Episodes
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In this episode Caroline chats with her close friend, colleagueand Joyful Doctor Coach Dr Tamara White, about the importance of identity andconnection for doctors, especially when considering a change in career path. Tamara brings a wealth of experience from the fields of immunology,psychiatry, therapy and coaching, alongside her own experiences of being apatient and a mum, to shed light on why we need both permission and supportwhen making big changes in our lives...
Get in touch with Tamara at:
www.joyfuldoctor.com/coaching
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In this episode Caroline chats with friend and colleague Dr Sandy Miles, about the culture of shame in medicine and the best ways to deal with it.
Caroline and Sandy explore the harmful expectations doctors put on themselves and the importance of managing shame triggers proactively. Sandy brings a wealth of experience from her work as a GP, and someone who has made significant changes in her life, to shine a light on this important topic for doctors today.
Resources:
Podcasts:
Unlocking Us - Brené Brown The Nocturnists
Books:
What Doctors Feel - Danielle Ofri
Self-Compassion - Kristin Neff
You can get in touch with Sandy at:
Twitter: @MedHummingBird
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Welcome to the latest episode of the Joyful Doctor Podcast!
In this episode, Caroline continues a special series of COVID-19 podcasts aimed at supporting doctors through these exceptionally challenging times. This episode explores the challenges that many doctors experience of bullying and harassment in medicine through COVID in the weeks and months to come... Caroline chats with Dr Adam Harrison - a GP and medical leader giving top tips in challenging times.
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In this episode Caroline and Dr Rachel Morris (of You are Not a Frog podcast fame), share some of their toughest times as doctors and how they came to build their "Permission to Thrive" community - to help overwhelmed doctors find a friendly and safe space to focus on their own wellbeing - whilst racking up some easy CPD points along the way!
Top tips:
If you feel like you are carrying a burden, remember you can always put it down, even just for a short while.
Remember you are doing the best you can.
Stay in your zone of power. Figure out what is in your control and what is not. Focus on the things you can control and forget about those things you can't.
Join our Permission to Thrive Membership to learn more tips on self-care for doctors: Inspiring CPD for Doctors who want to thrive at work
Listen to You Are Not a Frog podcast here: Podcasts - You are not a frog
Twitter: YouAreNotAFrog1
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-rachel-morris/
Contact Dr Rachel Morris: [email protected].uk
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In this episode, Caroline chats with Capt Emma Henderson - a pilot who founded the wonderful Project Wingman charity to support NHS staff wellbeing during the pandemic. Over 90 Project Wingman lounges have sprung up in hospitals across the UK in the past year - providing a non-judgemental space for all NHS staff to land, during and after their hospital shifts. Caroline and Emma reflect on how the COVID-19 pandemic has turned life upside down both personally and professionally for so many, and how helpful grounded aircrew can be to the modern NHS workforce.
Show notes
Top tips:
If you are struggling to stay afloat, reach out and hook your anchor onto someone strong.
You don’t have to be miserable all the time in order to get help. It’s ok to say “I’m not coping, but in ten minutes I’m going to be fine. I just need a little help right now.”
Give yourself permission to look after yourself.
Follow Project Wingman here:
Website: https://www.projectwingman.co.uk/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/projectwingman2020
Twitter: https://twitter.com/_ProjectWingman
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/project_wingman2020/
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Welcome to the Joyful Doctor Podcast!
In this episode Caroline chats with Sheela Hobden, a coach for doctors, about her own experiences of burnout, and the similarities and differences between coaching and therapy, and which might be most helpful for struggling doctors.
Access Sheela's websites here:
www.bluegreencoaching.comwww.sheelahobden.com
Follow Sheela on Social Media here:Insta https://www.instagram.com/medics_wellness_champ/
Twitter https://twitter.com/wellbeing_champ
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheelahobdenbluegreencoaching/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/bluegreencoaching/
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Welcome to the Joyful Doctor Podcast!
In this episode, Caroline continues a special series of COVID-19 podcasts aimed at supporting doctors through these exceptionally challenging times. In this episode Caroline chats with Dr Katya Miles, Founder of The Working Well Doctor and Head of Training at The Joyful Doctor - about how we can adapt to life working from home.
You can find Katya via her website here:
https://www.workingwelldoctor.com
Follow Katya on Social Media here:Web: workingwelldoctor.com
Instagram: @working_well_doctor
Facebook: Katya Miles Working Well
Twitter: WorkingWellDr@WorkingWellExp
Linked In: linkedin.com/in/katya-miles-61595967
Email: [email protected]
And her newest venture for Mums Wellbeing - even more important now so many of us mums will be working from home!
