Joyful Doctor

Storytelling and Creativity in Medicine

Dr Caroline Walker

In this epsiode Caroline chats with Dr Katie Gough, an NHS Consultant Anaesthetist, about the power of story-telling and creativity in medicine. 
Contact via:[email protected]
Recommended  resources
Book:The Atlas of The Heart - Brene BrownThe Light We Carry - Michelle Obama
Podcast:The Mel Robbins Podcast
TED TALKSAny by Brene Brown!

The Success Trap in Medicine

Dr Caroline Walker

Dr Caroline Walker interviews psychotherapist Nic Malcomson about The Success Trap in medicine. Nic describes the recurring patterns he has observed in over 5,000 therapy sessions with doctors - and how we can avoid the common pitfalls that lead us to acute and long-term mental health problems.
Nic is an experienced therapist who specialises in helping doctors to thrive - through his private and NHS work as a therapist and co-founder of Eudemedics: Well-being for Doctors.
Contact: [email protected]

Websites:
Eudemedics: Well-being for doctors
www.eudemedics.com

NHS Practitioner Health
www.practitionerhealth.nhs.uk

Wellbeing in Emergency Medicine

Dr Caroline Walker

In this episode Caroline interviews Dr Adrian Boyle, former President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine about the things we can do to improve the wellbeing of the Emergency Medicine workforce. Listen in to find out how interventions like 'warm handovers' and effective role-modelling from leaders can make all the difference to a struggling team member going through tough times.

Resource link:

Psychologically Informed Practice and Policy

https://rcem.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/University_of_Bath_PIPP_Infographic_Oct-2022.pdf

Contact Adrian on X:

@RCEMPolicyVP

(Apologies - due to unforeseen circumstances there was a significant delay between recording and releasing this episode - but it's all still great stuff that applies at the time of release! Adrian has since passed the RCEM Presidency baton on to Dr Ian Higginson, but he remains a big part of the RCEM team and a dedicated Emergency Physician.)

Coaching for Doctors

Dr Caroline Walker

In this episode Caroline interviews Tom Dillon from Your Coaching Journey about the many ways in which coaching can enrich our lives. Caroline shares her own experience of attending a coaching diploma course run by Tom in 2020, and how this led to Tom and his team developing the world's first doctor-specific coach training which has since trained over 300 people - helping to embed coaching principles at the heart of a range of healthcare settings across the UK.
Recommended resources:Find our more about Tom's Transformational Coaching Diploma for Doctors at: https://www.yourcoachingjourney.com
Contact details:Email: [email protected]

CBT and Adolescence

Dr Caroline Walker

Welcome to the Joyful Doctor Podcast! Dr Caroline Walker, founder of the Joyful Doctor, interviews GP and CBT therapist, Lee David.

Caroline chats with Dr Lee David - a GP, NHS practitioner Health Clinician, and CBT Therapist, about how we can use simple CBT techniques in our everyday lives as doctors… 

Lee’s name is well known in primary care settings, having written a brilliant book on how to do CBT in bite-sized 10 minutes chunks - perfect for busy clinicians wanting to  make a meaningful impact on their patients wellbeing within  tight time-constraints!

Link to the book: https://amzn.to/3y0vmhs

Website: https://www.10minutecbt.co.uk/

Twitter: @10minuteCBT

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lee-david-14606818/

Resources:

Wellbeing module:  https://elearning.10minutecbt.co.uk/courses/balancing-wellbeing-and-beating-burnout

Self-compassion videos:

·         Susan David: https://ideas.ted.com/how-to-be-kinder-to-yourself-self-compassion/

·         Kristin Neff: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvtZBUSplr4&ab_channel=TEDxTalks

·         Brene Brown https://www.ted.com/talks/brene_brown_the_power_of_vulnerability?language=en