Julie Radico, PsyD, ABPP
CEO at Radico Psychological and Consultation Services
Women Empowerment
Education: LaSalle University - Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM)
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Biography
Julie Radico, Psy.D. ABPP, is an engaging and energized speaker, with the mission to demystify evidence-based research in a layperson friendly way. Her signature talks include helping you overcome your negative thinking, manage your anxiety or depression, utilize effective communication skills, and navigate biases and stereotypes.
She is a licensed clinical psychologist, board-certified in clinical health psychology, and coauthor of You Will Get Through This: A Mental Health Tool Kit―Help for Depression, Anxiety, Grief, and More. Dr. Radico is the owner and Chief Executive Officer of Radico Psychological and Consultation Services, LLC where she provides one-on-one coaching, consulting, and therapy tele-services to professional women.
She has extensive experience in multi-disciplinary, patient-centered clinical care, education, research, wellness, and leadership. She holds two master’s degrees in Clinical Psychology and Clinical Health Psychology as well as her doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Dr. Radico has currently and previously served in elected and volunteer leadership roles for the American Psychological Association, the Pennsylvania Psychological Association, the American Academy of Clinical Health Psychology, the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, and the Society for Health Psychology.
Passion
Dr. Radico is passionate about empowering women, promoting equity, professional development, demystifying graduate education, and making evidence-based mental health treatments understandable.
You can see more of Dr. Radico's writings for women through Psychology Today:
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/you-are-enough
You can hear her a a podcast guest on the following:
Body and Mind Connection with Dr. Julie Radico on The Homecoming Podcast with Dr. Thema
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gtu9HM3DY8
Mental Health First-Aid on the It's Not Therapy podcast with Liana Kerzner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa1aw9tifaE
Yes, You DO Matter on the It's Not Therapy podcast with Liana Kerzner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cm_sEI5GVgA
https://nottherapyshow.podbean.com/e/yes-you-do-matter/
Best Story
Women tend to fall through the cracks in the pathway to leadership and promotion. Competent women miss out on opportunities in which they would excel. This happens for many reasons, including negative self-beliefs such as comparing themselves to others or disqualifying themselves due to not meeting 100% of the application criteria. Many do not have a mentor or sponsor to coach them or advocate on their behalf. I've worked to enhance feelings of empowerment in women who feel completely drained from overwork, bias, inequity, moral injury, and work-and-home-life-conflict.
Origin Story
I have spent years demystifying mental health topics, women empowerment, and leadership development for clients, graduate students, and professionals. My passion around these topics stems from my leadership experiences, teaching in graduate medical education, mentoring and coaching of women, and goals toward equity for all.
Example talks
You Are a Leader: Don’t Let Your Negative Thoughts Tell You Otherwise.
May 2024
Attendees learned skills to recognize, define, and reframe their negative thinking. They were aided in identifying common unhelpful thinking habits related to leadership and strategies to overcome self-imposed limitations on their leadership abilities. Moreover, the presentation highlighted the realities of women leaders facing stereotypes and biases that create challenges internal and external to themselves.
This was presented to the Pennsylvania Medical Society's Women Physician Section.
Testimonial:
"Excellent talk about realities women leaders in medicine face on daily basis, validating that we are not alone."
Are We Teaching Our Medical Students And Residents That Their Mental Disorders Should Be Hidden?
May 2024
Co-presented with Dr. Terri Wall. During this presentation we defined stigma and stress and discussed the impact of these factors on medical trainees’ mental health. Attendees were facilitated in brainstorming solutions and creating personalized SMART Goals to decrease the mental health stigma in medical education. Moreover, we provided resources and tools for attendees to engage educators and trainees in mental health advocacy.
Presented at the 2024 Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Conference.
Recognize and Reframe Unhelpful Thinking Habits as a Woman in Business
February 2024
Unhelpful thinking habits (i.e. cognitive distortions) can result in you discounting your accomplishments, assuming negative outcomes when you take on new roles, and comparing yourself negatively to others. This can leave you feeling anxious and hesitant to fully embrace your leadership abilities.
Noticing, identifying, and reframing unhelpful thinking can boost your confidence. Second-generation bias, sexism, and systemic inequities fuel unhelpful thinking and imposter feelings in women. Additionally, our thoughts are not neutral, they filter through our beliefs about ourselves, others, and the world. These beliefs can result in us filtering out the positive and hyper-focusing on the negative.
Through this talk I helped women in the Lower Bucks County Chamber of Commerce:
· Identify several unhelpful thinking habits related to business.
· Apply the strategy of Catching, Checking, and Challenging their unhelpful thinking.
· Comprise a positive reframe for one of their self-identified unhelpful thoughts.
Find video clips here:
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I am willing to travel
More than 100 miles
When it comes to payments
I generally get paid for speaking but make exceptions
Topics
Best Story
Women tend to fall through the cracks in the pathway to leadership and promotion. Competent women miss out on opportunities in which they would excel. This happens for many reasons, including negative self-beliefs such as comparing themselves to others or disqualifying themselves due to not meeting 100% of the application criteria. Many do not have a mentor or sponsor to coach them or advocate on their behalf. I've worked to enhance feelings of empowerment in women who feel completely drained from overwork, bias, inequity, moral injury, and work-and-home-life-conflict.
Origin Story
I have spent years demystifying mental health topics, women empowerment, and leadership development for clients, graduate students, and professionals. My passion around these topics stems from my leadership experiences, teaching in graduate medical education, mentoring and coaching of women, and goals toward equity for all.
Example talks
You Are a Leader: Don’t Let Your Negative Thoughts Tell You Otherwise.
May 2024
Attendees learned skills to recognize, define, and reframe their negative thinking. They were aided in identifying common unhelpful thinking habits related to leadership and strategies to overcome self-imposed limitations on their leadership abilities. Moreover, the presentation highlighted the realities of women leaders facing stereotypes and biases that create challenges internal and external to themselves.
This was presented to the Pennsylvania Medical Society's Women Physician Section.
Testimonial:
"Excellent talk about realities women leaders in medicine face on daily basis, validating that we are not alone."
Are We Teaching Our Medical Students And Residents That Their Mental Disorders Should Be Hidden?
May 2024
Co-presented with Dr. Terri Wall. During this presentation we defined stigma and stress and discussed the impact of these factors on medical trainees’ mental health. Attendees were facilitated in brainstorming solutions and creating personalized SMART Goals to decrease the mental health stigma in medical education. Moreover, we provided resources and tools for attendees to engage educators and trainees in mental health advocacy.
Presented at the 2024 Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Conference.
Recognize and Reframe Unhelpful Thinking Habits as a Woman in Business
February 2024
Unhelpful thinking habits (i.e. cognitive distortions) can result in you discounting your accomplishments, assuming negative outcomes when you take on new roles, and comparing yourself negatively to others. This can leave you feeling anxious and hesitant to fully embrace your leadership abilities.
Noticing, identifying, and reframing unhelpful thinking can boost your confidence. Second-generation bias, sexism, and systemic inequities fuel unhelpful thinking and imposter feelings in women. Additionally, our thoughts are not neutral, they filter through our beliefs about ourselves, others, and the world. These beliefs can result in us filtering out the positive and hyper-focusing on the negative.
Through this talk I helped women in the Lower Bucks County Chamber of Commerce:
· Identify several unhelpful thinking habits related to business.
· Apply the strategy of Catching, Checking, and Challenging their unhelpful thinking.
· Comprise a positive reframe for one of their self-identified unhelpful thoughts.
Find video clips here: