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The Fully Well Doc PodEp. 21 - Compassionate Leadership: A Quiet Revolution Transforming Medical CultureWe speak to Dr. Lucy Pickard-Sullivan and Dr. Charlotte Stockley about how compassionate leadership can transform medical institutions and improve clinician and patient outcomes.
They share insights from their grassroots workshops on compassionate leadership, emphasizing the importance of self-compassion, dealing with challenges in the NHS, and creating psychologically safe environments. The episode also covers the power of compassionate leadership at every level of medical training, the impact of compassionate practices on patient care, and recommendations for listeners interested in implementing similar programs.
00:00 Introduction and Hosts' Backgrounds
00:30 Episode Overview: Compassionate Leade...2025-07-0753 minThe Fully Well Doc PodEp. 20 - Why Taking a Career Break as a Medic Might be the Best Thing you Ever doWe speak with Dr. Sam Anthony about her transformative journey through cancer, burnout, and her revolutionary concept of 'Permitted to Pause.'
Dr. Sam shares her life-changing experiences and emphasizes the importance of giving oneself permission to take breaks, whether for health reasons or purely for rest. The conversation uncovers the personal and professional impacts of her illness and burnout, and the strategies she now employs to ensure her well-being. The episode also touches on the systemic issues in medical training and career paths that contribute to burnout and the urgent need for planned career breaks. A truly inspiring episode fo...2025-06-241h 06The Fully Well Doc PodEp. 19 - A Doctors’ Guide to Enjoying Exercise Your WayWe talk to personal trainer Jamie Carbaugh about practical strategies doctors can use to create sustainable and enjoyable fitness routines.
Timestamps:
00:00 Welcome to the Fully Well Doc Pod
00:39 Introducing Jamie Carbaugh: The Fit Ragamuffin
01:43 Jamie Carbaugh's Philosophy on Movement
03:57 Living in Germany: A Slower Pace of Life
05:46 Redefining Exercise for Doctors
08:34 Embracing Mistakes and Play in Fitness
12:26 Building a Lifelong Relationship with Movement
20:26 Redefining Discipline and Self-Compassion
27:15 Personalised Fitness Goals
30:20 Wellness Wonder: Combat Stress
31:21 Reflecting on Personal Goals
32:31 The Importance of Self-Compassion
34:09 Redefining Exercise and Movement
39:50 Balancing Caregiving and Self-Care
46:59 Adapting to Life's Seasons
50:06 The Power of Rest
53:10 Incorporating Play and Creativity
5...2025-06-1357 minThe Fully Well Doc PodEp. 18 - The Doctor Entrepreneur: Achieving Work-Life HarmonyWe talk Dr Gabrielle Todd, entrepreneur and part time A&E doctor about how running businesses alongside locuming has allowed her to achieve greater work-life harmony.
Elle discusses her non-traditional medical career journey from feeling disillusioned with a full-time medical career to starting three successful businesses. The conversation highlights the importance of finding work-life harmony, the challenges of balancing medicine with entrepreneurship, and practical advice for doctors considering similar paths. She also emphasizes the value of pursuing personal fulfillment and offers insights into productivity and managing multiple roles.
Topics we discuss:
The dif...2025-05-231h 11The Fully Well Doc PodEp. 17 - Practical Self Care Strategies Every Clinician NeedsWe speak to Diana Page, nurse practitioner and founder of Self Care Catalyst, about moving beyond superficial notions of self-care to deeper and more effective strategies such as boundary-setting and understanding personal values.
Diana is a burnout educator who helps nurses and nurse practitioners transform their lives from burned out to thriving through education, empowerment, connection and community.
Diana shares her journey through burnout and recovery, emphasising the importance of having an identity outside of one's job.
This conversation addresses the challenges healthcare workers face in toxic work...2025-05-2259 minThe Fully Well Doc PodEp. 16 - Own Your Story and Find Career Freedom as a MedicIn this episode we welcome Dr. Chelsea Turgeon, an MD-turned-career coach and digital nomad.
