In my day job I speak to health professionals about their experiences at work and what they find the most difficult. It nearly always boils down to communication, people being rude and dismissive, being shouted at, and communication being incomplete. This is not just from one direction, this is generally from every and any direction,Continue reading “Does our fear of vulnerability fuel our shame and disconnects us from people around us”
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Don’t chase a career path, go where your values take you
You might be at the beginning of your working life, or already on a career path and wondering what is next for you, there are always points in our life when we start to consider our choices on where we want to be in the next few years. There seems to be a popular viewContinue reading “Don’t chase a career path, go where your values take you”
Positivity (Not what it is cracked up to be)
This week I delivered a short talk to a group of Doctors in training about how to manage stress at work and home. I deliver this talk to Foundation Year 2 Doctors on a fairly regular basis. It started life as a straight up signposting session, telling them where to get help if they neededContinue reading “Positivity (Not what it is cracked up to be)”
Courage
I have written this opening sentence about 10 times and deleted it this morning. I just cannot decide what to write. I did contemplate not writing anything this week, as I didn’t think I had anything to say that was new. I am still not sure if I have anything to write. These blogs areContinue reading “Courage”
We all need to be heard, really heard!
I don’t often do 2 blogs, 2 days in a row, but today’s blog is less personal, what I want to talk about today is how we communicate more effectively, by talking less and listening more. Most of us think that we listen well but I would suggest most of do not. I have writtenContinue reading “We all need to be heard, really heard!”
I have found something I didn’t realise I had lost
I normally write my blogs when I get up on a Saturday morning. When I was in the groove a few years ago, it was my Saturday morning routine. During the pandemic at one point it was a daily routine. I found it incredibly helpful in managing my well-being. More recently I lost that routineContinue reading “I have found something I didn’t realise I had lost”
The Power and Curse of Emotional Intelligence
Last week I wrote a little bit about how I make decisions and interpret the world, I am much more comfortable picking up feelings, both internally and what is happening around me. I struggle to with creating and interrogating logical structures. I am fine if someone provides me with a structure that is not overlyContinue reading “The Power and Curse of Emotional Intelligence”
The shame of the imposter
There are a few things I want to talk about this week. I am really good at listening to people and getting into the thoughts alongside them, helping them poke around what is bothering them and get a bit more understanding about what is going on. I am rubbish at doing it myself, and IContinue reading “The shame of the imposter”
Riding the Waves
I was just looking back and I last wrote a back in March, and to be honest in the past 2 years since Mum passed away my blog writing at best has been sporadic. There were loads of reasons I suppose but the underlying most important reason was being comfortable sharing my thoughts with theContinue reading “Riding the Waves”
Happy Easter
Happy Easter, I hope everyone is having a restful weekend, even if it is just for some of it. So far I have a had a lovely weekend. Our weekend started on Thursday evening, myself and Lisa went to Hull City Hall to see Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast on tour. He interviewed BobContinue reading “Happy Easter”
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