Are you an overworked doctor who has put aside many of the joys of life because you have been striving for years to reach the pinnacle of the medical profession wherever or whatever you perceive that to be?
You have had years of studying Medicine, designing and carrying out and then writing up medical research projects so that your name can be listed amongst the good and the great doctors, yet something seems to be missing from your life.
You have gradually come to the realisation that there is more to life than Medicine and yet may be feeling guilty about even having that thought.
What is it about the culture of Medicine which means that many doctors, believe that everything else in life must take second place to progression in your speciality? Yet there is a dilemma here: senior doctors who have lived this sort of life and don’t want to admit any regrets maintain that in order to be the best medical specialist you need to devote the majority of your time to working as a doctor and learning in and about your chosen medical speciality. Continue reading Doctor, take time for yourself….
If you are confused about how or if Coaching might be useful for you then here are some of the ways it can enable you to improve your life and also what it offers. Coaching has been confused with other helping disciplines such as counselling or psychotherapy and although Continue reading Coaching doctors: why and how?
Do doctors need more support than they have now? Part of the ‘culture’ of the medical profession is that you are strong enough to deal with whatever you see or hear. But is that true? Surely as human beings doctors as much as anyone Continue reading Supporting doctors
Although you may believe that you are indispensable, you might, one day, become unable to work. Perhaps you develop an illness which means you must take time away from work to recover fully either physically, emotionally or both. You may not want to take this time away from work Continue reading Doctor, indispensible or not?
Many people find joining a group to support them through change is beneficial. Would a group for doctors who want their lives to be much, much better also work? It might be useful for doctors who:
As a doctor who is well aware of the need for regular exercise to improve your health and well-being, stop and ask yourself if you are actually doing enough exercise. You know that in order to be fit and well you need to exercise your body mind and spirit Continue reading Easy exercise for doctors
Would you like to find out how to relax more often and as a result be a more effective doctor? Some days the work seems overwhelming. As soon as you finish with one thing there is another patient to see, another phone call to answer and another Continue reading Tips on how to be a more effective doctor
Are you a better doctor if you’ve experienced the illness or condition your patient has? I’ve wondered about this for years! Can a man know what it’s like to give birth, for example, and does experiencing this make a female doctor a better obstetrician as a result? Continue reading Are you a better doctor if…?
