You Are Not A Frog
341 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe podcast for GPs, hospital doctors and other professionals in high-stakes, high-stress jobs who want to thrive rather than just survive.
You studied for years, you’re really good at what you do but you’ve noticed that you’re starting to feel overwhelmed, overworked and under-resourced. You may be comparing yourself to a frog in boiling water - the heat has built up so slowly that you haven’t noticed the extra-long days becoming the norm. You may feel on the edge and trapped in the very job that you’ve spent years working towards.
Here’s the problem, frogs only have two choices; stay and be boiled alive, or jump out of the pan. The good news is that you are not a frog. You have many more choices than you think you do. You don’t have to quit, and nor should stress and burnout be inevitable.
It is possible to be master of your own destiny, to craft your work life and career so that you can thrive even in the most difficult of situations. There are simple changes you can make which will make a huge difference to your stress levels and help you enjoy life again.
Your host is Dr Rachel Morris, GP turned Executive Coach and Specialist in Resilience at Work who knows what it’s like to feel like an exhausted frog. In the podcast, she’ll be talking to friends, colleagues and experts all who have an interesting take on resilience for clever people in high-stakes, high-stress jobs so that together you can take back control to beat stress and burnout, survive and thrive.
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Episodes
How to ACT instead of stewing on your thoughts
July 21, 2020 07:00 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBIn this episode, Rachel is joined by Dr Shani Langdon, a Clinical Psychologist specialising in mindfulness-based approaches. In this episode we discuss Acceptance and Commitment therapy a powerful way to deal with emotions and move forwards in our lives. Shani is an ACT practitioner and we discuss the three stages, firstly how we can choose to fuse with our thoughts and fully integrate and identify with them or choose to let them go, secondly how we can help ourselves accept the feelings t...
How to ACT Instead of Stewing on Your Thoughts
July 21, 2020 07:00 - 41 minutes - 28.4 MBIn this episode, Rachel is joined by Dr Shani Langdon, a Clinical Psychologist specialising in mindfulness-based approaches. In this episode we discuss Acceptance and Commitment therapy a powerful way to deal with emotions and move forwards in our lives. Shani is an ACT practitioner and we discuss the three stages, firstly how we can choose to fuse with our thoughts and fully integrate and identify with them or choose to let them go, secondly how we can help ourselves accept the feelings t...
COVID-19 Supporting Doctors. COVID boredom – what should we do?
July 14, 2020 07:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBIn this episode of the podcast, Rachel is joined again by Dr Caroline Walker – The Joyful Doctor. Caroline is a Psychiatrist, therapist, specialist in the wellbeing of doctors and host of The Joyful Doctor Podcast. This is the sixth in a new series of podcast episodes and videos – COVID-19 Supporting Doctors. In these very difficult times, Caroline and Rachel are working together to bring you as much support as they can. We’ll be tackling various different topics as they emerge in order to...
COVID-19 Supporting Doctors. COVID boredom – What Should We Do?
July 14, 2020 07:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBIn this episode of the podcast, Rachel is joined again by Dr Caroline Walker – The Joyful Doctor. Caroline is a Psychiatrist, therapist, specialist in the wellbeing of doctors and host of The Joyful Doctor Podcast. This is the sixth in a new series of podcast episodes and videos – COVID-19 Supporting Doctors. In these very difficult times, Caroline and Rachel are working together to bring you as much support as they can. We’ll be tackling various different topics as they emerge in order to...
COVID-19 Supporting Doctors. COVID boredom – what should we do?
July 14, 2020 07:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBIn this episode of the podcast, Rachel is joined again by Dr Caroline Walker – The Joyful Doctor. Caroline is a Psychiatrist, therapist, specialist in the wellbeing of doctors and host of The Joyful Doctor Podcast. This is the sixth in a new series of podcast episodes and videos – COVID-19 Supporting Doctors. In these very difficult times, Caroline and Rachel are working together to bring you as much support as they can. We’ll be tackling various different topics as they emerge in order to...
Ask the Frog – What Will You Stop Start Continue After Lockdown?
