Episode Six: Meet John Midgley

#DOTHEIMPOSSIBLE​ Podcast with Jason and Stephen, Episode Six. We meet John Midgley - a Master’s Level LCSW who has worked in emergency psychiatric services for nearly two decades.  Before all that, John became a practitioner of magic. 

This episode is amazing, inspiring, and it helps normalize mental health issues that society attaches a stigma to. This is an important interview that deserves your attention.

https://www.jasonmichaelsmagic.com/podcast

Chapters

• 2:58 Introducing John Midgley
• 8:20 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.