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Beyond The Words026 Exploring Consciousness and Conflict Resolution with Radhika LakhaniSend us a textIn this insightful podcast episode, join host Dimple Thakrar in a deep and meaningful conversation with Radhika (Rad) Lakhani, a seasoned conflict resolution and consciousness coaching professional. Rad shares her journey, delving into loss, compassion, and the transformative power of embracing one's true purpose.Episode Highlights:Rad reflects on her personal experiences and how they shaped her understanding of spirituality and the eternal nature of the soul.The conversation explores the concept of reincarnation and how Rad's scepticism evolved into a profound belief through signs and symbols.The...2024-01-1139 min
Women Changing The WorldEP 37: Younger-self advice from Women Changing the World 🌎Curious how 18 different women would answer the question, “What advice do you wish you could give your younger self?” Listen to this episode to hear all the juicy answers and brilliant wisdom from previous guests of the Women Changing the World podcast.
What to hear more? Use the links below to check out the full interview with each of our guests:
Episode 2 - Kyle Moss (2:14)
Episode 3 - Raquel Reyes (3:26)
Episode 4 - Maia Tekle (4:27)
Episode 5 - Melanie Conover (5:24)
Episode 6 - Jessica Marati Radparvar (6:49)
Episode 7 - Amelia Trav...2022-09-0823 min
Women Changing The WorldEP 36: Inspirational post-it messages from Women Changing the World 🌎This very special episode highlights the women who have joined me on the Women Changing the World podcast over the past year and the post-it-length inspiration they want to share with you.
Below you can find links to each interview in order of the quotes that were featured in this episode so you can dive in further with each of our guests:
Quote 1: Carrie Sawyer
Quote 2: Kyle Moss
Quote 3: Melanie Aubert
Quote 4: Raquel Reyes
Quote 5: Kacie Brennell
Quote 6: Maia Tekle
Quote 7: Diana Hernandez2022-09-0824 min
She’s The DoctorDr Katie McDowell - The Queer Non-Binary Doctor who will Trans-form how you Understand GenderDr Katie McDowell is my friend and colleague, and if I’m honest, the first trans and non-binary person I’ve known socially. Over the year that I’ve known Katie my understanding of gender and sexuality has completely transformed. When I thought about calling the podcast "She’s The Doctor", my first thought was to run it by Katie. They approved and were keen to be a guest on the show - so today’s episode is extra special as it is “They’re The Doctor”.
I have had so many interesting conversations with Katie over the last year wh...2022-09-061h 04
She’s The DoctorMs Deepa Bose - Women in OrthopaedicsMs Deepa Bose has been an orthopaedic consultant for 13 years, specialising in trauma and limb reconstruction. Today she shares her story - starting in Guyana to mastering a clasically male dominated specialty. We discuss issues which affect female surgical trainees - including having children, working less than full-time and the importance of mentorship in medicine. We also hear about the work she does teaching orthopaedics in developing nations including Guyana, Ukraine and Palestine. This conversation was both inspiring and reassuring about life as a women in surgery. Deepa was an absolute pleasure to speak to and I hope you enjoy...2022-08-3045 min
She’s The DoctorDr Tessa Davis - Paediatrician, Educator and Twitter QueenI’m delighted to interview Dr Tessa Davis on today’s episode. Tessa has a lot of titles - paediatric emergency medicine consultant in London, co-founder of Dont Forget The Bubbles - the educational website for all things paediatrics, and a writer. Tessa uses twitter to share tips to over 130 000 followers on how to improve your use of technology, mastering your presentation skills, and the optimising the education you deliver. In this episode we delve into these in more detail - DFTB, Tessa’s twitter, the Emergency Medicine masters that she recently set up, and we also chat about life a...2022-08-2349 min
She’s The DoctorDr Jade Scott-Blagrove - Widening Participation in MedicineIn this week's episode Dr Jade Scott-Blagrove shares the story - from growing up in a one bedroom flat in Bristol, she is now a radiology trainee with a passion for supporting medical students and doctors from widening participation backgrounds.