July 07, 2020 07:00 - 46 minutes - 31.6 MBIn this episode, Rachel is joined by Dr Jamie Wyllie, GP and Red Whale Lead. Manage. Thrive! Course presenter. We chat about lockdown, what’s we’ve hated about it, how it’s affected us but also the things that we’ve learned about ourselves, our families and our work. Many of us have found we’ve had more time and space as activities have been cancelled, many of us have found that we have no time and space at all (depending on our home circumstances) but it’s fair to say that most of us have...
Ask the frog – What will you Stop Start Continue after lockdown?
July 07, 2020 07:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MBIn this episode, Rachel is joined by Dr Jamie Wyllie, GP and Red Whale Lead. Manage. Thrive! Course presenter. We chat about lockdown, what’s we’ve hated about it, how it’s affected us but also the things that we’ve learned about ourselves, our families and our work. Many of us have found we’ve had more time and space as activities have been cancelled, many of us have found that we have no time and space at all (depending on our home circumstances) but it’s fair to say that most of us have...
How to be a professional woman with Dame Jane Dacre
June 30, 2020 07:00 - 39 minutes - 27.1 MBIn this episode, Rachel is joined by Dame Jane Dacre, Ex-President of the Royal College of Physicians, Consultant Rheumatologist, Author of the Gender Pay Gap in Medicine Report and President of the MPS We talk about the gender pay gap, why it has happened and what effect this has on us. Being a professional woman in medicine (and other professions) is easier than it used to be but there’s still a lot of inequality in the system. We talk about the societal expectations that there are on ...
How to Be a Professional Woman with Dame Jane Dacre
June 30, 2020 07:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MBIn this episode, Rachel is joined by Dame Jane Dacre, Ex-President of the Royal College of Physicians, Consultant Rheumatologist, Author of the Gender Pay Gap in Medicine Report and President of the MPS We talk about the gender pay gap, why it has happened and what effect this has on us. Being a professional woman in medicine (and other professions) is easier than it used to be but there’s still a lot of inequality in the system. We talk about the societal expectations that there are on ...
Leading with tough love with Gary Hughes
June 23, 2020 07:00 - 39 minutes - 27.3 MBIn this episode, Rachel is joined by Gary Hughes, author of the book Leadership in Practice, blogger, educator and facilitator who is a Practice Manager by day. We chat about how leadership in the COVID-19 crisis has had to adapt, and the different roles that a leader has had to take. Whether you are leading an organisation, a small team or even just working in a group of colleagues, compassion, kindness and clarity has never been more important. We talk about the three phases of the respo...
Leading With Tough Love with Gary Hughes
June 23, 2020 07:00 - 40 minutes - 27.7 MBIn this episode, Rachel is joined by Gary Hughes, author of the book Leadership in Practice, blogger, educator and facilitator who is a Practice Manager by day. We chat about how leadership in the COVID-19 crisis has had to adapt, and the different roles that a leader has had to take. Whether you are leading an organisation, a small team or even just working in a group of colleagues, compassion, kindness and clarity has never been more important. We talk about the three phases of the respo...
How We Show Up Through the Lens of the Enneagram, with Annie Hanekom
June 16, 2020 07:00 - 58 minutes - 40.4 MBIn this episode, Rachel chats with Annie Hanekom, Leadership and Team Facilitator and Coach and Certified Enneagram Practitioner We chat about the Enneagram – an ancient way of understanding ourselves, our personality and our responses to others. This has been a very powerful way that people have understood themselves and others over hundreds of years which has enjoyed a resurgence recently. We discuss why it can be such a powerful tool for self-awareness and chat about the insights it can ...
How we show up through the lens of the Enneagram, with Annie Hanekom
June 16, 2020 07:00 - 58 minutes - 40.1 MBIn this episode, Rachel chats with Annie Hanekom, Leadership and Team Facilitator and Coach and Certified Enneagram Practitioner We chat about the Enneagram – an ancient way of understanding ourselves, our personality and our responses to others. This has been a very powerful way that people have understood themselves and others over hundreds of years which has enjoyed a resurgence recently. We discuss why it can be such a powerful tool for self-awareness and chat about the insights it can ...
How to be an adult with Ebonie Allard
June 09, 2020 07:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MBSomething a little different this week -we’re going back to an interview that was recorded just before the COVID crisis hit us. In this episode, Rachel is joined by Ebonie Allard, an award-winning life and business coach, author of Misfit to Maven: The Story of AARCH to AAHH and host of the popular podcast ‘Adulting with Ebonie’ We chat about how to live lives that feel as good on the inside as they look on the outside which includes taking just the right amount of responsibility for your...
How to Be an Adult with Ebonie Allard
June 09, 2020 07:00 - 41 minutes - 28.4 MBSomething a little different this week -we’re going back to an interview that was recorded just before the COVID crisis hit us. In this episode, Rachel is joined by Ebonie Allard, an award-winning life and business coach, author of Misfit to Maven: The Story of AARCH to AAHH and host of the popular podcast ‘Adulting with Ebonie’ We chat about how to live lives that feel as good on the inside as they look on the outside which includes taking just the right amount of responsibility for your...
How to Manage Conflict During COVID with Jane Gunn
June 02, 2020 07:00 - 48 minutes - 33 MBThis week Rachel is thrilled to welcome back Jane Gunn – lawyer, mediator and expert in conflict resolution who has been known as the Corporate Peacemaker. This episode is for you if the thought of addressing a difficult issue with one of your colleagues send you running for the hills… When the Coronavirus crisis first hit, we collectively started to behave a bit better – give each other a break and make allowances but as time has gone on, our old ways of behaving coupled with anxiety, unce...
How to manage conflict during COVID with Jane Gunn
June 02, 2020 07:00 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MBThis week Rachel is thrilled to welcome back Jane Gunn – lawyer, mediator and expert in conflict resolution who has been known as the Corporate Peacemaker. This episode is for you if the thought of addressing a difficult issue with one of your colleagues send you running for the hills… When the Coronavirus crisis first hit, we collectively started to behave a bit better – give each other a break and make allowances but as time has gone on, our old ways of behaving coupled with anxiety, unce...
COVID-19 Supporting Doctors. COVID Fatigue – What’s Going on, and What We Can Do About it
May 26, 2020 07:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MBIn this episode of the podcast, Rachel is joined again by Dr Caroline Walker – The Joyful Doctor. Caroline is a Psychiatrist, therapist, specialist in the wellbeing of doctors and host of The Joyful Doctor Podcast. This is the fifth in a new series of podcast episodes and videos – COVID-19 Supporting Doctors. In these very difficult times, Caroline and Rachel are working together to bring you as much support as they can. We’ll be tackling various different topics as they emerge in order to...
COVID-19 Supporting Doctors. COVID fatigue – what’s going on, and what we can do about it
May 26, 2020 07:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBIn this episode of the podcast, Rachel is joined again by Dr Caroline Walker – The Joyful Doctor. Caroline is a Psychiatrist, therapist, specialist in the wellbeing of doctors and host of The Joyful Doctor Podcast. This is the fifth in a new series of podcast episodes and videos – COVID-19 Supporting Doctors. In these very difficult times, Caroline and Rachel are working together to bring you as much support as they can. We’ll be tackling various different topics as they emerge in order to...
The Power of the Positive with Dr Amrita Sen Mukherjee
May 19, 2020 07:00 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBIn this episode of the podcast, Rachel is joined by Dr Amrita Sen Mukherjee, a portfolio GP with a special interest in occupational health, a Next Gen GP lead and the RCGP First5 Wellbeing lead as well as mother to two small children. We talk about the power of positivity and how this works during difficult times such as those we are experiencing right now. Ami is undertaking a Masters in Positive Psychology and we discuss some of the positive psychology principles and research around how ...
Treat others as they would like to be treated. Top tips for dealing with stress in others
May 12, 2020 07:00 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBThis week Rachel chats with Gitanjali Trevorrow-Seymour A self confessed neuroscience nerd, Gitanjali is on a mission to liberate our brains. As The Possiblist Coach she increases her client's resilience, confidence and impact; liberating them from overthinking so they are empowered to see what's possible. She is also the Founder of the leadership development company, High Definition You. If you’d like to see the slide on social styles then why don’t you watch this episode on YouTube? (inser...
