Ryan Lovett - Mid-life Composer - Laracon AU 2025

Ryan closes Laracon AU with a powerful and vulnerable story about identity, burnout, and rebuilding after major life change. This talk explores mental health, psychology, and what it really means to define yourself beyond your job title. 📚 ## Chapters 01:20 Identity beyond job titles 03:10 Career beginnings as a paramedic and rapid progression 05:00 Leadership roles, parenthood, and shifting priorities 06:40 Reaching the peak and realising something is wrong 08:10 Quitting, divorce, and losing personal identity 10:10 Normalising struggle and shared experiences 11:10 Seeking help and mental healthcare plans 13:40 Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and understanding change 15:50 Psychological models of responding to change 18:00 Why struggle during change is not a disorder 18:40 Schema theory and understanding personal patterns 21:30 Identifying over-control, perfectionism, and inhibition 22:45 Living without control and learning to rebuild https://x.com/ryanlovett https://bsky.app/profile/ryanlovett.au https://laracon.au