Chelsea shares her story of leaving her OBGYN residency to explore a nomadic lifestyle and build a six-figure coaching business focused on helping healthcare professionals find career fulfillment.
The discussion delves into topics such as the challenges of stepping away from traditional medical careers, the importance of self-connection and self-trust, the need for financial stability, and overcoming societal and internal barriers. Throughout, Chelsea emphasizes the importance of tuning into one's own needs and aspirations to achieve a se...2025-04-281h 02The Fully Well Doc PodEp. 15 - Rebellious Health: Revolutionising Doctor Well-beingIn this episode we welcome Dr. Emma Presern, a GP with over a decade of experience who is a passionate advocate for the holistic well-being of healthcare staff.
Emma shares her transformative journey from experiencing burnout to specialising in lifestyle medicine and exploring modalities such as breathwork, nature therapy.
Through her initiative, Rebellious Health, Emma aims to encourage healthcare professionals to take time away from clinical practice for self-care and to advocate for institutional changes that prioritise mental and physical health.
The discussion delves into the importance of rec...2025-02-131h 02The Fully Well Doc PodEp. 14 - How are finance and wellbeing related? Crossover with “What Medical School Doesn’t Teach Us!”The Fully Well Doc Pod talks to Dr Cyra Mackintosh from “What Medical School Didn’t Teach Us” - a podcast by Medic’s Money.
Dr Cyra Mackintosh is a chartered accountant and doctor and we came together to share our experiences with anxiety, burnout, and career changes within and outside of medicine.
We talk to Cyra about her mental health difficulties during the foundation years of her medical career. So many subjects arise for us including being a woman in medicine, the extra pressures on those from an ethnic minority in the UK, t...2025-02-021h 32The Fully Well Doc PodEp. 13 Part 2 - Tackling Bullying and Fostering Workplace Kindness in MedicineWe talk to Dr Adam Harrison about bullying in medicine, supporting women in leadership and how to pivot in your career.
Topics we discuss:
Dr Adam Harrison’s background: from medicine to law and leadership coaching
Exploring the intersection of medicine and law
The role of coaching in supporting healthcare professionals
The prevalence and impact of workplace bullying in medicine
Building kind leadership cultures to combat toxic workplace environments
How kindness and compassionate leadership are the antidotes to bullying
The complexities of addressing workplace bullying in healthcare.
Practical steps for doctors experiencing bully...2024-10-1738 minThe Fully Well Doc PodEp. 13 Part 1 - Tackling Bullying and Fostering Workplace Kindness in MedicineWe talk to Dr Adam Harrison about bullying in medicine, supporting women in leadership and how to pivot in your career.
Topics we discuss:
Dr Adam Harrison’s background: from medicine to law and leadership coaching
Exploring the intersection of medicine and law
The role of coaching in supporting healthcare professionals
The prevalence and impact of workplace bullying in medicine
Building kind leadership cultures to combat toxic workplace environments
How kindness and compassionate leadership are the antidotes to bullying
The complexities of addressing workplace bullying in healthcare.
Practical steps for doctors experiencing bully...2024-10-1728 minThe Fully Well Doc PodEp. 12 Part 2 - Institutional Change for Doctor Suicide Prevention: A Call to ActionDr Ananta Dave, Churchill Fellow and Medical Director, talks to us about her report on preventing doctor suicide, and what institutional changes are needed to support this cause.
Topics we discuss:
Dr. Dave’s path to becoming a leader in mental health advocacy within medicine
The alarming statistics and stories of suicide among healthcare professionals
How healthcare inequalities impact mental health
The need for diverse, humane leadership in the medical field
The importance of providing emotional support to medical professionals
The role of the Churchill Fellowship in driving local and national mental health initiatives
How...2024-09-2539 minThe Fully Well Doc PodEp. 12 Part 1 - Institutional Change for Doctor Suicide Prevention: A Call to ActionDr Ananta Dave, Churchill Fellow and Medical Director, talks to us about her report on preventing doctor suicide, and what institutional changes are needed to support this cause.