Treat Others as They Would Like to Be Treated. Top Tips for Dealing with Stress in Others
May 12, 2020 07:00 - 57 minutes - 39.1 MBThis week Rachel chats with Gitanjali Trevorrow-Seymour A self confessed neuroscience nerd, Gitanjali is on a mission to liberate our brains. As The Possiblist Coach she increases her client's resilience, confidence and impact; liberating them from overthinking so they are empowered to see what's possible. She is also the Founder of the leadership development company, High Definition You. If you’d like to see the slide on social styles then why don’t you watch this episode on YouTube? (inser...
COVID-19 Supporting Doctors: Great expectations? Why we expect too much of ourselves and how to give ourselves a break with Dr Caroline Walker and Dr Rachel Morris
May 05, 2020 07:00 - 38 minutes - 26.3 MBIn this episode of the podcast, Rachel is joined again by Dr Caroline Walker – The Joyful Doctor. Caroline is a Psychiatrist, therapist, specialist in the wellbeing of doctors and host of The Joyful Doctor Podcast. This is the fourth in a new series of podcast episodes and videos – COVID-19 Supporting Doctors. In these very difficult times, Caroline and Rachel are working together to bring you as much support as they can. We’ll be tackling various different topics as they emerge in order t...
COVID-19 Supporting Doctors: Great expectations? Why We Expect Too Much of Ourselves and How to Give Ourselves a Break with Dr Caroline Walker and Dr Rachel Morris
May 05, 2020 07:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MBIn this episode of the podcast, Rachel is joined again by Dr Caroline Walker – The Joyful Doctor. Caroline is a Psychiatrist, therapist, specialist in the wellbeing of doctors and host of The Joyful Doctor Podcast. This is the fourth in a new series of podcast episodes and videos – COVID-19 Supporting Doctors. In these very difficult times, Caroline and Rachel are working together to bring you as much support as they can. We’ll be tackling various different topics as they emerge in order t...
How to take control of your thoughts with Corrina Gordon Barnes
April 28, 2020 07:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBIn this episode, Rachel is joined by Corrina Gordon Barnes, a Certified Professional Coactive Coach (CPCC), facilitator of The Work and trained teacher. We chat about how, during the coronavirus crisis, some of our thoughts and ways of thinking can be causing us needless suffering. Corrina has discovered a practice called ‘The Work’ which has been transformational in her life and now uses this approach to help people question their thoughts and limit the suffering that they may be experienc...
How to Take Control of Your Thoughts with Corrina Gordon Barnes
April 28, 2020 07:00 - 43 minutes - 30.1 MBIn this episode, Rachel is joined by Corrina Gordon Barnes, a Certified Professional Coactive Coach (CPCC), facilitator of The Work and trained teacher. We chat about how, during the coronavirus crisis, some of our thoughts and ways of thinking can be causing us needless suffering. Corrina has discovered a practice called ‘The Work’ which has been transformational in her life and now uses this approach to help people question their thoughts and limit the suffering that they may be experienc...
Get Off Your Phone! How to Limit Your Social Media and News Consumption to Beat Stress and Anxiety
April 21, 2020 07:00 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MBIn this episode, Rachel is joined again by Dr Katherine Hickman, GP, mentor and Tiny Habits Coach and Respiratory Lead in Yorkshire. In the midst of the COVID crisis, many of us are glued to the latest news, constantly on Facebook or WhatsApp replying to colleagues, friends and family and, to be, honest, some of it isn’t that helpful in terms of keeping well, reducing our stress and staying calm through the crisis. We talk about how to use the Tiny Habits behavioural change approach to h...
Get off your phone! How to limit your social media and news consumption to beat stress and anxiety.
April 21, 2020 07:00 - 44 minutes - 30.4 MBIn this episode, Rachel is joined again by Dr Katherine Hickman, GP, mentor and Tiny Habits Coach and Respiratory Lead in Yorkshire. In the midst of the COVID crisis, many of us are glued to the latest news, constantly on Facebook or WhatsApp replying to colleagues, friends and family and, to be, honest, some of it isn’t that helpful in terms of keeping well, reducing our stress and staying calm through the crisis. We talk about how to use the Tiny Habits behavioural change approach to h...
