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942: Mental Health Q&A w/ Dr. Courtney Tolinski

Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats

Wes Bos

Tech News, News, Technology

4.91.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 October 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Wes and Scott talk with Dr. Courtney Tolinski about supporting neurodivergent teammates, navigating workplace dynamics, and recognizing strengths beyond labels. They explore ADHD diagnosis and treatment, productivity mindsets, burnout, AI in mental health, and practical routines for focus and balance. Show Notes 00:00 Welcome to Syntax! 00:09 Meet Dr. Courtney Tolinski 01:46 Supporting neurodivergent team members 12:26 Should I disclose my ADHD diagnosis at work? 17:21 Characteristics of autism and ADHD 22:37 Seeking diagnosis as an adult developer 28:04 Brought to you by Sentry.io 32:18 Uncoupling identity from productivity 38:06 Is overtime ever “worth it”? 42:34 AI as a mental health tool: hope or hype? 46:32 Will therapists be replaced by AI? 49:29 Burnout warning signs in high-performers 55:15 Sick picks + shameless plugs Sick Picks Courtney: Bentgo Glass Containers Hit us up on Socials! Syntax: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Wes: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Scott: X Instagram Tiktok LinkedIn Threads Randy: X Instagram YouTube Threads

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to Syntax. Today we have Dr. Courtney Tilinski on Scott. Can you introduce Dr. Courtney

0:08.1

Talensky? Yes. Joining me in studio is my esteemed and lovely wife. Dr. Tolensky.

0:17.8

Cort, do you want to give like a little bit of a background on who you are and, you know, what you're doing?

0:24.6

I'm a licensed clinical and educational psychologist and work mostly with kids, but I've been on here a few times and I'm always happy to share my knowledge and thoughts with you all.

0:35.8

Yeah, it's always great to have Courtney on because, I mean,

0:39.9

she's even selling herself short here. She's a doctor of psychology, right? So your education is,

0:46.0

no, but I'm saying like you're not, you're not just like just working with kids or whatever.

0:50.4

No, you have, you know, deep expertise. And it's always great to be able to bring someone on to talk about things that,

0:57.0

honestly, Wes and I are not equipped to handle.

1:00.7

I'll just say that.

1:01.8

So we have some questions from the audience.

1:03.9

We're going to read them all anonymously.

1:06.7

So if you submitted, then the questions will be anonymous.

1:09.6

And we're just going to kind of dig into this, almost like a potluck episode, and just talk

1:13.4

through some mental health questions, get Courtney's feedback and ideas, and utilize her

1:20.7

expertise here.

1:21.8

This is really funny.

1:23.0

I've never recorded with another person at this desk like this.

1:27.2

So forgive us if we're like shuffling

1:29.4

around. Courtney said she's not going to shuffle, but I feel like I'm going to shuffle.

1:34.4

Oh, that's great. All right. Should we just get into the first question then? Let's get into it.

1:39.5

All right. The doctor is in. You submitted the questions and Dr. Telenzi is going to provide the answers.

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