Episode Six: Meet John Midgley…
BIO - John Midgley is a Master’s Level LCSW who has worked in emergency psychiatric services for nearly two decades. John has been the supervisor of Davidson County’s Mobile Crisis Team, the lead behavioral assessor of Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, and currently provides emergency psychiatric assessments via telehealth to 44 different hospitals across the country.
Before all that, John became a practitioner of magic. John continues to perform magic and currently serves on the National Council for The Society of American Magicians and is slated to be the 2nd Vice President of the organization this summer.
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Show Notes
02:58 - Introducing John Midgley.
08:20 - How John was introduced to magic.
11:35 - Dysthymia…what’s that? And how does it make John so good at his job as a social worker?
14:05 - How did John get interested in becoming a psychiatric social worker?
16:25 - Do music and magic have parallels?
17:38 - How did John get involved in crisis intervention?
21:06 - “We go through difficult times so we can help others going through difficult times.”
23:40 - Signs and techniques for dealing with people having suicidal thoughts.
28:32 - How can you tell if you are not doing well mentally?
32:38 - Has John ever used magic in his work?
36:12 - What mental health issues are more prevalent since the pandemic began?
38:55 - Tell us about hostage negotiation.
43:20 - Working with young people.
45:46 - Tell us about your magic.
52:00 - John performs some magic for Jason and Stephen.
56:00 - John shares last thoughts on how to do the impossible.
Visit John’s website by clicking here.
Connect with John on Facebook here.
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