COVID-19 Supporting Doctors: Moral injury hurts with Dr Caroline Walker and Dr Rachel Morris
April 14, 2020 07:00 - 34 minutes - 23.5 MBRachel is joined again by Dr Caroline Walker, The Joyful Doctor. Caroline is a Psychiatrist, therapist, specialist in the wellbeing of doctors & host of The Joyful Doctor Podcast. This is the third in a new series of podcast episodes and videos – COVID-19 Supporting Doctors. In these difficult times, Caroline & Rachel are working together to bring you as much support as they can. We’ll be tackling various different topics as they emerge in order to help doctors keep their head in the game,...
COVID-19 Supporting Doctors: Moral Injury Hurts with Dr Caroline Walker and Dr Rachel Morris
April 14, 2020 07:00 - 35 minutes - 24.2 MBRachel is joined again by Dr Caroline Walker, The Joyful Doctor. Caroline is a Psychiatrist, therapist, specialist in the wellbeing of doctors & host of The Joyful Doctor Podcast. This is the third in a new series of podcast episodes and videos – COVID-19 Supporting Doctors. In these difficult times, Caroline & Rachel are working together to bring you as much support as they can. We’ll be tackling various different topics as they emerge in order to help doctors keep their head in the game,...
Caring for Ourselves Whilst Coping With Loss with Dr Jonathan Griffiths
April 07, 2020 07:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBIn this episode of the podcast, Rachel is joined by Dr Jonathan Griffiths, a portfolio GP from Nantwich who is also a blogger, a TEDx Speaker and Primary Care Adviser to the STP. In this episode, we talk about Jonathan’s experience of losing his young son to a rare haematological condition and his journey of a slow recovery following this huge loss. We chat about the need to be kind to yourself, know your limits and boundaries and how to return to work when the time comes. We talk about ...
Caring for ourselves whilst coping with loss with Dr Jonathan Griffiths
April 07, 2020 07:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MBIn this episode of the podcast, Rachel is joined by Dr Jonathan Griffiths, a portfolio GP from Nantwich who is also a blogger, a TEDx Speaker and Primary Care Adviser to the STP. In this episode, we talk about Jonathan’s experience of losing his young son to a rare haematological condition and his journey of a slow recovery following this huge loss. We chat about the need to be kind to yourself, know your limits and boundaries and how to return to work when the time comes. We talk about ...
COVID-19 Supporting Doctors: How to deal with our sadness, anger and grief through the crisis with Dr Caroline Walker and Dr Rachel Morris
March 31, 2020 07:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MBIn this episode of the podcast, Rachel is joined again by Dr Caroline Walker – The Joyful Doctor. Caroline is a Psychiatrist, therapist, specialist in the wellbeing of doctors and host of The Joyful Doctor Podcast. This is the second in a new series of podcast episodes and videos – COVID-19 Supporting Doctors. In these difficult times, we're working together to bring you as much support as they can. We’ll be tackling various different topics as they emerge in order to help doctors keep the...
COVID-19 Supporting Doctors: How to Deal With Our Sadness, Anger and Grief Through the Crisis with Dr Caroline Walker and Dr Rachel Morris
March 31, 2020 07:00 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBIn this episode of the podcast, Rachel is joined again by Dr Caroline Walker – The Joyful Doctor. Caroline is a Psychiatrist, therapist, specialist in the wellbeing of doctors and host of The Joyful Doctor Podcast. This is the second in a new series of podcast episodes and videos – COVID-19 Supporting Doctors. In these difficult times, we're working together to bring you as much support as they can. We’ll be tackling various different topics as they emerge in order to help doctors keep the...
COVID-19 Supporting Doctors: How to manage our stress and anxiety through the crisis with Dr Caroline Walker and Dr Rachel Morris
March 24, 2020 08:00 - 45 minutes - 31.4 MBIn this special episode of the podcast, Rachel is joined by Dr Caroline Walker – The Joyful Doctor. Caroline is a Psychiatrist, therapist, specialist in the wellbeing of doctors and host of The Joyful Doctor Podcast. This is the first in a new series of podcast episodes and videos – COVID-19 Supporting Doctors: How to manage our stress and anxiety through the crisis. In these very difficult times, Caroline and Rachel are working together to bring you as much support as they can. We’ll be ta...