Topics we discuss:
Dr. Dave’s path to becoming a leader in mental health advocacy within medicine
The alarming statistics and stories of suicide among healthcare professionals
How healthcare inequalities impact mental health
The need for diverse, humane leadership in the medical field
The importance of providing emotional support to medical professionals
The role of the Churchill Fellowship in driving local and national mental health initiatives
How...2024-09-2537 minThe Fully Well Doc PodEp. 11 Part 2 - Saving Doctors in Distress from Suicide, with Amandip SidhuAmandip Sidhu shares his experience of losing his brother Dr Jagdip Sidhu, a cardiologist, to suicide in 2018, and how he founded Doctors in Distress to stop this happening to others.
Topics we discuss:
Evolving - the better approach to discussing and making change.
How being signed off sick can be harmful for a burnt out doctor
Responsibilities of employer and employee of preventing and treating burnout.
Societal perception of healthcare workers and the importance of public support and empathy, especially in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic
Insights into establishing a meaningful cha...2024-08-3042 minThe Fully Well Doc PodEp. 11 Part 1 - Saving Doctors in Distress from Suicide, with Amandip SidhuAmandip Sidhu shares his experience of losing his brother Dr Jagdip Sidhu, a cardiologist, to suicide in 2018, and how he founded Doctors in Distress to stop this happening to others.
Topics we discuss:
Learn about Dr Jagdip Sidhu, Amandip’s brother and a cardiologist, who was academically excellent with a great deal of compassion and dedication
The devastating story of Dr Jagdip Sidhu’s tragic death by suicide and reflections from Amandip in the aftermath
The aims of Doctors in Distress, the charity founded by Amandip:Promoting positive mental health
Protecting healthcare profes...2024-08-3046 minThe Fully Well Doc PodEp. 10 - Lessons in Compassion and Communication from a Paediatric Palliative Care PhysicianWe talk to pediatric palliative care physician Dr Jared Rubenstein all about how we deal with death as physicians, how we can exercise more compassion and self-compassion in difficult moments, and what we can do to become better communicators.
Topics we discuss:
Communicating the difficult parts of life and medicine effectively and prompting important discussions
Jared’s experience of personal tragedies and illness and the effect this had on his work
Mental health awareness campaigns and advocacy in healthcare
The importance of asking colleagues about their well-being genuinely and being prepared to offer...2024-06-1357 minThe Fully Well Doc PodEp. 9 - Can Traumatic Experiences Help Doctors Grow?Dr Amrita Sen Mukherjee talks to us about her research in post traumatic growth, and how it plays a part in our wellbeing.
Topics we discuss:
Dr Amrita’s experience delivering a TEDx talk where the theme was “tackling adversity and embracing change”
Post traumatic growth. What is it and how does it benefit people?
How timing is important when considering how traumatic events have an affect on us
The medical identity that’s formed at medical school and how this can be harmful
“Human first, doctor second” approach to improving doctor wellbeing, and...2024-03-2459 minThe Fully Well Doc PodEp. 8 - How Doctors can Harness Stress and Avoid BurnoutLearn invaluable skills to help you take control of your stress in this insightful discussion with Stress Coach Bernadette Dancy.
Topics we discuss:
Bernie’s personal experience with burnout and how it led her to becoming a stress coach.
Bernie’s invaluable experience working with athletes and how it relates to helping medics manage stress.
Defining stress, burnout and overwhelm and the science of how these experiences affect us.
The science of stress and behaviour change and how we can apply it to managing our daily challenges.
How do we know when to seek...2024-02-251h 11The Fully Well Doc PodEp. 7 - How to Navigate Nutrition and Wellbeing in MedicineWe talk to Dr Ally Jaffee about Nutritank, the importance of nutrition for wellbeing and her experience of overcoming depression.
