106: How To Create Connection, Build Confidence, And Challenge Expectations with Dr. Jody Carrington
I’m having a fan-girl moment! Dr. Jody Carrington, child psychologist and connection maven, is joining me to chat all about why creating connection in a disconnected world helps build confidence. She’s challenging expectations and taking us along with her.
Over the past 15 years, Jody has assessed, treated, educated and empowered some of our most vulnerable and precious souls on the planet. She’s a child psychologist by trade but, these days, she rarely treats kids. Why? Because, she believes, the answer lies in the people who hold them—in shifting the way they think and feel about the holy work that they do.
Especially when kids have experienced trauma, that’s when they need big people the most. Some of her favourites include educators, parents, first responders, and foster parents.
We are wired to do hard things and for connection. Listen as she shares more about the intersection between building connections and traversing our hardest moments. We also chat about what our loss of connection has to do with the size of our beds.
This is an episode you will not want to miss if you’ve found yourself longing for deep roots and more solid connections with the people in your life.
Show Highlights
[01:24] Fan-girl moment! Dr. Jody Carrington joins me to chat about creating connections to build your confidence.
[03:54] Learn about Jody, her background, and how she got to where she is now.
[06:51] Everything she was taught in school was based on a world that doesn’t exist anymore.
[10:27] Both of us did our residencies on the east coast. Jody has even taken her team out there.
[13:08] Did Jody struggle with the expectations of the profession post-graduation?
[15:25] You can’t address what you don’t acknowledge. Solutions can’t be provided if you don’t go deeper.
[20:03] My own professional confidence goes down year after year.
[22:22] Jody shares her tips for becoming more comfortable in asking for help.
[25:39] Why you need to surround yourself with people who know more than you.
[29:36] It’s okay to still feel like you’re a student no matter how far out of school you are.
[31:18] Learn the tips and strategies Jody has for reconnecting post-pandemic.
[34:32] Why your bed size makes a difference in your level of connection.
[36:50] Find some stillness five minutes out of your day.
[37:56] Connect with Dr. Jody.
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