Lessons From Experience : 40 Years in Psychology (Paul Prangley, Psychologist)

What does 40+ years as a psychologist teach you about being human and mental health? Paul Prangley began his career as a teacher before training as one of the country's earliest registered psychologists.

In this wide-ranging conversation, he shares with Inked Psycho what he's learned from working with thousands of clients and systems: street kids in Auckland, complex family court cases, supporting schools through suicide clusters, and helping his own daughters navigate adolescence- with a rum-and-coke bottle and a taxi account that asked no questions.

Paul reflects on the neuroscience of stress, why diagnosis can be both liberating and a trap, what it really costs to sit with other people's pain, and why the most useful thing psychology ever gave him was the ability to look for what's going right.

Whether you're in the helping professions, curious about mental health, or just want to raise resilient kids, this episode is full of hard-won wisdom.

Trigger warning: some discussion around topic of suicide

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