Instagram: @working_well_mum
Facebook: Working Well Mums group -
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Welcome to the Joyful Doctor Podcast!
In this episode, Caroline talks with Head of Joyful Doctor Coaching: Dr Sarah Goulding. Sarah is a GP, GP Mentor, Appraiser, Training Programme Director and Coach for Doctors specialising in Wellbeing and Career Development. Caroline and Sarah discuss their personal experiences of burnout as doctors and share tips on how to come back from the edge of burnout with kindness and support
Recommended Resources:
BMA Burnout Quiz https://questionnaires.bma.org.uk/burnout-questionnaire/?OpenForm
Podcasts:How To Fail With Elizabeth Day - particularly episodes with Julia Samuel and Mo GawdatSlow Mo - Mo Gawdat
Book:Solve for Happy by Mo Gawdat
Contact Sarah at: [email protected]
Visit Sarah's website here: www.drsarahgoulding.com
Follow Sarah on Social Media: Instagram - @drsarahgoulding LinkedIn - @drsarahgoulding Twitter - @drsarahgoulding Facebook - Medic Mums Self Care - FB Group -
Welcome to the Joyful Doctor Podcast!
In this episode, Caroline continues a special series of COVID-19 podcasts aimed at supporting doctors through these exceptionally challenging times. In this episode Caroline chats with Harriet Hunt, Founder of Duty to Care - a charity set up during the COVID crisis to provide free wellbeing support for NHS staff.
Access Duty to Care support on their website here:
https://www.dutytocare.info
Follow Duty to Care on Social Media:Instagram - @dutytocareTwitter - DutyToCare1Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/dutytocare -
Welcometo the Joyful Doctor Podcast!
In this episode, Caroline continues a special series of COVID-19 podcasts aimed at supporting doctors through these exceptionally challenging times. With lockdowns easing across the world this episode explores how we can continue to find time for ourselves as our many different roles and responsibilities continue to shift and change...
Caroline chats with Suzi B - Joyful Doctor Coach, wellbeing specialist and authorof 'I am Born Lucky and Born to Love'.
Suzi's website and free course:
www.suzib.co.uk
https://suzib.co.uk/product/7-day-mindset-mentally-thrive-challenge-video-course/
Follow Suzi on Social Media (FB & IG):Suzi B Wellness Within
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In this episode Caroline talks with her good friend and colleague, GP and Humanistic Counsellor, Dr Nicky Kiernan (AKA Nicky Setter) about the range of normal emotions and worries we are facing through the COVID-19 pandemic and how it is bringing us face-to-face with some our the harder truths about life and death.
Show notes:
Recommended Book:
Staring at the Sun - Irvin Yalom
Quote from Sogyal Rinpoche, The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
Contact Nicky via her website: www.onelifetherapies.com or
Email: [email protected]
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This is the 3rd in a series of 'COVID-19 Supporting Doctors' podcasts hosted jointly between Dr Rachel Morris, host of the 'You are not a Frog' podcast, and Dr Caroline Walker, host of the 'Joyful Doctor' podcast.
In this episode, Caroline and Rachel talk about moral injury - what it is, how it feels and what we can do to manage it during the evolving pandemic.
In these very difficult times, Caroline and Rachel are working together to bring you as much support as they can. We’ll be tackling various different topics as they emerge in order to help doctors keep their head in the game and stay focussed and resilient. In this episode, we talk about moral injury. This is the distress we feel when our actions (or lack of them) violate our moral or ethical code. Doctors are already being asked to work in ways that are alien to them and may feel quite wrong. We have been trained to care for the patient in front of us, and it becomes really hard when we have to make difficult decisions which have a huge impact. We chat about the sorts of moral injury that frontline workers may experience, the role of ethical guidance and individual decision making and discuss the sorts of symptoms you may experience if you are suffering from moral injury. Connecting with others, having regular check-ins, not neglecting the basics in caring for yourselves and your teams are ways to help prepare for what may come. If you are suffering, speaking to other people, making sure you don’t do this alone and getting the professional support and advice you need early will help. Doctors – we need you more than ever. Keep up the good work. Keep caring for yourselves and each other, Keep kind.Contact Rachel – [email protected].uk Twitter - @DrRachel MorrisContact Caroline – [email protected] Twitter @joyful_doctor
Show notes and links:Coronavirus wellbeing support for doctors Facebook grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/77725...
