The podcast for GPs, hospital doctors and other professionals in high-stakes, high-stress jobs who want to thrive rather than just survive. You studied for years, you’re really good at what you do but you’ve noticed that you’re starting to feel overwhelmed, overworked and under-resourced. You may be comparing yourself to a frog in boiling water - the heat has built up so slowly that you haven’t noticed the extra-long days becoming the norm. You may feel on the edge and trapped in the very job that you’ve spent years working towards. Here’s the problem, frogs only have two choices; stay and be boiled alive, or jump out of the pan. The good news is that you are not a frog. You have many more choices than you think you do. You don’t have to quit, and nor should stress and burnout be inevitable. It is possible to be master of your own destiny, to craft your work life and career so that you can thrive even in the most difficult of situations. There are simple changes you can make which will make a huge difference to your stress levels and help you enjoy life again...
https://youarenotafrog.com
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 6 days 20 hours 33 minutes
episode 11: The Magical Art of Reading Sweary Books with Dr Liz O’Riordan
In this episode, Rachel is joined once again by Dr Liz O’Riordan, the ‘Breast Surgeon with Breast Cancer’, TEDx speaker, author, blogger, triathlete and all round superstar who has been nominated for ‘Woman of the Year’. She is also an BMA Award-winning co-author of ‘The Complete Guide to Breast Cancer: How to feel empowered and take control’.
We chat about the many books in the F**k it genre of books, particularly the ones by Liz’s favourite author Sarah Knight...
episode 10: What We’re Talking About When We Talk About Compassion Fatigue with Agnes Otzelberger
In this episode, Rachel is joined by Agnes Otzelberger, a trainer, research and activist with a special interest in what happens when we tire of ‘doing good’.
We chat about what can happen to carers, healthcare staff and humanitarian workers when they become overwhelmed and burnt out by the magnitude of the needs and the suffering of the people they are dealing with on a day to day basis...
episode 9: Making Change Happen in a World Full of NoNos, with Ben Gowland
In this episode, Rachel is joined by Ben Gowland, Director of Ockham Healthcare and host of The General Practice Podcast.
We chat about why changes work or fail - it’s often dependent how we do the change rather than what we are trying to change, so how we make changes is a really important part of how we run our practices...
episode 8: Emotions and vulnerability, friend or foe? with Dr Haidar Al-Hakim
In this episode, Rachel is joined by Dr Haidar Al-Hakim, the Third Eye Doctor, Podcaster, Speaker, Opthalmologist and author of the book Physician on Fire.
We chat about emotions and vulnerability, are they helpful or not, and why we sometimes find it so difficult to understand what we really need, and who we really are. We discuss the importance of finding someone who really gets you, who you can talk things over with and some strategies to get back to ourselves...
episode 7: Why Saying Yes is Far More Dangerous Than Saying No with Dr Katie Bramall-Stainer
In this episode, Rachel is joined by Dr Katie Bramall-Stainer, CEO of Cambridgeshire LMC, GPC and BMA Council member and one of Pulse’s Power 50 GPs.
We chat about her journey as an activist in helping make GPs lives better and discuss how things can go wrong so quickly when we try to be too nice and too helpful...
episode 6: Making Small Changes to Get Great Results with Dr Rosanna Hunt
In this episode, Rachel is joined by Dr Rosanna Hunt a Psychologist who works with NHS Horizons.
We chat about how their team absence rates were far too high, so they decided to try to improve the wellbeing of their team using 30-day sprints and quality improvement processes. They did one small action at a time and measured the effect. They reduced sickness rates from 15% to just 3%...
episode 5: Creative Career Management with Dr Adam Harrison
In this episode, Rachel is joined by Dr Adam Harrison, Portfolio GP, Vice Chair Notts LMC and dual-qualified Medical Barrister
We chat about his career journey, how he diversified and found a varied and fulfilling career. We talk about the importance of networking, as many of the jobs we have done weren’t advertised. We talk about how to find these jobs using tools such as LinkedIn and good old-fashioned email and phone calls...
episode 4: How to Survive the Really Tough Stuff with Liz O'Riordan
In this episode, Rachel is joined by award-winning Dr Liz O’Riordan, the ‘Breast Surgeon with Breast Cancer’, TEDx speaker, author, blogger, triathlete and all-round superstar who has been nominated for ‘Woman of the Year’.
We chat about what it’s like to receive a devastating diagnosis as a doctor and how hard it can be to be a patient. We talk about our own unrealistic expectations and knowing your own limits...
episode 2: Tiny habits, big changes, with Dr Katherine Hickman
In this episode, Rachel is joined by Dr Katherine Hickman, GP working in Bradford, Respiratory Lead and Tiny Habits® Coach. Katherine has been through her own episode of stress and burnout and we talk about how she got through and changed her life by using the ‘tiny habits’ technique.
We explore about how these tiny habits can produce huge changes and talk through how you can start to use this technique to help make changes in everyday life, and even at work...
episode 3: Your Passions May Not Be What You Think They Are, with Dr Surina Chibber
In this episode, Rachel is joined by Dr Surina Chibber, Portfolio GP, Red Whale GP Update Presenter and co-Founder of mylocummanager.com who was named as one of Pulse Magazine’s ‘Rising Stars’ last year. We talk about how the journey Surina has been on from locum GP to the founder of tech company, what she’s learned along the way, and the surprising truth that sometimes we find our passions as a result of following our interests, not following our passions...