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At PA Mindset Matters, we shine a spotlight on exceptional PAs who are making a difference in mental health across all specialties. Our podcast and webinars are designed to connect and inspire the PA workforce—whether you’re a psych PA or a PA in primary care, emergency medicine, or any specialty—by providing practical insights and resources to integrate behavioral health into your practice. Together, we’re building a stronger, more connected community to raise each other up and deliver better patient care.
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Season 2 Reflection: Highlights from Psych PA Institute, Guest Stories, and What’s Next
Hosts Mercedes Dodge and Jessica Spissinger of PA Mindset Matters reflect on wrapping their second season, highlighting interviews largely recorded at the inaugural PA Institute collaboration between…
Caring Beyond Diagnosis: Humanity, Intellectual Disability, and the Heart of Psychiatry I Jo A. Hughes DMSc, PA-C, CAQ-Psychiatry
In medicine, it’s easy to focus on diagnoses, treatment plans, and checklists. But some of the most meaningful moments in care happen when we pause long enough to see the person beyond them. In this…
Mini Mindset: Menopause & Mental Health—Recognizing Hormonal Drivers Behind Mood Symptoms
In this Mini Mindset episode, we explore the often-overlooked connection between menopause, perimenopause, and mental health. Many women present with symptoms that look like depression or anxiety—but…
From Life to Lessons: Ava Smith's Path in Psychiatry
In this episode of The Mindset Matters, psychiatric PAs Mercedes Dodge and Jessica Spissinger interview Ava, a psych PA and clinical assistant professor at Texas A&M, about her transition from…
Embracing Summertime Mood Challenges: Reverse SAD Explained
In this episode of PA Mindset Matters Mini Mindset, hosts Jessica Spissinger and Mercedes Dodge review the third and final seasonal onset mood disorder discussing “reverse seasonal affective…
More Than the Patient: How Psychiatry PAs Impact Entire Families
In this episode of PA Mindset Matters, hosts Mercedes Dodge, PA-C and Jessica Spissinger, PA-C connect with psychiatric physician assistant Jasprina Ming, DMS, MPAS, PA-C at Psych Congress to discuss…
The Collaborative Shift: Breaking Down Healthcare Barriers | Mini Mindset Series
Mental health doesn’t live in one clinic—it shows up everywhere. In this Mini Mindset episode of PA Mindset Matters, Mercedes Dodge, PA-C and Jessica Spissinger, PA-C take a closer look at…
From Military Service to Mental Health Advocacy: Edward Traverso's Story
In this episode of The PA Mindset Matters, hosts Mercedes Dodge and Jessica Spissinger interview Edward Traverso about how his military deployment shaped his commitment to mental health. Edward…
Mini-Mindset: Spring-Onset Mania--Understanding Seasonal Patterns in Bipolar Disorder
In this Mini Mindset episode of PA Mindset Matters, Jessica Spissinger and Mercedes Dodge discuss spring-onset mania as a seasonal pattern in bipolar disorder. Seasonal patterns require a consistent…
How One Psychiatric PA Combines AI, Psychiatry & Music to Help Patients
Psychiatric PA Serah Sulaiman, MPAS, PA-C joins PA Mindset Matters to discuss pediatric mental health, emotional dysregulation, and Partial Hospitalization (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient (IOP)…
Mini Mindset: Prescribing Movement — Exercise as a Powerful Tool in Lifestyle Psychiatry
Exercise is not just a lifestyle recommendation. It’s neurobiology. In this Mini Mindset episode of PA Mindset Matters, we take a clinical deep dive into exercise as a prescriptive tool in…
Bridging Psychiatry and Integrative Medicine with Miriam Dineen
In this Mindset Matters podcast, we feature Miriam Dineen, PA-C, interviewed at the PA Institute in Orland. Dineen shares her path from infectious diseases and hospital medicine to integrative…
Navigating Winter-Onset Depression: A Conversation about Seasonal Affective Disorder
In this Mini-Mindset episode, Jessica Spissinger and Mercedes Dodge break down seasonal affective disorder (SAD) as a seasonal subtype of depression—not just the “winter blues.” They review winter…
From Pediatrics to Psychiatry: Victoria Starner's Journey as a PA
In this episode of The Mindset Matters podcast, hosts Mercedes Dodge and Jessica Spissinger interview Victoria (Tor )Starner, a psychiatric physician assistant (PA). Tor discusses her journey from…
Beyond Pathology: The Journey of Trauma-Informed Care I PA Mini Mindset Series
Trauma shows up everywhere in healthcare—not just in psychiatry. In this Mini Mindset episode, Mercedes Dodge, PA-C, CAQ-Psychiatry, and Jessica Spissinger, PA-C take a focused deep dive into how…
No Expectations, Deep Impact: Curiosity, Addiction Medicine, and Growth in Psychiatry I Yuliya Bjorgan
In this episode of Mindset Matters, we sit down with Yuliya Bjorgan, a Psychiatric PA practicing in outpatient private care with experience spanning general psychiatry and addiction medicine. Yuliya…
Motivational Interviewing: A Mini Mindset for Patient-Centered Care
In this week’s episode of PA Mindset Matters, Jessica and Mercedes discuss motivational interviewing in their newest Mini Mindset release. Developed in the 1980s by William R. Miller and Stephen…
S2E17 Choosing Psychiatry: 1 Rotation, 1 Patient, a Career Changed I Anthony Campanella, PA-C, CAQ-Psych
In this episode of Mindset Matters, recorded at the Psych Congress PA Institute in December 2025, we had the honor of sitting down with Anthony Campanella, PA-C, CAQ-Psychiatry—a psychiatric PA with…
Exploring the Journey of a Psychiatric PA | Featuring Rebecca “West Coast PA” DePalma
In this episode of The Mindset Matters Podcast, hosts Mercedes Dodge, PA-C, CAQ-Psychiatry, and Jessica Spissinger, PA-C, sit down with Rebecca DePalma, known online as “West Coast PA.” Rebecca…
Bridging the Gap: PAs and the Path to Psychiatry I Mini Mindset
Welcome to The Mindset Matters, the podcast where psychiatry, medicine, and human connection meet — hosted by psychiatric PAs Mercedes Dodge and Jessica Spissinger. In this episode, we explore how…
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