Dr Helen Schultz, Psychiatrist

Dr Helen Schultz is a registered medical practitioner and a consultant psychiatrist based in Melbourne, Australia.

Helen and I met via twitter (are you seeing a theme among my guests?), when my cousin James mentioned that he had read her fabulous book, How Shrinks Think. After I read the copy Helen kindly sent me, I knew she would be a fantastic guest for this podcast.

We talk about a heap of things including the stigma of being a psychiatrist and Helen’s previous [and completely made-up] “career” of being a flight attendant 🙂

Helen generously flew up from Melbourne to record this in my home, and I’m really grateful to her for taking the time from her busy schedule.

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You can find Helen via her website and you can connect with her on twitter.

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What we discussed:

• living your authentic life
• what a psychiatrist actually is and what they do
• who sees a psychiatrist
• the difference between a psychiatrist and a psychologist
• the stigma of being a psychiatrist
• TV psychiatrists
• what happens when you see a psychiatrist
• you learn a lot about a patient by how they tell their story
• types of psychiatrists
• the challenge of getting psychiatric help if you can’t afford it
• the huge disparity of healthcare in Australia
• admitting yourself to a psychiatric facility
• how to respond when friends call for help
• unwinding after work
• when confidentiality can be breached
• using social media in the health sector
• how social media has benefitted Helen
• having a one-on-one visit from the Federal Health Minister
• following a conference on twitter
• is there a rise in narcissism? And what a true narcissist really is
• is the prevalence of mental illness increasing in our society?
• the importance of social connectedness
• pet therapy

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