Jazmin Pursell Consulting

Jazmin Pursell Consulting Providing Boundaries-centred supervision for professionals, Coaching, Masterclasses + workshops
Jazmin holds qualifications in Social Work + Mental Health

Most leaders I work with already know what can improve their wellbeing.Drink more water.Take breaks.Eat regularly.Get so...
02/06/2026

Most leaders I work with already know what can improve their wellbeing.

Drink more water.
Take breaks.
Eat regularly.
Get some fresh air.
Slow down after difficult conversations.

The challenge is not usually a lack of knowledge.

The challenge is creating habits that still happen on busy, chaotic days.

That’s why I like the concept of habit stacking.

Instead of trying to create a completely new routine, you add a helpful habit to something you’re already doing.

For example:

• Finish a supervision session → Refill your water bottle.
• Finish an online meeting → Stand up and stretch.
• Prepare lunches for tomorrow → Prepare your own breakfast too.
• Grab a snack → Step away from your desk while you eat it.
• Finish a difficult conversation → Take three slow breaths before moving on to the next thing.

Small habits can seem insignificant.

But self-leadership is often shaped by the small things we do consistently, especially on our busiest days.

What is one habit you could stack onto something you’re already doing every day?

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When I started Not Another PD, I wanted to create conversations that felt relevant to the realities of working in helpin...
02/06/2026

When I started Not Another PD, I wanted to create conversations that felt relevant to the realities of working in helping professions.

The conversations we have in supervision.
The things leaders are navigating behind closed doors.
The boundaries we struggle to maintain.
The psychosocial hazards that impact our work.

The career decisions, self-doubt, and challenges that don’t always make it into traditional professional development.

Recently, podcast guest Jase Wilson wrote a blog reflecting on his experience being on the podcast and listening to other episodes.
These were some of the things he had to say.

Thank you, Jase, for taking the time to share your thoughts and for being part of the conversation.

I’ve tagged Jase in this post. If you work in disability, allied health, support coordination, or community services, I encourage you to connect with him and learn more about the work he’s doing through FrieNDIS and the NDIS Gold Coast - Local Providers and Participants Networking Group.

And if you’d like to hear our conversation, head to Episode 35 of Not Another PD. You’ll also find information there about how to connect and work with Jase.

31/05/2026

I was a government social worker and leader for almost 10 years.

During that time, I experienced burnout and some of the health impacts that came with it.

It’s one of the reasons I’m so passionate about supporting helping professional leaders today.

Not because I want to work with leaders once they’re already burnt out.

Because I’d much rather support them before they get there.

You’re supporting staff.
Approving leave.
Encouraging professional development.
Creating reflective spaces for your team.

But who is supporting you?

Leadership shouldn’t cost you your wellbeing.

If you’re a helping professional leader, here’s how we can work together:

• Individual leadership consultation and supervision.
• Reflective practice and supervision for leadership teams.
• Boundaries as Practitioners, my self paced training.
• Upcoming leadership training programs.

Send me a DM if you’d like more information or would like to join the waitlist for upcoming leadership training.

28/05/2026

Most people do not enter helping professions because it is easy work.

Usually there is a story behind it somewhere.

A lived experience.
Something they witnessed.

A gap they wanted to help fill.

Or a way they hoped things could be different for others.

I think this is something really important for us to reflect on as leaders and helping professionals sometimes, especially when systems, admin, KPIs, and workload pressures start pulling us away from the reasons we entered these roles in the first place.

Such an important reflection from Jase Wilson in today’s episode of Not Another PD.

Full episode released today:
Episode 35: Beyond Business Cards: Networking and Inclusive Practice with Jase Wilson

I’m currently collecting short, de-identified mini-stories from helping professionals and leaders across Australia.Not f...
27/05/2026

I’m currently collecting short, de-identified mini-stories from helping professionals and leaders across Australia.

Not for research sitting on a shelf somewhere.
For future training, resources, leadership support tools, podcasts, and conversations that are actually useful for our sector.

I want to better understand:

• What is helping workplaces feel psychologically safer
• What leaders are struggling with behind the scenes
• What helping professionals are quietly carrying
• What boundaries are becoming harder to maintain
• What workplace dynamics are impacting people most right now
• What is working well too

I know everyone’s busy, so even a few words is appreciated. Your experience could help shape more practical support for helping professionals and leaders.

You can scan the QR code, use the link in my bio, or send me a DM and I can send the link directly.

