#152 The Creator Therapist - Melvin Varghese on Emigrating to Texas, his work as a clinical psychologist, starting a podcast, the birth of his daughter, re-evaluating life and money and detaching identity from work
The Pathless Path with Paul Millerd
English - June 26, 2023 13:50 - 1 hour - 64.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsCareers Business careers paul millerd unconventional paths digital nomad creator economy youtube twitter people Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Melvin has a PhD in psychology but to call him just "a psychologist" would be trying to fit him in too small of a box. He has left a successful clinical career to build his online "healthy business" – he is the person behind "Selling the Couch" podcast, he does sessions with entrepreneurs and he runs an online course where he helps therapists to move their business online. Everything he does is designed to allow him to be fully present as a father and a husband because, "What's the point of accomplishing all of this if we can't be fully present with the people that we love the most?"
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(00:00) - Intro
(02:25) - The scripts that Melvin grew up with
(12:42) - From Psychology PhD to Content Creator
(21:53) - The beginnings of "Selling The Couch"
(29:29) - Finding long-term sustainability in podcasting
(40:50) - Slowly going all in
(43:19) - Re-evaluating money and life - The birth of Melvin's daughter
(57:33) - Detaching identity from work
(59:03) - Lessons from therapy sessions
(01:01:26) - Melvin's path role models & routine
(01:07:33) - Closing remarks
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