
The most long-awaited episode of 2025, the mental health episode is here.
In this episode the Speech Pitch team asked your question to Jasmina Bakic, who is a scientific researcher and psychologist in a psychology practice person-centered in Amsterdam. You will hear 3 stories from our audience and Jasmina's responses to them and to the many questions related to burn out, self doubt, toxic enviroments, self-harm, ADHD and how to seek for help.
Hosts: Priyanshi Pal, Spyretta Leivaditi, Orchid Chetia Phukan, Sarthak Jain
Editors: Pascal Hecker, Snigdha Banik, Spyretta Leivaditi, Kalliopi Kakamouka
0:00:00 intro
0:00:x introducing Jasmina and her areas of interest at work
0:04:52 first story: burn out
0:15:35 potential way outs for burnout
0:17:50 second story: depression upon entering a PhD
0:23:15 should you share mental health concerns with your supervisor?
0:25:25 if your advisor is not empathetic, how should you get help instead?
0:27:55 third story: how do I build effective relationships with my co-workers
0:37:50 how do you ensure better collaboration in the research effort?
0:43:42 short question section: how can one stay focused if your supervisor doesn't support you
0:47:30 how can one cope with toxic behaviour of people around you?
0:57:00 how do you know that resigning is the right decision?
1:00:49 how to get out of a phase of self-doubt?
1:04:56 what is a healthy way of self-worth?
1:11:28 Balance between competition and your own pace
1:14:57 fear of being judged to ask "stupid questions"
1:19:35 how can you react to unfruitful feedback?
1:22:02 how to overcome the feeling of not being sufficient
1:25:56 how to spot someone who might be considering self-harm
1:29:40 how to persuade someone to seek help
1:32:08 how can a supervisor grief after an unfortunate event
1:36:40 ADHD in adults
1:43:08 take-home-message
1:43:48 outro