Julie McDonald, PhD
Session Title: The Silver Lining — How to learn from challenging feedback and your reaction to it (Co-presentation with Dr. Lisa Graham)
In this session, Julie and Lisa will guide participants through a four-step process of gracefully receiving challenging feedback and extracting valuable insights from the feedback itself and our natural reactions to it. We will explore the concept of “defense triggers” and learn how to craft a constructive “learning response” instead of a defensive reaction when receiving challenging feedback.
Men with Momentum Session: Courageous Leadership–Embracing Vulnerability for Growth with Lisa Graham)
This workshop introduces participants to the Dare to LeadTM framework, including the four skillsets of courageous leadership. The session places a special emphasis on the capabilities of sitting with the discomfort of vulnerability, emotional regulation, and bouncing back from failure or disappointment, enabling leaders to embrace vulnerability and achieve growth.
About Julie:
Dr. Julie McDonald, Ph.D. has been a practicing clinical psychologist for 25+ years. At McDonald Graham, she brings her experience providing psychological services into the business world. In November 2019, Dr. McDonald retired from her private psychology practice at Bair, Peacock, McDonald, McMullan, & Bell to focus solely on McDonald Graham.
Dr. McDonald completed her Bachelor of Arts degree at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky, her Master’s degree and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and her clinical internship at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. Dr. McDonald is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Alabama Psychological Association, the National Register of Health Service Psychologists, and the Society for Consulting Psychology. She is an active member of Saint Thomas Episcopal Church, where she has served on the Calling Committee and Vestry. She enjoys travel, playing pickleball, and taking hip-hop/Zumba dance fitness classes. She is married and has two young adult children.
