About Meghan Reid:
Meghan Reid, M.A., C. Psych, is a Toronto-based psychologist and entrepreneur. She specializes in Counselling Psychology and is recognized for her expertise in Career and Workplace Psychology. She is the co-owner of Canada Career Counselling, a leading provider of career-development services, and led the expansion of the firm into the Ontario and Nova Scotia markets. She is a sought-after speaker, panelist, facilitator, and trainer, and often shares her expert opinion on career, workplace, and mental health matters with the media. Meghan can be described as warm and empathetic, yet candid, realistic, and strategic.
Through both her individual and organizational work, Meghan’s mission is to help Canadians achieve personal success and career fulfillment. She enjoys working directly with clients, managing and supporting her team, and providing supervision and consultation to counsellors working in the career counselling space. Meghan is also passionate about supporting leaders and teams in their professional development to improve workplace culture and employee effectiveness. Common career development concerns she addresses in her work include: uncertainty around career transitions; navigating workplace politics; challenges progressing into leadership roles; difficulty with boundary setting and balancing work and life; burnout and other mental health challenges; and developing confidence, assertiveness and communication skills.
Meghan holds a Master’s degree in Counselling Psychology from McGill University and a Bachelor of Arts with an Honours Specialization in Psychology from the University of Western Ontario. She is a Registered Psychologist with the College of Psychologists of Ontario.
Episode Notes:
Dr. Laura and guest Meghan Reid, psychologist and co-founder of Canada Career Counselling, discuss how career fulfillment, or lack thereof, can affect our work and overall life wellness. Meghan shares how to assess if your career is impacting your wellbeing and how to get back into balance.
If you dread Mondays starting on Sunday, you might not be in the right career. Meghan Reid explains the mental health impacts of career dissatisfaction and how that manifests in us. She also details exactly how she approaches career counseling with a client who has requested her help. Dr. Laura and Meghan address the necessity of identifying core values and having an ability to live them as being a key factor in career satisfaction. She shares important advice on achieving and maintaining your work-life wellness. This episode contains invaluable resources, insight, and advice for anyone struggling with work or with keeping work from consuming their lives.
“To me, it’s all about integrity. If you say you value work-life balance, but then your actions don’t align with that, like you’re sending emails as a boss at 11pm, it doesn’t bode well for the rest of the organization. So I think it’s identifying your values and then clarifying: what does it look like to live and work in alignment with those values?” – Meghan Reid
Resources:
- Meghan Reid on LinkedIn
- Canada Career Counselling
- CERIC (Counseling and Education Research Institute of Canada)
- Oprah’s Super Soul Podcast
- Canada Career Counselling – Blog
- “From Strength to Strength” by Arthur C. Brooks
Learn more about Dr. Laura on her website: https://drlaura.live
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