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When we see choices or behaviours as simply “right” or “wrong”, we end up making decisions based on fear and judgement. But there’s an easier approach, and it’s 800 years old.
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How novels, poetry, or a gripping film can help us lighten the emotional load, discuss difficult feelings, and allow us to become more resilient.
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Bedside Reading – Tara’s podcast
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The advice for dealing with overwhelm is so often to do more, but what we really need is to rest. This quick dip provides a framework to help you reconnect with what you need, so you can make time for it instead of trying to tackle it with todo lists.
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How to retreat when you can’t go on retreat – Free download
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Decision fatigue and fear of uncertainty can lead us to feeling stuck, unable to move forwards. In this episode, Dr Claire Plumbly returns with practical guidance on making decisions from a place of stability.
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Burnout: How to Manage Your Nervous System Before it Manages You – Dr Claire’s book
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When’s the last time you stopped and asked yourself what you truly want, or whether what you’re doing right now is right for you?
In this quick dip, Rachel offers a series of questions you can ask yourself to help you find those “hell yeah!” opportunities, and avoid the “hell no!” obligations.
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Challenges and failures help teach problem-solving and emotional regulation. So how can we as parents promote independence while still being a source of safety for our kids?
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When everything feels urgent – or when other colleagues’ “urgent” stuff lands on your desk – it can feel impossible to get your other important work done. So how can you manage your time so that you can do the stuff that really matters? The stuff that isn’t just urgent, but is important to you and your practice?
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Are you doing what you’re really meant for? If you’re not sure, how can you find out? And if you’re not where you think you should be, how can you find work that better fits your purpose?
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Solving for Why: A Surgeon's Journey to Discover the Transformative Power of Purpose – Mark’s book
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When’s the last time you complained at someone for something they “should” have done, only to feel bad about it later? We all do it, and it’s usually because a core need isn’t being met. This quick dip will help you identify those needs so you can take steps to meet them.
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Are you feeling challenged and stretched in a healthy way at work? Are your unique skills being used to their fullest? If not, what might be holding you back from taking a leap into a career that can offer greater fulfilment and happiness?
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You can ignore the stone in your shoe for a few steps, but after a while it becomes unbearable and potentially harmful. The same is true of those nagging thoughts and doubts we have about work.
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Are the things you do to blow off steam really helping you, or are you bringing aspects of your work life into your hobbies?
This is a remix of episode 188, edited to highlight the most impactful points and key takeaways.
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What can you do to quiet the inner critic voice that tells you you’re not good enough, or there’s more you could have done?
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How can we create a safer environment where upsetting behaviour can be challenged? Co-founder of the Civility Saves Lives explains.
This is a replay of episode 192, edited to highlight the most impactful points and key takeaways.
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Balancing personal life with a busy medical career is especially tough for women. But there is a way to craft a fulfilling career and have a family.
This episode is in partnership with the Physician Mums UK Facebook Group.
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How can we thrive in a healthcare system that’s overstretched and under-resourced? What is within our control to change? Is it the system, or how we operate in it? And what can we do differently, given all the usual advice around “resilience”?
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Rachel digs through her Facebook comments to address some of the challenging feedback she’s received across 230 episodes.
Burnout: 9 mistakes healthcare professionals make and what to do instead
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Is everything OK within your team? Would anyone speak up if it wasn’t? If your team is quietly getting on while important stuff is getting missed, it might be because there isn’t enough healthy conflict.
This quick dip will help you create a safe space for conflict so that issues can be raised without it getting personal.
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The ways we deal with difficult situations at work and tricky relationships in general is massively influenced by our childhood. Discover what role attachment styles play in how we handle stress, and learn what practical steps you can take to avoid burnout.
Burnout: How to Manage Your Nervous System Before it Manages You – Claire’s book
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When something goes wrong in your team, do you immediately leap to the rescue? If so, you might unwittingly be practicing a form of leadership that’s damaging to your team in the long-term.
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