crunchies cause autism.
Breakfasts cause mornings.
Umbrellas cause rain.

(Correlation ≠ causation. Even if the president says so.)

My @psychologytoday.com article on why we still reward code over care is now amongst the top 6 most-read pieces on the platform internationally 🎉

👉 www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/dive...

#SoftSkills #Bias #Workplace #career #gender

✨ Calling practising psychologists! I’m forming a working group to co-create a strengths- & gender-inclusive framework for adult autism assessment.

We’ll work towards a conceptual research paper + practical clinician tools. Interested? DM me to connect.

#Autism #Neurodiversity

When I finished my PhD, I felt unsure where my skills fit beyond academia. Since then, I’ve worked across govt, health, non-profit & private practice. The past year, I interviewed PhDs who’ve taken paths into policy, business, data science & more.

#BeyondAcademia #CareerPathways #PHD

I am excited to share I have launched the Cognition in Health & Illness (CHI) Lab at Charles Sturt University.

Our research looks at how cognitive processes influence mental health and illness, with a focus on bridging research and clinical practice.

👉 joycevromen.com/CHI_lab/

These are the faces of immigration: my Australian kids with a Dutch mother and a Turkish father, who’ve also lived in the UK. Where do they belong then? Immigration is about real people, families, and lives - not the scary abstractions painted by recent anti-immigration rallies in Australia.

The World Economic Forum’s Gender Gap Report shows gender parity remains a distant goal. Progress is happening, but painfully slow for too many around the world.

🧠 Connection between therapist & client is often paramount to progress. 3 reads that explore the heart (and humour) of therapeutic relationships:
📘 The Gift of Therapy – Irvin Yalom
📘 Maybe You Should Talk to Someone – Lori Gottlieb
📘 What Women Want – Maxine Mei-Fung Chung

My latest psychology today article 'Workplace Desire' is amongst the 6 most popular articles on the platform currently. It seems to have struck a nerve!

www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/dive...

Fun with the latest ChatGPT trend - action figure doll inspired by oneself. Sparkles, clipboard, coffee & chaos included💫.

Because being a psychologist, researcher, mental health client, and a mum of twins is nothing short of superhero work ;)

Though, waist? 12-year-olds?