S02E13 -- The Utility of Personal Trauma in Therapeutic Practice, Part Two of a Series of Interviews with Doctoral Candidate Alex Uzdavines from Case Western University

Summary: In part two of a two-part interview, Doctoral Candidate Alex Uzdavines from Case Western University discusses how his own life trauma has helped informed his experience in graduate school and clinical psychology in assisting others in coping with anxiety and trauma without biasing clinical practice. We explore Alex’s goals and career trajectory, as well as methods for addressing one’s own stress in stressful times. The cohosts also discuss how these experiences define us as graduate students, early-career professionals, and people. For those interested in constructive methods for dealing with negative life-altering events, these episodes are a great example of how we all can achieve our dreams regardless of our history and life stressors, which may bring us down. Alex addresses listener questions based on part one of the interview.