Hey guys, welcome back to Skin Anarchy. This is Mindset Monday, and I'm super excited about our guest today.

She is a clinical psychologist, she's an author, she specializes in working with teenagers and adults, and has a focus on treating anxiety, as well as complex trauma and also relationship struggles.

Dr. Katz has an extensive background in mindfulness and how to incorporate

mindfulness in the therapeutic work that she does. So without further ado, please welcome Dr. Leah Katz.

Thank you so much for having me. I'm happy to be here. I'd love to chat with you about, you know,

what got you into psychology? And like, I know you're,

you know, very multifaceted with your expertise, you know, in the field, but I'd love to learn a little bit about you, you know, what got you into the field and really kind of sparked your

interest. Thanks. That's a great question. It's always fun to reflect back on, you know, how I got

started because with more time that passes, it kind of like feels more and more in the distance. So let's see.

I think the way that I really got into psychology was when I was in undergraduate. I was getting

my degree in psychology, but I wasn't sure if I wanted to become a clinical psychologist. I had some

other options. And then I just had some really great teachers who I looked up to and I did some

internships and volunteer positions with them. And I really just fell in love

with the field of psychology. And I think pairing that together with knowing some people in my own

life who are struggling with different mental health issues and watching them meet people

who really help them. I think it was just a combination of like those two things that really

made me choose back then that this is what I wanted to do.

That's so cool. Yeah, no, I feel like mental health for a long time. Like now it's different, right? Everyone's like kind of becoming more verbal and like, you know, outspoken about it. But I know when I was in medical school, we barely got any education, you know, when it came to, I mean, we learned the entire DSM-5, but we never learned about, like, you know, truly like, what is cognitive behavioral therapy? Like, what are the different techniques? We didn't dive into any of that, you know, so. Wow. Wow. It's so interesting. And it's, it's really cool to see how things are changing, isn't it? You know, like those of us are raising kids.

Just like there's such a different language and comfort around talking about mental health,

which is really hopeful.

It's nice to see.

Absolutely.

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