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Trauma-Informed Care for Doctors
This may sound like a surprising title for a blog… why might we need trauma-informed care for doctors? Isn’t that something that doctors do for their patients? Trauma is silently becoming an epidemic in the world as we become increasingly aware of the fact that trauma isn’t what happens to you, but what happens inside […]
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Start by stopping
One of my mentors taught me that the best way to start is by stopping. Taking a moment to pause and reflect before beginning down a new path. 2024 is Whole Hearted Medicine’s fourth year running mindfulness and wellbeing retreats for doctors. It’s been an interesting journey so far and one that continues to evolve […]
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burnout, medicine
The de-humanisation of healthcare
The practice of reducing healthcare professionals down to simply their role- to a pager number, to a name on the roster, to a job title or to place in a training program, is an act of dehumanisation.
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‘Personal’ or ‘Professional’ development?
Without investment in the vessel, the contents are useless.
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mindfulness
Sitting with discomfort
We learn how to ignore our bodies in favour of our minds.
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burnout, medicine, self-compassion
Self Compassion in Medicine
Why is the care of self so lacking in our education & fundamental structure?
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medicine, self-awareness
What does a doctor look like?
A doctor to me was someone who sacrificed their own needs to fix, heal
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burnout, medicine
The discomfort of rest
A holiday isn’t a break from life, it’s a break from work.
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Resilience vs Nurturing
‘Resilience’ gets talked about a lot in this busy, modern world.
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retreats
Holding Space for Doctors
On a Whole Hearted Medicine retreat we aim to create a safe and nurturing space...
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retreats
New beginnings
Today marks the conclusion of a cycle of change for Whole Hearted Medicine...
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balance
Permission to Rest
Our stress systems are designed to turn off after a response.
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mindfulness, stillness
Cultivating stillness
Even though there are a million moments of stillness occurring around us at...
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retreats
What we do on our retreats?
Have you been wondering what exactly we do on our self care...
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medicine, mindfulness
Action vs reaction
To not only establish but also run an educational retreat...
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burnout, medicine
Burn out in medicine
Burn-out is a syndrome conceptualised as resulting from chronic workplace stress...
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medicine, mindfulness
Mindful medicine
Medicine by its nature is a demanding profession...
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burnout, mindfulness
Ending doctor burn out
There is a lot of talk at the moment about #endingphysicianburnout...
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mindfulness
What is mindfulness?
Mindfulness is often flippantly referred to when we talk about...
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boundaries
Compassionate boundaries
We talk about this 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝘁 on our retreats. Compassionate boundaries are...
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retreats, stress
Completing the stress cycle
We know this, we're not meant to be 𝘀𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 all the time...
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balance
Finding balance
Finding balance in life isn't about shying away from ever being busy...
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What is wellbeing?
We often talk about our patients wellbeing - Are they improving...
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about-us
Why ‘whole hearted’?
When the planning started for Whole Hearted Medicine a lot of time...
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cpd
RACGP CPD accreditation
We know there are a million reasons why it’s a good thing for you to join...
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Our first retreat
Our first ever Self Care and Wellbeing retreat for doctors...
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