COVID-19 Supporting Doctors: How to Manage Our Stress and Anxiety Through the Crisis with Dr Caroline Walker and Dr Rachel Morris
March 24, 2020 08:00 - 45 minutes - 31.3 MBIn this special episode of the podcast, Rachel is joined by Dr Caroline Walker – The Joyful Doctor. Caroline is a Psychiatrist, therapist, specialist in the wellbeing of doctors and host of The Joyful Doctor Podcast. This is the first in a new series of podcast episodes and videos – COVID-19 Supporting Doctors: How to manage our stress and anxiety through the crisis. In these very difficult times, Caroline and Rachel are working together to bring you as much support as they can. We’ll be ta...
Getting into the Flow with Richard Husseiny
March 17, 2020 08:00 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MBIn this episode, Rachel is joined by Richard Husseiny, an ex-olympic strength and conditioning coach and the founder of the conscious life collective, an alternative framework for wellbeing. We chat about his experiences working with Olympic athletes and the techniques they use to control their stress before the big event. Mild stress helps our performance to increase but pretty quickly our performance peaks, too much stress and our performance starts to dip. Activating the parasympathetic ...
Getting into the flow with Richard Husseiny
March 17, 2020 08:00 - 41 minutes - 28.4 MBIn this episode, Rachel is joined by Richard Husseiny, an ex-olympic strength and conditioning coach and the founder of the conscious life collective, an alternative framework for wellbeing. We chat about his experiences working with Olympic athletes and the techniques they use to control their stress before the big event. Mild stress helps our performance to increase but pretty quickly our performance peaks, too much stress and our performance starts to dip. Activating the parasympathetic ...
The Truth about Burnout with Dr Rachel Morris
March 10, 2020 08:00 - 41 minutes - 28.3 MBIn this episode, Rachel talks about the worrying statistics about burnout and exhaustion in doctors and discusses some of the reasons why burnout is on the increase. There are some uncomfortable truths about burnout Doctors are not immune – in fact perfectionist tendencies and increased engagement with their jobs make them more prone to burnout In the ICD 11 codes, the WHO have newly classified Burnout Syndrome as caused by a toxic workplace culture and unmanaged stress No-one else is ...
The Truth About Burnout with Dr Rachel Morris
March 10, 2020 08:00 - 42 minutes - 28.9 MBIn this episode, Rachel talks about the worrying statistics about burnout and exhaustion in doctors and discusses some of the reasons why burnout is on the increase. There are some uncomfortable truths about burnout Doctors are not immune – in fact perfectionist tendencies and increased engagement with their jobs make them more prone to burnout In the ICD 11 codes, the WHO have newly classified Burnout Syndrome as caused by a toxic workplace culture and unmanaged stress No-one else is ...
At what cost? With Laurence McCahill
March 03, 2020 08:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MBIn this episode, Rachel is joined by Laurence McCahill, co-founder of the Happy Startup School, an alternative business school and thriving community of entrepreneurs that put happiness before profits. We chat about the importance of knowing what we really want before setting vision and goals. What would life be like if we designed how we want to live and then created careers that work around this? We discuss how to create your ideal working week. Download my free ‘Thrive Week’ tool in t...
At What Cost? with Laurence McCahill
March 03, 2020 08:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MBIn this episode, Rachel is joined by Laurence McCahill, co-founder of the Happy Startup School, an alternative business school and thriving community of entrepreneurs that put happiness before profits. We chat about the importance of knowing what we really want before setting vision and goals. What would life be like if we designed how we want to live and then created careers that work around this? We discuss how to create your ideal working week. Download my free ‘Thrive Week’ tool in th...
How to Do Conflict Well with Jane Gunn
February 25, 2020 08:00 - 41 minutes - 28.6 MBIn this episode, Rachel is joined by Jane Gunn, a ex-lawyer, mediator, trainer and expert in resolving conflict in the workplace. Jane is known as the ‘Corporate Peacemaker’ and works with GPs, doctors and professionals in other organisations and partnerships. We talk about why we delay or deny conflict and the problems that we can cause when we sweep stuff under the carpet for fear of addressing issues. We discuss how it’s useful to have a ‘conflict resolution’ strategy hard baked into th...
