I was one of the millions of people all over the world whose career suffered a blow because of Covid-19. There I was, in the middle of lockdown wondering what on earth I would do when we finally emerged and my government self-employment grant ran out. My plans to launch my own marketing business and …
Ok… so this is a bit embarrassing. On last week’s Real Reflective Practice on the theme of ‘Creativity’, I opened the show with a story about a song I wrote to help me learn about leukaemia in med school, and I said I would share the full lyrics after the show. I’m now slightly regretting …
So last week was mental health awareness week. I feel like this year it’s come at a particularly poignant time, with mental wellbeing taking a universal nosedive thanks to Covid-19. The UN actually released guidance this week around supporting mental health in the wake of this pandemic, so it’s clearly a significant issue. And in …
So it’s been well over a month since I got the email from the GMC to tell me they’d reinstated my licence. After that flurry of conflicting emotions, all the media coverage and the strained conversations with friends and family, it’s now all feeling like a bit of an anti-climax. I’m still going through the …
Happy Wednesday all! Just a quick note to tell you I’ve got another THREE Real Reflective Practice livestreams confirmed! After the Guilt themed one went so well I’ve been asked to do more, so… On Monday 20th Apr I’ll be talking to Coach and Career Consultant Sally Beyer about Imposter Syndrome. Sally’s an expert in …
Day 19 of lockdown. I had a bit of a ‘moment’ today. I’d had a tough parenting day and it just felt for a brief moment that I couldn’t see an end to this situation… It was depressing. But then the clapping for carers started and I went out to join in. I know this …
REAL Reflective Practice for Doctors: GUILT Forget your e-portfolios for a moment. Reflective practice might be a mandatory training requirement, but rarely does it give doctors the opportunity and skillset to truly process the emotions that surround their work. And with concerns in recent years over the confidentiality of those reflections, it can feel like …
With everything that’s been going on lately with Covid-19 – the insane rotas, the failure to protect staff, the appalling lack of leadership and the battlefield the NHS has turned into, I’m not surprised that we’re now seeing doctors seriously considering a change of career. As much as the political rhetoric tells us we’re ‘all …
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I’ve been going round in circles this week. I’ve spoken to a lot of people. Including the Guardian, ITV News, my mentor and old friend Dr Gyles Morrison, my therapist, my husband, my friends, my dad, my whole fantastic community of ex-doctors, and some fellow coaches. I’m like a decision pendulum – one moment I’m …
It turns out I didn’t need to send that email after all. Less than 12 hours after I posted my last blog about how I was debating over whether to tell the GMC I’ll to return to the NHS in this time of coronavirus crisis, I got an email from the GMC informing me that, …