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Hosted by Tom Mitchell, former England Rugby 7s Captain and Olympic Silver Medallist, the YODPOD offers practical, actionable insights into the world of mental health and wellbeing — designed to inspire change and normalise the mental health conversation across healthcare.
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The GP Life and Wellbeing Tips: Ft. Dr Punam Krishan and Dr Mike Banna
Welcome to the first episode of our new YODPod Series!
We start the series with two INCREDIBLE guests discussing 'The GP Life and Wellbeing Tips'...
👨⚕️ Dr Mike Banna: GP & Director of British Society of Lifestyle Medicine
👩⚕️ Dr Punam Krishan: GP, Senior Clinical Lecturer at Glasgow University & Media Doctor
Hosted by YOD co-founders - Psychotherapist Chris Cherry 🍒 & Dr Dan - together with our brilliant YOD Founding Ambassador & GP, Dr Tesh.
We delve deep into the realities of being a GP in current times, both professionally and personally, including:
🌈 Why these each chose the GP life
🌈 How their role has changed since the pandemic - and how that has impacted them mentally
🌈 The GP highs of relationship building, human connections and being part of people's stories.
🌈 How they each have internally dealt with the media backlash against GPs and negative public opinion - and the downside of the 'hero' persona
🌈 Their personal practical strategies for keeping wellbeing high as a GP, amongst the 'ebbs and flows'
🌈 The power of therapy
Each speaks so honestly and powerfully about their own story - allowing us to genuinely appreciate and learn from their personal experiences and recommendations to improve our own wellbeing during the inevitable highs and lows of doctor life.
We hope you like listening to this episode as much as we enjoyed making it.
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