The Joyful Doctor Website http://www.joyfuldoctor.com/
Shapes for Doctors Website http://www.shapesfordoctors.com/
You Are Not A Frog website http://www.shapesfordoctors.com/podca...
The Happiness Trap: Stop Struggling, Start Living by Russ Harrishttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Happiness-Tr...
BMA Wellbeing Service https://www.bma.org.uk/advice/work-li...
The NHS Practitioner Health Programmehttps://www.practitionerhealth.nhs.uk
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This is the 2nd in a series of 'COVID-19 Supporting Doctors' podcasts hosted jointly between Dr Rachel Morris, host of the 'You are not a Frog' podcast, and Dr Caroline Walker, host of the 'Joyful Doctor' podcast.
In this episode, Caroline and Rachel explore how we can manage our sadness, anger and grief through the evolving pandemic.
In these very difficult times, Caroline and Rachel are working together to bring you as much support as they can. We’ll be tackling various different topics as they emerge in order to help doctors cope with the emotional challenges of what's unfolding.In this episode, we talk about the sadness and sense of loss that we are all feeling at the moment. Grief brings with it many different emotions and reactions – from shock and denial through to extreme sadness and anger. Many of us are experiencing a lot of these emotions right now and IT’S OK AND NORMAL to feel like this. When we suppress our emotions for too long it can be bad for us. We discuss how to release the emotions in a healthy way which doesn’t catch anyone in the crossfire and how accepting what we are feeling and making allowances for others to feel that way too is crucial in times like these. Our top tips are:Caroline - Feel the emotions- Vent your anger healthily and safely- Share your sadness with others – we’re in this togetherRachel- Give yourself time and space to allow yourself to experience the emotions and let them settle.- Make room for joy in your life – even when it’s hard out there- Make extra allowances for yourself and othersDoctors – we need you more than ever. Keep caring for yourself. Keep kind.Contact Rachel – [email protected].uk Twitter - @DrRachel MorrisContact Caroline – [email protected] Twitter @@joyful_doctorShow notes and links:Coronavirus wellbeing support for doctors Facebook grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/77725...The Joyful Doctor Website http://www.joyfuldoctor.comShapes for Doctors Website http://www.shapesfordoctors.comYou Are Not A Frog website http://www.youarenotafrog.co.ukTea and empathy Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/12156...The Happiness Trap: Stop Struggling, Start Living by Russ Harrishttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Happiness-Tr...BMA Wellbeing Service https://www.bma.org.uk/advice/work-li...The NHS Practitioner Health Programmehttps://www.practitionerhealth.nhs.uk/ -
This is the 1st in a series of 'COVID-19 Supporting Doctors' podcasts hosted jointly between Dr Rachel Morris, host of 'You are not a Frog' podcast, and Dr Caroline Walker, host of 'Joyful Doctor' podcast.
In this episode, recorded just before lockdown in the UK began, Caroline and Rachel talk about how we can manage our stress and anxiety through the evolving pandemic.
In these very difficult times, Caroline and Rachel are working together to bring you as much support as they can.In this episode, we talk about the huge amount of anxiety that doctors are experiencing right now and recognise that this is normal. We chat about the different sorts of threat that we are all experiencing and how we can make things worse for ourselves if we get into particular patterns of thinking. We discuss some of the ways in which we can proactively manage our anxiety and stress, and suggest tips and techniques which will make a practical difference wherever we work. Finally we share some books, resources and website which we think will be useful. This is an ongoing project so we’d love to hear what would be helpful to you. Please contact us if you have any comments or suggestions or have any useful resources to share, or just want to say hello! Contact Rachel – [email protected].uk Twitter - @DrRachel MorrisContact Caroline – [email protected] Twitter @joyful_doctorShow notes and links:The Joyful Doctor Website https://www.joyfuldoctor.com
The Happiness Trap: Stop Struggling, Start Living by Russ Harris https://www.amazon.co.uk/Happiness-Tr...
The Power of Vulnerability TED Talk by Brenee Brown https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown...
BMA Wellbeing Service https://www.bma.org.uk/advice/work-li...
The Chimp Paradox: The Mind Management Programme for Confidence, Success and Happiness by Prof Steve Petershttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Chimp-Parado...
Calm apphttps://www.calm.com/
Headspace apphttps://www.headspace.com/headspace-m...
Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Finding Peace in a Frantic World by Mark Williams and Danny Penmanhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Mindfulness-...