We hear about the variety of challenges she faced from a young age - from being placed into a secondary school over an hour away from home, the difficulty of finding work experience, four rejections the first time she applied to university and the financial strain of medical school. Jade tells us how she overcame each of...2022-08-1645 min
She’s The DoctorDr Hannah Barham-Brown - The Disabled Doctor Setting Her Own LimitsThis week, the multi-talented Dr Hannah Barham-Brown talks to us about how her life changed completely when Ehlers Danlos syndrome took her from a half-marathon running medical student to a wheelchair using foundation doctor.Â
Now a GP registrar, TEDx speaker and deputy leader of the Women's Equality Party, it’s incredible to hear how she works with her disability to improve the lives of patients, women and other disabled people all across the country.Â
Her account of working on the wards in a wheelchair are essential listening for every healthcare professional as we aspire to crea...2022-08-0958 min
She’s The DoctorDr Kantida Koysombat - Thriving in Your First Year as a DoctorEvery year across the country on the first Wednesday of August new doctors start the first day of their careers. I remember my first day of FY1 back in 2018 - I was so excited but also VERY nervous. In today’s episode I sit down with Dr Kantida Koysombat - a doctor just finishing her FY1 year - and we talk all about the first year as a doctor. We discuss how we both felt during those first few days and weeks, give advice and tips on how to make it easier, how to manage busy on-call shifts, the im...2022-08-021h 15
She’s The DoctorDr Tosin Ajayi-Sotubo - The Doctor on Embarrassing BodiesOn this week’s episode we’re joined by Dr Tosin Ajayi-Sotubo who stars on the Channel 4 BAFTA winning show Embarrassing Bodies. It’s fascinating to hear how she handles patient consultations with TV cameras in the room, and what she aims to achieve for wider public health.
She is also a General Practitioner, and shares her experiences in the specialty. She gives us tips for current doctors and students on patient interaction, particularly focusing on remote consultations, potentially embarrassing problems and building a comfortable environment for the patient.
She is the founder of Mind Body D...2022-07-2642 min
She’s The DoctorDr Bina Vekaria - Why Doctors Should Consider an Out Of Programme ExperienceDr Bina Vekaria is a Radiology Registrar from Brighton who joins us this week to talk all about Out of Programme Experiences (OOPEs), her experiences of Radiology training and work and life for UK doctors in Australia.Â
Bina talks to us about how hard she found her first year of radiology training, and the perseverance through which she found her love of the specialty. She shares anecdotes from her journey in radiology, her favourite aspects of the job and it is great listening for anyone considering radiology as a career. Â
She also teaches us how re...2022-07-1947 min
She’s The DoctorDr Priyadarshini Marathe - Consultant in Emergency Medicine; from India to EnglandThis week I’m joined by the incredibly driven Dr Priyadarshini Marathe, consultant in Emergency Medicine, who shares the challenges she encountered when she moved across the world in 2013 to work in the NHS. She teaches us about her experiences with the 3 stages of culture shock as an international medical graduate and how she overcame them to become a consultant through the CESR pathway.Â
We learn about her impactful work on gender equality and equity in emergency medicine so far, and her vision for the future. Her Marvel Universe inspired approach to emergencies and point of care ult...2022-07-1257 min
She’s The DoctorDr Liz O'Riordan - The Breast Surgeon who had Breast Cancer TwiceDr Liz O’Riordan is a consultant breast surgeon who was forced to retire early after being diagnosed with breast cancer twice. In this episode we discuss her journey to becoming a breast surgeon and the challenges she faced as a woman in surgery. Liz shares the story of her cancer diagnosis, treatment and her experience on the both sides of the doctor-patient relationship. We touch on how her practice changed after her diagnosis and the impact we have on our patients.
Where you can find Dr Liz O'Riordan:
Website - liz.oriordan.co.uk
Tw...2022-07-0455 min
HER ambitionS2 Ep2 - Mental Health and Women in Medicine with Dr RadhikaDr Radhika Thakrar is a Youtuber, Instagrammer, and doctor committed to showing what life as a doctor is REALLY like. So much so that throughout lockdown, she has been blessing over 14000 of us on Instagram and YouTube with her brilliant unpolished feed of life working in paediatrics. Whether it’s sharing her tips to keeping house plants alive or her shifts at the hospital, Radhika is authentic, open, and uplifting and shares her experience as life as a doctor and everything in between.
In this chat, Radhika discusses the complexities and challenges of being a woman in me...2021-06-2440 min
The Scrubbed In Show by PeerrE81: The Reality of being a Doctor - Dr Radhika ThakrarIn this week’s episode we are joined by Dr Radhika, a paediatric trainee in South London. Tune in as she shares her journey from the beginning sharing the obstacles and challenges she faced alongside her achievements. We discuss her transition from medical school to foundation training and the importance of having a strong supportive network. Radhika shares with us why she choose paediatrics and her experiences so far. We discover the story behind her popular instagram page which changed from a vegan food blog to showcasing the reality of a junior doctor as she shares the high, the lo...2021-04-0455 min