We know this, we’re not meant to be ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป all the time. We tell our patients this, we learn this at uni, we all know this on a purely intellectual level.
Yet, when it comes to our own lives, it becomes so difficult to practice what we preach.
๐ฆ๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฑ๐ฒ:
- Make time for a 5 minute meditation either before you leave work or while still in the car when you arrive home. Honouring the transition from work to home can make the difference between allow your mind to ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ต ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฌ or bringing it all home with you.
- Seek out professional supervision/support. This can be in what ever form suits you- GP, psychologist, counsellor, supervisor, mentor, peer support (group or 1:1) or Balint group. Make it a priority in your life to bring in an objective third party to help you to process the often demanding ๐ด๐ต๐ถ๐ง๐ง that we are forced to deal with as part of our work.
- Normalise asking for help. Doctors are people too, we all deserve the same access to support, care and understanding that we give our patients. The more we all start talking about this, the more our shared humanity is celebrated.
- I know we’re biased… but we’ve got to also say… ๐ท๐ผ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐!
Calm is what we specialise in.
We have intentionally carved out the time and space in which to support you to slowly and gently come to rest.
You don’t need to do it alone, stillness can initially feel uncomfortable to those of us who are so used to constantly being ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป. That’s what we’re here for.
And we would absolutely love for you to join us on a retreat!