How to do conflict well with Jane Gunn
February 25, 2020 08:00 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBIn this episode, Rachel is joined by Jane Gunn, a ex-lawyer, mediator, trainer and expert in resolving conflict in the workplace. Jane is known as the ‘Corporate Peacemaker’ and works with GPs, doctors and professionals in other organisations and partnerships. We talk about why we delay or deny conflict and the problems that we can cause when we sweep stuff under the carpet for fear of addressing issues. We discuss how it’s useful to have a ‘conflict resolution’ strategy hard baked into th...
The perils of perfectionism with Nicky Odgers
February 18, 2020 08:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBIn this episode, Rachel is joined by Nicky Odgers, an Educational Psychologist, an ex-teacher and one of her go-to people for practical and sound advice! We chat about how a fixed mindset can impact us, from increasing perfectionism to a fear of failure which can paralyse us, stop us from giving our best at work and can be incredibly stressful. We chat about how this fixed mindset may have come about – particularly if you grew up in the 80’s or 90’s, and we discuss how we can foster a healt...
The Perils of Perfectionism with Nicky Odgers
February 18, 2020 08:00 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MBIn this episode, Rachel is joined by Nicky Odgers, an Educational Psychologist, an ex-teacher and one of her go-to people for practical and sound advice! We chat about how a fixed mindset can impact us, from increasing perfectionism to a fear of failure which can paralyse us, stop us from giving our best at work and can be incredibly stressful. We chat about how this fixed mindset may have come about – particularly if you grew up in the 80’s or 90’s, and we discuss how we can foster a healt...
Help! I’m turning into a monster at work, with Dr Riaz Jetha, Dr Jamie Wyllie and Dr Jo Scrivens
February 11, 2020 08:00 - 33 minutes - 22.7 MBIn this ‘Ask the Frog’ episode, Rachel is joined by Dr Riaz Jetha, Dr Jamie Wyllie and Dr Jo Scrivens, some of the Red Whale Lead. Manage. Thrive! Course authors and presenters. We chat about how the pressures of our duty doctor days can turn us from rational human beings into monsters, where our inner chimp is let loose and we end up behaving in a manner which surprises even us. We discuss simple techniques to help manage our chimps and our behaviour and talk about how important it is t...
Help! I’m turning into a Monster at Work, with Dr Riaz Jetha, Dr Jamie Wyllie and Dr Jo Scrivens
February 11, 2020 08:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBIn this ‘Ask the Frog’ episode, Rachel is joined by Dr Riaz Jetha, Dr Jamie Wyllie and Dr Jo Scrivens, some of the Red Whale Lead. Manage. Thrive! Course authors and presenters. We chat about how the pressures of our duty doctor days can turn us from rational human beings into monsters, where our inner chimp is let loose and we end up behaving in a manner which surprises even us. We discuss simple techniques to help manage our chimps and our behaviour and talk about how important it is t...
A creative solution to stress with Ruth Cocksedge
February 04, 2020 08:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBIn this episode, Rachel is joined by Ruth Cocksedge a Practitioner Psychologist who started her career as a mental health nurse. She practices in Cambridge and has a particular interest in EMDR for PTSD and creative writing as a way to improve mental health and wellbeing. We chat about EMDR and how it can help with PTSD, and discuss some antidotes to anxiety and stress such as mindfulness and self-compassion. So much of how we feel is a result of our own self-talk and learning to be kind t...
A creative solution to stress with Ruth Cocksedge
February 04, 2020 08:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MBIn this episode, Rachel is joined by Ruth Cocksedge a Practitioner Psychologist who started her career as a mental health nurse. She practices in Cambridge and has a particular interest in EMDR for PTSD and creative writing as a way to improve mental health and wellbeing. We chat about EMDR and how it can help with PTSD, and discuss some antidotes to anxiety and stress such as mindfulness and self-compassion. So much of how we feel is a result of our own self-talk and learning to be kind t...