Mental Work

Mental Work is the podcast about working in mental health for early-career psychologists.
Hosted by psychologist Dr Bronwyn Milkins.

About the Host

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Dr Bronwyn Milkins

Mental Work Host / Psychologist / Mental Health Researcher

Mental Work is hosted by Dr Bronwyn Milkins (PhD, MPsych), an Australian Psychologist and Mental Health Researcher on a mission to help early-career psychologists have sustainable and enjoyable careers from the get-go. Since 2021, Bron has loved hosting Mental Work across 200+ episodes with 100+ guests. She's a bubbly ADHDer who loves dogs, music, and sci-fi.

Recent Episodes

How do you actually have a sustainable career as a psychologist? (200th Episode LIVE!)
June 17, 2026

How do you actually have a sustainable career as a psychologist? (200th Episode LIVE!)

Bron is joined by returning guest Matthew Jackson to celebrate episode 200 with a live recording about one of the most important questions in early-career psychology: how do you actually make this career sustainable? They cha...
Working in a not-for-profit & using lived experience well (with Ceara Rickard)
June 10, 2026

Working in a not-for-profit & using lived experience well (with Ceara Rickard)

Bron is joined by Ceara Rickard (psychologist, Board-Approved Supervisor, and lived experience leader at Life Without Barriers) for a wide-ranging conversation about what it really means to be a psychologist. Ceara shares her...
The Australian Psychology Board's proposed training redesign (with Kate Crosher)
June 3, 2026

The Australian Psychology Board's proposed training redesign (with Kate Crosher)

Bron is joined by Kate Crosher (founding director of the Australian Educational and Developmental Psychology Association, AEDPA ) to unpack the Australian Psychology Board's proposed training pathway redesign. Kate breaks dow...