Posts by Hayley Kelly

Picture a psychologist with 25 years in perinatal mental health — burned out from holding space for loss and trauma for decades. She needed something that was just hers. No clinical notes, no disclosure risk, no empathy fatigue. She chose floristry. And then her perinatal colleagues found out. And asked her to bring it to…

Picture a corporate wellness landscape where companies are tired of boring PowerPoint workshops but also can’t justify wine tastings when burnout is a WHS compliance issue. There’s a gap there. A big one. And what if you could fill it? Today’s guest, Dr. Mitzi Liddle, is doing exactly that. She’s teaching corporations about play and…

For 12 months, I’ve been warning you the traditional therapy model is breaking down. Some of you have been listening. But many have been waiting for clarity. Here’s what you need to hear: The last eight weeks changed everything. November 2025: Australia restricted Better Access referrals. December 2025: Fifth consecutive year of US Medicare cuts. January…

Let’s talk about passive income, and NO, this isn’t another “make money while you sleep” pitch. This conversation with Kayla Das is the most honest, transparent take on passive income for therapists I’ve heard in a LONG time. Kayla’s a Canadian social worker, business coach, author of The Passive Practice, and someone who’s actually DONE this work. She’s…

I’ve been noticing this pattern with the therapists I work with. Incredibly capable people with clear ideas for what they want to build – programs, offerings, shifts in their practice. They can describe it in detail. But when I ask what’s stopping them, the answer is always some version of “I’m stuck.” In this episode,…

Everyone’s doing planning episodes right now. Goal-setting frameworks, vision boards, annual reviews – and those resources are great. But here’s what I think most people are skipping: the single piece of clarity that actually makes planning work. I just came back from two weeks completely offline (forced digital detox courtesy of terrible cruise internet). And…

If you’ve ever ended the year thinking, “Why didn’t I get to my program?” or “How am I still drowning in clients?”, this episode is basically a loving intervention. Therapists don’t miss their goals because they’re unmotivated — they miss them because the system trains them to prioritise everyone else first. So their dream project becomes the…

If you’ve ever thought “scaling means selling out” or “growing a team means burning out,” Dr. Catherine Hart is about to prove you wrong. She’s built a 35-person psychology practice across five sites with a salaried employment model that actually retains clinicians—and she did it by breaking every rule. In this episode, I’m talking with…

If your business feels like it’s draining you instead of filling you up, you’re probably recreating the same patterns from therapy practice that burned you out in the first place. The endless availability, saying yes to everyone, undercharging out of guilt, and the resentment that builds when you’re trying to be generous but running on…

“You just need more self-care.” That’s what I kept hearing when I was burnt out, seeing 30+ clients a week, barely breaking even. I tried bath bombs, meditation apps, yoga breaks. None of it worked. Because the problem wasn’t my self-care routine. It was the business model. In this episode, I’m dismantling the 7 lies…