Doctors’ Health – attending to our own
July 21, 2019
“I will attend to my own health, wellbeing and abilities in order to provide care of the highest standard.” … More Doctors’ Health – attending to our own
How do we deal with the challenges of being a doctor as we age?
June 25, 2019
How do we deal with the challenges of being a doctor as we age?
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Breathe your own breath
June 24, 2019
Breathe your own breath … what on earth does that mean? We breathe, in and out, all the time … but how aware are we of the quality of our breath and the effect that it has on the quality of our life? We are not always conscious of our breathing, but whether we are … More Breathe your own breath
Is there a healthy way to be ill?
June 23, 2019
We cannot always prevent ourselves from getting sick, but is there a healthy way to be ill? … More Is there a healthy way to be ill?
The power of communication in medicine
May 23, 2019
Medicine has a language all of its own – a combination of Ancient Greek, Latin, people’s names, made-up words and acronyms – but what is the purpose of that language? It has been developed for us to communicate with each other – with other doctors, but also with our colleagues, staff and patients – and … More The power of communication in medicine
Reform is needed for unaccredited registrars
May 22, 2019
We know to our cost that doctors are not superhuman, and if the current epidemic of burnout, exhaustion, depression and suicide is to be dealt with, we all need to be treated as people in order to be able to care for ourselves and do our jobs and and provide the deep care that we all feel for people. … More Reform is needed for unaccredited registrars
Self-care – not just another doing, but a quality of being
May 21, 2019
What if self-care is not about doing anything in particular, not something that we have to add to our days, but rather how we care for ourselves in every minute of our day … for self-care is a quality of being. … More Self-care – not just another doing, but a quality of being
Alcohol: why do we turn a blind eye?
May 20, 2019
Why do we as doctors, who care deeply about people, turn a blind eye when it comes to problems with alcohol, in ourselves and in our colleagues? … More Alcohol: why do we turn a blind eye?
Living life with energetic integrity
May 14, 2019
We live life as if we are merely human and human life is merely physical, but deep down we have a nagging sense, a knowing even, that this is not true and that we are far more than we pretend to be. … More Living life with energetic integrity
How to read if your favourite philosopher is having an off day
May 13, 2019
t\The meaning of philosophy is ‘the love of wisdom’ … be wise and loving, and discern what is true … and the whole truth always includes love.
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