (First Peoples Disability Network)
https://www.thejilyainstitute.com.au/ (Westerman Jilya Institute)
https://www.vals.org.au/ (Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service)
https://paytherent.net.au/ (Pay The Rent)
https://indigenouspsychology.com.au/ Australian Indigenous Psychologists Association
(and many more) 
 
FOLLOW:
@king_khadija_gbla
@asiatu.coach 
@mahalia.mabo
@blakbookishbrunette__
@kaishawna_music
for mutual aid, follow @geddit.here
(and many more!)
 
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Created by Stephanie Fornasier
Music by Stephen Jackson
Follow me at @PsychocinematicPodcast on Insta, @Psychocinematic on Tiktok and Youtube!

It's our third Diagnostic Diaries episode, and at this point I'm deep in the ADHD & Autism assessment process and learning some major things about masking, how often I wear a mask, and how hard it is to take it off. Featured also is the Yellow Ladybugs conference, where I learnt just how hard it is to unmask even in the most affirming and accepting contexts. 
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Yellow Ladybugs Conference is coming up this year! Sign up here (in person tix have sold out sadly :() 
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Created by Stephanie Fornasier
Music by Stephen Jackson
Follow me at @PsychocinematicPodcast on Insta, @Psychocinematic on Tiktok and Youtube!

Today’s podcast ep is about correcting misinformation, managing mass panic and calling influential celebrities to account. A few weeks ago Osher Gunsberg invited a neuroscientist onto his podcast Better Than Yesterday, and some very problematic and non-evidence based things were said about ADHD and digital use. Find out what happened and what science actually tells us. Also follow Amanda Moses Psychology for her own take on the clickbait clip that was shared.
 
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Better than Yesterday episode - How social media and smartphones are rewiring our brains with Dr Mark Williams
Dr Mark Williams' book - Screen Smart Children
Links to research: 
ADHD assessment and treatment in the digital ageNavigating the Digital Age: How Modern Technology Amplifies ADHD SymptomsScreen time, impulsivity, neuropsychological functions and their relationship to growth in adolescent attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptomsADHD and digital disconnection: Exploring inclusive and practical approacheshttps://www.childrenandscreens.org/learn-explore/research/adhd-youth-and-digital-media-use/Large Cohort Studies Find Little-to-No Evidence of Association Between ADHD and Digital Media Screen TimeScreen time and childhood attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a meta-analysisThe Impact of Screen Time on ADHD Symptoms in Children and Adolescents: A Narrative Review of Treatment Approaches.
 
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Created by Stephanie Fornasier
Music by Stephen Jackson
Follow me at @PsychocinematicPodcast on Insta, @Psychocinematic on Tiktok and Youtube!

There's been a few things happening about disability & neurodivergence in the media lately and I gotta say my piece Chrissy*.  
First up, a summary on the discourse surrounding the incident at the BAFTAs involving a badly executed attempt at inclusion and a racial slur. You know the one. 
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Creators with lived experience to follow (with tourettes &/or of colour)
https://www.instagram.com/killk1yoshi/
https://www.instagram.com/sypped/
https://www.instagram.com/jhonelle_bean/ 
https://www.instagram.com/chloe_tic/ 
https://www.instagram.com/im6footseven/ 
https://www.instagram.com/meowm0ns/ 
Jayme Lawson's full interview with Hollywood Reporter
BBC Article on the incident
There Are No Girls On the Internet Podcast
*Sopranos fans know