The Canary in the Coal Mine
The work of Dr Tait Shanafeldt is gaining traction across the world. He has hypothesised that approximately 80% of the issues contributing to clinician burnout stem from system level issues, rather than individual clinician factors. System change is coming, momentum is building and little by little things are shifting. But, changing systems is like turning […]
Understanding Your Values
A couple of years ago someone asked me what my values were and honestly, I had no idea. I looked at them blankly and then looked to the sky, feeling like they must be up that way somewhere. When I looked back at the person my face was still blank, and so was my mind. […]
Removing the Immortality Cloak
There are not many guarantees in life. However, the one thing that is completely certain is that you are going to die, and so am I. For some, even reading that statement will be confronting. It’s odd, we all know it on a rational level and yet for many it remains a taboo subject, one […]
4 Ways to Reframe Your Financial Psychology and Start Making Your Money Go Further
Doctors are notoriously bad at managing their money. I know this, because I am one. So many of us pay little attention to our fortnightly salary, infrequently (if ever) checking our payslips. Unless a major problem occurs (like not getting paid at all, which does actually happen fairly commonly), we generally assume that the money […]
5 Reasons Why YOU are More Important Than Your Job
Working in palliative care for the past 8 years has given me a privileged insight into my own mortality. I am reminded on a daily basis that although I am healthy today, that could change tomorrow. And if it did change, I feel lucky to be able to say I have made choices that align […]