Category Archives: Work life balance for doctors

More time for you now

Most days there is just far too much to get done. If only there were more hours in the day!! You know you have to get started on some really boring tasks but once again the day goes by and they just don’t get done. The art of procrastination is alive and well. The longer [...]

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How working with a coach enables you to have a life and find your perfect balance between medicine and life

How working with a coach enables you to have a life and find your perfect balance between medicine and life A coach:- Pushes your buttons – so you think about whether you could make changes Encourages you to do things you hadn’t considered before- so by doing something different other things in your life change [...]

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Doctors and holidays another article.

I wrote previously about doctors and holidays and have just read an article from Software Advice about the same subject you might find interesting. I wonder whether you think the same rules apply to those of you who have their medical practice in the UK? What struck me is the stories of so many doctors who never take holidays at all.  This can only [...]

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What makes a doctor stressed and what can they do about it?

Doctor, you may feel stressed because of what you perceive as an  excessive workload, so you work very long hours. You’ve noticed how this pattern affects your  home life, especially your relationships with your family and friends. You’ve experienced the stress of keeping to government targets, especially when this means you have to persuade patients  [...]

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Making changes: you have to take action and stop procrastinating!

So many doctors would like to have a different sort of life. Do you sometimes dream of a life, yes, as a doctor, but with the time to do the sort of work that inspires you and has a huge benefit for your patients? Yet instead you have to deal with the reality of busy [...]

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Time, Doctors and Work-Life Balance

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Time management: is it something you struggle with?

Attention doctors, physicians, registrars, junior doctors, private medical practitioners: Do you struggle to get things done through the day? Do you wonder what’s happened to the time and feel upset at how little you get done? Do you notice that some of your colleagues seem to cope much better than you do with the amount [...]

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Work Life Balance

I have referred to Medicine being like a monster that eats into your life and the following blog post compares working as a physician as being like having a gorilla in your life! The advice this author gives is congruent with what I’ve written about making your out of work committments as important as those [...]

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Life for doctors – don’t neglect the rest…

If you’ve been through years of medical training, passed your exams and become a doctor, ask yourself whether you are a doctor for life and discover for yourself how much of you is now wrapped up in your identity as a doctor? It’s important to remember that you are more than your profession, that you [...]

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Does Coaching Work For Doctors?

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Does coaching work for doctors?Coaching can enable doctors to  find their own way forward to a more balanced and happier life. This is what coaching can do for you if you are a doctor who is wondering about coaching and feeling hesitant about hiring a coach because you don’t really understand how a coach might [...]

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    I have been a reader of your materials and site for some time whilst I wrestled in my own head with my work/life imbalance. The opportunity to have a session with you was a welcome one and even before we spoke you helped me refine the questions I was asking myself. During the session you enabled me see a number of perspectives that I hadn't before. I came away with more work to do but a better framework for helping me to move forward. Thank you. Steve, Dad, Consultant and Clinical Director.

    I found Susan's name searching the internet for "coaching for doctors". At the time, I was at a low ebb, feeling overwhelmed by my workload and considering changing jobs.

    After 3 coaching sessions, antidepressants and CBT, my whole attitude is transformed. I am managing my workload much more effectively, have been able to make some helpful changes to my working week, and feel much more positive about the future. I now feel able to contemplate exploring creative interests outside of work and to consider planning my career over the next 10 years. It is hard to believe how far I have moved forwards in just a few weeks.
    Thanks, Susan, for listening and encouraging. GP in Devon

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