Not Another PD podcast hosted by Jazmin Pursell

Not Another PD Podcast

Professional Development?

Not really!

Real conversations about leadership and working in the helping professions.

Not Another PD is for leaders and helping professionals doing complex, demanding work with people.

Hosted by social worker and leadership supervisor Jazmin Pursell, the podcast talks about the things that actually come up when you're leading people, supporting others and trying to do good work within systems that don't always make that easy.

We talk about leadership, psychological safety, psychosocial hazards, supervision, professional boundaries, workplace culture, wellbeing and what it actually takes to support the people doing the work.

You'll hear solo episodes from Jazmin as well as conversations with leaders and helping professionals bringing different experiences and perspectives to the podcast.

No pretending leadership is easy or that a wellbeing initiative can fix a workplace problem.

Just real conversations, practical ideas and plenty to reflect on about how we lead, work and support people.

Jazmin Pursell shrugging

You’ll Hear From:

You’ll hear from leaders and helping professionals who understand the realities of working with people, including:

  • Social workers, psychologists and counsellors

  • Allied health and health professionals

  • Disability and NDIS professionals

  • Leaders, managers and supervisors

  • People working across government, community services and non-government organisations

  • Business owners and professionals bringing different perspectives to the work

These are conversations with people who understand the complexity of leading and supporting others, including high workloads, difficult decisions, workplace pressures, professional boundaries, psychological safety and looking after the people who spend their working lives looking after everyone else.

Jazmin Pursell shocked expression

We talk about the things that actually come up when you're leading people and working in the helping professions, including:

  • Psychological safety and psychosocial hazards

  • Leadership challenges and the realities of managing people

  • Supervision and reflective practice

  • Professional boundaries and why they can be difficult to maintain

  • Workplace culture, team dynamics and difficult conversations

  • Workload, competing demands and unrealistic expectations

  • Wellbeing, burnout, vicarious trauma and cumulative stress

  • Supporting yourself while you're responsible for supporting others

  • Creating workplaces where people can do good work without their wellbeing being the cost

There aren't always simple answers to the challenges we face in this work.

These are real conversations about what we're experiencing, what we can learn from each other and what might actually help us do things differently.

EP48: Leading people when the work comes with risk with Josh Corcoran.
Jazmin Pursell, Josh Corcoran

Listen to the podcast!

EP47: You don't have to have it all together to help other people.
Jazmin Pursell
EP46: When workplace wellbeing becomes tokenistic.
Jazmin Pursell
EP45: Friendly vs friends: What’s the difference for leaders?
Jazmin Pursell

What Listeners Are Saying

  • "I got a lot out of this podcast on boundaries & resonated with your experience".

    Shell Bell, public comment online on Not Another PD Podcast

  • "A refreshing down-to-earth podcast for anyone wanting healthier boundaries...Jazmin's practical honest reflections make this podcast a standout"

    AS, Social Worker and Supervisor via tagged LinkedIn post

  • "Jazmin's talking style and real excitement keep it interesting".

    Jase Wilson, Founder of FrieNDIS

Would you like to join me for a chat on the podcast?

If you’re a practitioner or leader working in this space and these conversations resonate, I’d love to hear from you.

Just bring your real self and your real experience.

I’d love to have you a chat with you.

If so, I would absolutely love to hear from you!