Between Sessions with Berries
You’re the one everyone turns to for support. But who supports you?
From endless documentation and emotional exhaustion to keeping up with clinical demands, mental health professionals are facing burnout like never before. You’ve tried better systems, stricter boundaries, even thought about leaving, but it still feels overwhelming.
That’s why Berries, your AI assistant built for clinicians, created In Between Sessions, a podcast made to help you do more of what matters: caring for your clients and caring for yourself.
Each week, we feature candid interviews with therapists, psychologists, social workers, psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, and mental health innovators who share what’s working in the real world, not just what looks good on paper. You’ll hear practical strategies for documentation, conversations about burnout and balance, and ways AI can support your workflow without replacing your clinical voice.
Hosted by Kym Tolson, clinical consultant and longtime therapist, this show is brought to you by Berries to help clinicians like you thrive in today’s mental health landscape.
Ready for less overwhelm and more clarity in your week? Hit follow and join us each Wednesday for Between Sessions, your weekly dose of support, strategy, and solidarity from the front lines of mental health care.
Curious about how Berries can help you? Try it for free with 20 sessions on us! See firsthand how our AI assistant can help you streamline your notes and reclaim more time for what you love. Get started at https://heyberries.com
Between Sessions with Berries
Leading Through Pressure and Noise with David Blatt
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Running a practice, leading a team, or stepping into any kind of leadership role brings its own pressure, and burnout doesn't always show up the way people expect. Mental health professionals who step outside the traditional clinical path often find themselves managing perception, criticism, and their own confidence all at once, without much guidance on how to do it well.
David Blatt spent more than three decades coaching at the highest levels of professional and international basketball, including a run to the NBA Finals with the Cleveland Cavaliers. In this conversation, he talks with Kym about what actually holds people back under pressure, how he handled career transitions that were often sudden and out of his control, and what it takes to rebuild someone's confidence after things don't go as planned.
In This Episode, We Cover:
- Why chasing results instead of focusing on the process makes pressure worse.
- How David learned to filter out criticism without shutting out everyone around him.
- What it took to navigate three major career changes, including one he never saw coming.
- The real order between responsibility and accountability, and why it matters.
- A simple approach to rebuilding someone's confidence after a setback.
- How to tell whether a team's struggle comes down to strategy or culture.
- Is leadership something people are born with or something they build over time?
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