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Dr. Jennifer Finlayson-Fife

Self-improvement, Education, Mental Health, Sexuality, Health & Fitness

4.4 • 978 Ratings

🗓️ 12 July 2021

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Brexton Bennett of the Rise by Lifting Others podcast interviewed Dr. Finlayson-Fife about becoming the respected therapist she is today. Listen to hear more about... - Losing the idea of the “correct path” and a more helpful idea to replace it - How stepping into a paradigm you don’t totally agree with can lead to growth - Tools for getting through the lows in professional life - Common pitfalls in marriage that start when you are newlywed To learn more about Dr. Finlayson-Fife’s work, visit our Website, check out our Course Page, and take a look at our upcoming Events. You can also follow Dr. Finlayson-Fife on Instagram or join her FREE Facebook Group for greater access to her insights. www.Finlayson-Fife.com You can also listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, TuneIn, and Stitcher. The advice offered through Dr. Finlayson-Fife’s Podcast Archive is educational and informational in nature and is provided only as general information. It is not meant to establish a therapist-patient relationship or offer therapeutic advice, opinion, diagnosis treatment or to establish a standard of care. Although Dr. Finlayson-Fife is a trained psychotherapist, she is not functioning in the role of a licensed therapist during these sessions, but rather using her training to inform these sessions. Thus, the content is not intended to replace independent professional judgment. The content is not intended to solicit clients or patients; and should not be relied upon as medical or psychological advice of any kind or nature whatsoever. The information provided through the Content should not be used for diagnosing or treating a mental health problem or disease. The information contained in these communications is not comprehensive and does not include all the potential information regarding the subject matter, but is merely intended to serve as one resource for general and educational purposes.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Dr. Jennifer Finlayson Fife Podcast Archive, where you have access to all the amazing
0:06.5	insights Dr. Finlayson Fife has shared through hundreds of interviews.
0:11.1	I'm Mackenzie, Dr. Finlason Fife's assistant, and we are so glad that you're here.
0:18.6	Today's episode was originally produced and published by the Rise By Lifting Others Podcast.
0:25.2	Enjoy the episode.
0:26.9	Thank you for having me.
0:28.1	I want to get started by talking about your college experience.
0:31.5	I understand you got your undergrad at BYU in Provo,
0:35.1	is that right?
0:36.0	Yes.
0:37.0	What did you major in?
0:38.0	Well, I came initially with, I was an interior design major at first and really yes I did that for two years and I actually
0:47.8	always wanted to be a therapist and get a PhD but I was afraid that that was too ambitious for a woman and I think things are different now at
0:58.0	BYU, but when I was growing up there was a lot more talk about women shouldn't work, women should be at home, that multiple
1:07.1	degrees is a waste of family resources.
1:11.0	So I was definitely in that frame. My parents weren't heavy-handed about any of that, but they also didn't have ambitions for me beyond getting married to a good Latter-day Saint. So I wanted that, but I felt that it was wrong that I wanted it.
1:26.1	So I interior design was also a real passion of mine.
1:29.2	I thought about like residential architecture and I just I still love all those things but mostly it was the safe route and then when I went on my mission to Spain I think a couple things happened for me. I saw a lot of families and women in particular in distress and I my desire to be able to be helpful to people grew.
1:53.2	And also my confidence in myself grew,
1:55.2	like just my confidence in myself and my relationship
1:58.5	with God and what was true for me felt emboldened a hundred percent confidence when I came back
2:07.0	but I felt like I could start taking steps
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