Taking time off
March 31, 2018
My time off was a time when I was ‘off’…I saw myself as having to be ‘on’ at work and that the reward for all this hard work was that I was allowed to be ‘off’… … More Taking time off
Taking a break
March 31, 2018
We tend to think of taking a break as something that happens later…A break is often something we look forward to, and work is something we have to “get through” to get to the break. … More Taking a break
What else can I do if I feel like I need a drink?
March 31, 2018
I used to drink a lot of alcohol, and when I say a lot, I mean a bottle or two of wine a day, not just a glass or two. I could not get through a day without drinking, but now I no longer drink alcohol at all…
… More What else can I do if I feel like I need a drink?
Whose role model are you?
March 31, 2018
We are all role models in life. We watch each other, look to each other, for guidance when learning how to do things in life and how to be in life, and this process starts when we are very young and continues throughout our lives. As children, we look to our parents first and foremost, … More Whose role model are you?
Why aren’t women leading the way?
March 10, 2018
Women are natural leaders. We lead by example, by reflection and by virtue of the fact we have an innate wisdom in our bodies that we are deeply connected to. So why aren’t women leading the way in life? … More Why aren’t women leading the way?
Evolution – A revolution in the way we see it
February 23, 2018
We have been raised to think of evolution as a straight line… we are born, we grow up, we live and die… … More Evolution – A revolution in the way we see it
Sexual Abuse in Surgery
October 29, 2017
The sexual abuse of women is once again in the news as the behaviour of a Hollywood producer is brought into the light. But are we shining that same light on our own profession of medicine & surgery?
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Why women make great surgeons
September 15, 2017
“The ideal surgeon should have the eye of an eagle,
the heart of a lion and
the hands of a woman.” … More Why women make great surgeons
Medical training should come with a health warning
August 24, 2017
No-one ever told me that medicine would be like this.
It did not come with a health warning. … More Medical training should come with a health warning
Why do we say that we practise medicine?
August 22, 2017
When we talk about being doctors, we don’t say that we do medicine or that we are medicine; we say that we practise medicine. What do we mean by this? … More Why do we say that we practise medicine?
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