Ashley and Erin bring on special guest, Kat Pope, from Forensics Found. Kat shares her mental health story throughout her forensic career and how she stopped leaning on unhealthy coping mechanisms and developed a better way to handle work-related stress (even after you exit the field). We appreciate her vulnerability and willingness to help other forensic professionals who may be struggling with similar symptoms.
You can learn more about how to have mental health conversations with your forensic staff in Kat’s presentation at the Forensic Supervisor Success Summit! If you ended up missing out this year you can gstill et the replays!>> www.forensicsupervisorsuccess.com
Kat also mentioned additional resources in this episode of Forensics Unfiltered, and she offers a few resources of her own (for free!). Everything is linked for you here:
- Emergency Resilience – Courses provided by Dr. Alexandra Jabr
- I’ve Got Your Six – Help your partner who is struggling with alcohol with this free resource from Forensics Found.
- 5 Easy Things You Can Do To Recover from Burnout Today (Free resource from Forensics Found)
- Dealing with Burnout as a Forensic Supervisor – Forensics Unfiltered
If you love this episode, we know you’ll love the other presentations too. The presentations featured on Forensics Unfiltered make up only 15% of the entire summit! You can get instant access to replays for all presentations in the All Access Pass on gapscience.teachable.com
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Also, if you’re new to Gap Science or aren’t active on social media, you may not be aware that Ashley and Erin had a segment called “Taboo Topics Tuesdays” where they went live on Instagram and talked about topics that are avoided or “brushed under the rug” in the forensic world. These discussions quickly became a fan favorite and many followers chimed in with questions, insights, and varying perspectives.
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How does it work? It’s free to join, but we have opted to make it a private space where all members must be approved by our admin. So, robots and spammers – BEWARE. Most of the spaces within the community are free to access, including forums where you can swap files, post job openings, advertise your forensic merch, announce upcoming training, and even share your wins! In the future, you may also see private spaces designated for students in our paid courses.
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FORENSIC-SPECIFIC TRAINING AND RESOURCES FOR CAREER ADVANCEMENT ARE OFTEN LACKING (OR JUST PLAIN NON-EXISTENT!)
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Plus, Kat Pope helps with stress
There’s More, New Taboo Topics episodes will be published at the beginning of every month in 2023! Currently, we’re available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and Anchor.
