Aaron McNeil - Inspiration and mentorship [Ep.3]

11/06/2020 58 min Temporada 1
Aaron McNeil - Inspiration and mentorship [Ep.3]

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In this episode Aaron and I talk about; Having a lust for continuous learningHow working to develop yourself can keep your job from consuming youWe talk about the real challenges of his profession including PTSD and depression The importance of talking about these with each other and not believing we can do it all alone and handle everythingThe less spoken-about side of a paramedic’s job. The Power of people investing in and believing in you and paying that forward.Helping future generationsThe value of mentorship in learning and challenging jobsHow we learn not just what we learnQuestioning our judgments and assumptions about peopleand being a slave to learningAs well as an inspirational interesting and at times lighthearted conversation, due to the theme of Aaron’s work, We do talk about topics and details related to Life and death situations, mental health and suicide among others. I believe they are important topics but wanted to give listeners a heads up before diving in.Aaron has been an Advance care paramedic with the Qld ambulance service since 2013. He is also a Co-founder and co-host of the Free radicals paramedic podcast, Australia's first paramedic podcast. Available on major podcast platforms including Apple podcasts.Further resources:Episode 12 of the Free Radicals Podcast: Resilience-and-burnouthttps://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/12-episode-12-resilience-and-burnout/id1437228859?i=1000441185630

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