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.)

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

Caroline shares her own recent experience of being diagnosed and treated for ADHD, at a time when more and more doctors are coming forward for help with the condition, amidst a cultural backlash of scepticism from colleagues and the press.

Caroline talks with 'The ADHD Advocate Steph Camilleri about the  challenges and joys of ADHD on adulthood - including diagnosis, treatment and adapting to life as a doctor on the neurodiverse spectrum.

Apply for Access to Work support at:

https://www.gov.uk/access-to-work

Contact Steph and her team at the ADHD Advocate:

www.theadhdadvocate.com

Follow Steph on Social Media at:

https://www.youtube.com/@theadhdadvocate6217

Get in touch with Tamara at:

teamjoy@joyfuldoctor.com

www.joyfuldoctor.com/coaching

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.

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: rachel@wildmonday.co.uk

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/ 

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

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.  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 author of '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/

Suzi B Wellness Within

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: nicky@onelifetherapies.com

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 – rachel@wildmonday.co.uk Twitter - @DrRachel Morris Contact Caroline – caroline@joyfuldoctor.com Twitter @joyful_doctor

Show notes and links: Coronavirus wellbeing support for doctors Facebook group https://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 Harris https://www.amazon.co.uk/Happiness-Tr...

BMA Wellbeing Service https://www.bma.org.uk/advice/work-li...

The NHS Practitioner Health Programme https://www.practitionerhealth.nhs.uk

In this episode, Caroline and Rachel explore how we can manage our sadness, anger and grief through the evolving pandemic.

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 – rachel@wildmonday.co.uk Twitter - @DrRachel Morris Contact Caroline – caroline@joyfuldoctor.com Twitter @joyful_doctor Show 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 Peters https://www.amazon.co.uk/Chimp-Parado...

Calm app https://www.calm.com/

Headspace app https://www.headspace.com/headspace-m...

Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Finding Peace in a Frantic World by Mark Williams and Danny Penman https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mindfulness-...

The NHS Practitioner Health Programme https://www.practitionerhealth.nhs.uk/

Top Tips:

@Yourwellbeingdr

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.

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 coach

Connect 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

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

Show notes:

The Practitioner Health Programme/ GP Health Service -  Free and confidential NHS services for doctors across England

www.php.nhs.uk - 0203 049 4505 - england.phpadmin@nhs.net

In this episode, Caroline chats with the lovely Dr Grace Castronovo - a GP trainee with some great advice for surviving the emotional pressures of the job.

Show notes:

Email: Grace.Castronovo@nhs.net

Twitter: @graciercast 

In this episode, Caroline chats with the amazing Dr Julia Baxendine-Jones - a pathologist and artist with a life-long history of OCD.

Listen in to hear Julia's inspiring story of recovery and hope.

Show notes:

Julia's recommended book:

Mad Girl - Briony Gordon

In this episode, The Joyful Doctor Caroline chats with the amazing Dr Josie Jenkinson - Consultant Psychiatrist and Founder of Equility UK, a horse-based therapy and training company.

Listen in to hear about Josie's brush with depression as a doctor and how she stays well balanced as a busy working mum of 2 (horses that is!).

Show notes:

Recommended support services for doctors in England:

The Practitioner Health Programme

www.php.nhs.uk

The GP Health Service

www.gphealth.nhs.uk

Josie's recommended books:

Thrive - Arianna Huffington