Topics we discuss:
How Ally started a campaign for better nutritional education in medical schools including working with Jamie Oliver
All about Nutritank and it’s work to better the education of healthcare professionals in nutrition and lifestyle advice for patients, and to improve food available to medical staff.
What it’s like being part of a pioneering initiative alongside studying medicine.
How to back yourself and persevere when you have a calling and want t...2024-02-061h 02The Fully Well Doc PodEp. 6 - How to Advocate for Yourself as a Junior DoctorWe talk to Dr Teddy about the realities of life as a doctor including her experiences as a black female medic, and the importance of advocating for yourself as a junior doctor.
Topics we discuss:
The highs and lows of being a Foundation Year 1 doctor
How you can put your needs first in order to do your job well
The importance of good peer and colleague friendships for improving your wellbeing
Noticing and acknowledging your growth and progress as a clinician
The importance of speaking up against - and documenting - events and ...2023-11-2758 minThe Fully Well Doc PodEp. 5 - How to Look After Your Wellbeing as a New DoctorWe talk to Dr Marianne Gazet about transitioning from medical student to doctor and how you can thrive during your first year as a medic.
Topics we discuss:
Practical tips to protect your wellbeing while doing a good job as a first year doctor
How to cope with the pressure and strain of understaffing in the NHS
The identity of a doctor - the importance of having interests outside of medicine to nurture your whole self
Respecting yourself, owning your individuality as a doctor and putting yourself first.
The value of connection and finding a...2023-08-1453 minThe Fully Well Doc PodEp. 4 - Medicine - A Resilient Profession?We talk to Coach Andry Anastasis about whether resilience training has a role in the medical profession and how we can improve our resilience both individually and collaboratively.
Topics we discuss:
Defining what resilience truly means today and the different ways people understand it
How working in the wellbeing/mental health industry, or writing a book about resilience, doesn’t always protect you from your own burnout or mental health challenges
The importance of paying attention to your body and how you feel in order to be sustainably resilient
The balance of respo...2023-06-251h 00The Fully Well Doc PodEp. 3 - What to Do if You’re Unhappy in Your Medical Training ProgrammeFind out what to do if you’re unhappy in your medical training programme from Dr Ashiq Zaman, who shares his story of pivoting from neurology resident doctor to occupational medicine.
Topics we discuss:
The impact of sleep deprivation and long hours on functioning and how this differs for different people
The stigma of talking about mental health in medicine and what is changing (in the UK and the US)
The lesser spoken expectations of a doctor’s character and how these can be harmful to a doctor’s wellbeing
The impact of feeli...2023-05-1252 minThe Fully Well Doc PodEp. 2 - The Myth of What Makes a Good MedicFind out how coaching and the power of vulnerability can help you find more joy in your life, with Dr Caroline Walker - the founder of The Joyful Doctor.
*Trigger Warning*
In this episode we discuss suicidal ideation (minute 22.27) and suicide (minute 3.25, 23.29). This could be triggering if you’re actively experiencing similar experiences. Please avoid listening to this if you think you’re likely to be triggered, and always seek professional mental health help (see below for resources).
Topics we discuss:
The importance of looking out for peer...2023-05-1245 minThe Fully Well Doc PodEp. 1 - It’s Not Just You - Mental Health and MedicsWe are kicking off with a deep dive into our stories of mental health in relation to training and working as a doctor, and how these became an inspiration for our podcast.
*Trigger Warning*
In this episode we discuss the physical symptoms of anxiety (minutes 9:43 and minute 19.03) and we mention an eating disorder (minute 2.54). This could be triggering if you’re actively experiencing similar experiences. Please avoid listening to this if you think you’re likely to be triggered, and always seek professional mental health help (see below for resources).
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Dr Natasha Holmes and Dr Emily Fulleylove have warm and genuine conversations about the universally challenging experience of working, training and living as medics. Their mission is to inspire and empower doctors globally to make changes in their personal and working lives for greater happiness and fulfilment.
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