The NHS Practitioner Health Programme https://www.practitionerhealth.nhs.uk/
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In this episode Caroline continues a special series of COVID-19 podcasts supporting doctors through these emotionally challenging times. She talks with Dr Amrita Sen Mukherjee, a GP with an interest in occupational medicine, positive psychology and physician health.
Top Tips:
Allow yourself to feel whatever it is you are feelingNotice how your thoughts, feelings and behaviours interactThink back to when you made it through a difficult time and use what helped you then to help you nowBuild your personal resources now, to boost your 'resilience reservoir' for when things get really toughAllow yourself to be human Ami's website:www.yourwellbeing.doctor
Follow Ami on Twitter:@Yourwellbeingdr
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Welcome to the 11th episode of the Joyful Doctor Podcast!
In this episode, Caroline starts off a special series of COVID-19 podcasts aimed at supporting doctors through these exceptionally challenging times. With schools closing across the world this first episode explores the challenges for doctor parenting through COVID in the weeks and months to come. Caroline chats with the Dr Vica Khromova - Child Psychiatrist, Parent Coach and Founder of Emerging Parent - giving top tips on parenting for different ages in challenging times.
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Welcome to the 10th episode of the Joyful Doctor Podcast!
In this episode, Caroline walks and talks with the wonderful Dr Giles P Croft - a former surgeon turned inspiring coach. They cover all manner of fascinating topics like what it’s really like to leave medicine, how to live the life you want (rather than the one you think you can have), and finding the source of peace of mind in even the most stressful moments.
Show notes:
Top tips:
• Remember that experience is always and only ever happening now• Take note of what fluctuates (experience, ideas & concepts) and what’s constant (who you really are)
• Gently remind yourself that to experience stressful feelings, you have to be thinking stressful thoughts
Book recommendation:
How to turn stress on its head - Dr Rani Bora
If you're interested in working with Giles as a coach please get in touch at [email protected] now!
Contact Giles: [email protected]
Giles can also be found by searching 'Giles P Croft' on Facebook, Twitter and Linked-In
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Welcome to the 9th episode of the Joyful Doctor Podcast!
In this episode, Caroline chats with the fabulous Soma Ghosh – Careers adviser
Show notes:
Top tips: Connect with others
Seek help with a professional, either a counsellor or a coachConnect with people you can trust
Time is very precious
Put yourself first
Listen to yourself
Rest and eat when you need
Approval comes from within
Allocate time for family and friends
Listen to podcasts that you relate to
Contact Soma…
Facebook group: The Career Happiness Mentor
Twitter: @sgcareers27
Instagram: The Career Happiness Mentor
LinkedIn: Soma Ghosh
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Welcome to the 8th episode of the Joyful Doctor Podcast!
In this episode, Caroline chats with the fabulous Dr Katya Miles – Occupational health physician and wellbeing trainer and speaker.
Show notes:Top tips: Value yourself and meet your needs.
The 3 strands - Awareness, permission and a tool kit.
Attend to your own health and wellbeing.
Write down the sentence ‘I give myself permission to ...’ (whatever it is that you want to change or put in place).
Contact Katya:Facebook group: Katya Miles Working Well Instagram: @working_well_doctor
Twitter: WorkingWellDr @WorkingWellExp Linked In: katya-miles-61595967
Recommended books:
Also Human - Caroline Elton
Mindfulness A Practical Guide to Finding Peace in a Frantic World - Mark Williams and Danny Penman
How to Fail - Elizabeth Day (Also podcast)
Recommended podcasts:
How to Fail - Elizabeth Day (Also book)
Positive Group Pie
Positive The Resilient Road
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**WARNING - SOME STRONG LANGUAGE THROUGHOUT**
Welcome to the 7th episode of the Joyful Doctor Podcast!
In this episode, Caroline chats with the inspirational Dr Haidar Al-Hakim - The Third Eye Doctor - author, speaker, surgeon and coach.
Show notes:
Top tip: Reach out for help. There are lots of people out there willing and able to help you.
Contact Haidar:
Dr Haidar Al-Hakim - The Third Eye Doctor - www.thethirdeyedoctor.co.uk
Twitter: @thethirdeyedoc
LinkedIn: Haidar Al-Hakim
Recommended websites:
Lorraine Dickey - The Narrative Initiative LLC - www.thenarrativeinitiative.com
The Joyful Doctor - www.joyfuldoctor.com
Recommended Podcasts:
The Surgical Spirit Podcast - https://www.thethirdeyedoctor.co.uk/surgical-spirit-podcast/
Joe Rogan Podcast - http://podcasts.joerogan.net
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