Yesterday, I shared a post about the prevalence of family violence amongst helping professionals.But many helping profes...
27/05/2026

Yesterday, I shared a post about the prevalence of family violence amongst helping professionals.

But many helping professionals also quietly carry other diverse lived experiences into their work too.

In my recent sector wide survey on psychosocial hazards and psychological safety, over 90% of respondents identified as having some form of lived experience, often multiple.

And often, workplaces, colleagues, or leaders may never know.

This has important implications for supervision, training, reflective practice, and psychologically safe leadership.

The people sitting in these spaces may also be personally impacted by the topics being discussed.

People should not need to disclose personal experiences to feel emotionally safe at work.

Here is the honest (and hard to hear) truth. Family violence does not stay at home.It walks into workplaces every single...
26/05/2026

Here is the honest (and hard to hear) truth. Family violence does not stay at home.

It walks into workplaces every single day.

And in helping professions made up largely of female identifying professionals, this conversation matters deeply.

Given the prevalence of family violence across the community, leaders need to recognise that it will likely impact members of their workforce, either currently or historically.

And historical experiences of family violence can still affect emotional safety, trust, stress responses, concentration, and confidence speaking up at work long after the violence itself has ended.

Sometimes workplaces only see:
“withdrawal”
“poor concentration”
“lateness”
“performance issues”

Without recognising what someone may be carrying outside of work.

This is why psychologically safe workplaces matter.

Not just policies.
But everyday leadership, communication, flexibility, confidentiality, and whether people genuinely feel emotionally safe speaking up.

Family Violence Prevention Month is an important reminder that helping professionals are not immune to these experiences simply because they are supporting others.

Please share to help raise awareness across the helping professions.

This was something an experienced helping professional recently said to me about an unsupportive workplace:“When I’m unh...
24/05/2026

This was something an experienced helping professional recently said to me about an unsupportive workplace:

“When I’m unhappy at work, I take sick leave.”

Honestly, I think more leaders need to pay attention to what increasing sick leave, withdrawal, emotional exhaustion, and disengagement might actually be saying about their workplace.

Most helping professionals do not suddenly disconnect from work they once loved for no reason.

And when leaders know what’s really going on, they can actually do something about it.

I’m currently collecting deidentified stories and reflections from helping professionals and leaders to help shape future training and resources around psychologically safe workplaces, burnout prevention, psychosocial hazards, and leadership.

If you’d like to anonymously share your experiences or observations, the case study form is linked in my bio.

22/05/2026

The leaders you admire probably felt this way too.
Uncomfortable.

Unsure of themselves.
Afraid of getting it wrong.
Afraid of speaking up.
Afraid of being visible.

Feeling uncomfortable at something doesn’t automatically mean you’re bad at it.

Sometimes it simply means:
you’re still learning.

Episode 34 of Not Another PD explores growth mindset, leadership, limiting beliefs, and the stories we carry about ourselves professionally:
“I Was Terrified of Public Speaking. Now I Have a Podcast.”

This was quite a vulnerable episode to record, but I know many helping professionals and leaders quietly struggle with these same fears and self-doubt.

If this resonates with you and you’d like support around leadership confidence, reflective practice, growth mindset, difficult conversations, or leadership development, I also provide leadership coaching and supervision for leaders and leadership teams.

Feel free to send me a DM or contact me via my website.

I’d genuinely love to hear from you and support you in this space and in the amazing work you do.

21/05/2026

Some of the limiting beliefs we carry about ourselves as leaders didn’t actually start in leadership.

They often started much earlier.
“I’m not confident.”
“I’m not good at speaking up.”
“I’m not leadership material.”
“I’m not experienced enough.”

Over time, these stories can quietly shape:
• how we lead
• whether we put ourselves forward for opportunities
• how visible we allow ourselves to be
• whether we avoid difficult conversations
• whether we stay inside our comfort zone
But sometimes our mind is slower to catch up than our actual growth.

We outgrow old versions of ourselves through:
• experience
• professional learning
• discomfort
• leadership opportunities
• doing difficult things anyway

Episode 34 of Not Another PD is now available:
“I Was Terrified of Public Speaking. Now I Have a Podcast.”

This was quite a vulnerable episode to record, but I wanted to have a real conversation about growth mindset, leadership, limiting beliefs, and the stories we carry about ourselves professionally.

Comment below with 1 limiting belief you’re letting go of that no longer has power over you or your leadership.

And feel free to tag a colleague or leader you’d love to recommend this episode to as well.

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