When Work Hurts Podcast
Welcome to the home of the When Work Hurts podcast!
I’m Dr Paula Redmond, Clinical Psychologist, and in this show I explore the stories behind the statistics of the mental health crisis facing health professionals in the UK today.
I interview inspiring clinicians and thought leaders in healthcare about their unique insights and experiences.
Join me to discover how we can support ourselves, and each other, when work hurts – through compassion, connection and creativity.
Coping with trauma as a health professional – with Dr Yvonne Waft
Paula speaks with Dr Yvonne Waft about her personal and professional experiences of coping with trauma as a health professional.
Emotional support swims with Newfoundland dogs – with Pete Lewin
Paramedic Pete Lewin talks to Paula about emotional support swims with his Newfoundland dogs for frontline workers and first responders.
Vicarious traumatisation in healthcare – with Anne McKechnie
Paula and Anne McKechnie discuss vicarious traumatisation in healthcare, including how to recognise and prevent it.
Creative enquiry and flourishing in medical education – with Dr Louise Younie
Dr Louise Younie explores the application of creative enquiry and flourishing in medical education
Internal Family Systems and working in healthcare – with Wendy Kendall
Wendy Kendall explored how the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model) can help us find space amongst the overwhelm of working in healthcare.
Burnout in Healthcare – with Dr Julie Highfield
Dr Julie Highfield explains what burnout is and what we can do about it as individuals, teams and organisations.
“The NHS as Death Mother”: A conversation with Dr Libby Nugent
Dr Libby Nugent draws on Jungian theory, group analysis, myths and fairy tales to explore the painful complexities that face us as healthcare professionals.
“Surviving suicide”: A conversation with Dr Rachel Gibbons
Losing a patient or colleague to suicide can be devastating. In this episode Dr Rachel Gibbons (psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and group analyst) talks about her personal experience of surviving patient suicide and the work she has done to understand suicide and homicide; its impact on healthcare staff; and what helps.
“Knitting for wellbeing”: A conversation with Dr Mia Hobbs
Dr Paula Redmond talks with Clinical Psychologist Dr Mia Hobbs about how we can use knitting to benefit our mental wellbeing.
“Tackling racial inequalities in the NHS workforce”: A conversation with Owen Chinembiri
Racism and racial inequality continues to plague the NHS workforce. To get to grips with this issue Dr Paula Redmond speaks to Owen Chinembiri.
“Being a doctor-patient”: A conversation with Dr Claire Davies
Dr Paula Redmond speaks to GP Dr Claire Davies about the complexities of being a doctor-patient.
“Civility saves lives”: A conversation with Dr Chris Turner
Rudeness at work is widespread in healthcare and can have devastating consequences. Dr Paula Redmond talks to Dr Chris Turner about how to tackle it.
A Compassion Warm Up with Dr Chris Irons
In this bonus episode Dr Chris Irons takes us through an exercise to warm up (and cool down) your compassion muscles to help support you at work.
“How to do compassion”: A conversation with Dr Chris Irons
Dr Paula Redmond speaks to Dr Chris Irons about compassion in healthcare – what is it, why it matters and how to do it.
“The whole yoga thing”: A conversation with Dr Peter Donnelly
Dr Paula Redmond talks to Dr Peter Donnelly about how staff wellbeing initiatives can be made meaningful and effective.
“Something shiny just for me”: A conversation with Megan Tjasink
Dr Paula Redmond talks to Megan Tjasink, Art Psychotherapist, about her art-therapy based work with doctors struggling with burnout.
Passengers on the Bus with Ross McIntosh
In this bonus episode Work Psychologist Ross McIntosh takes Dr Paula Redmond and you through an ACT exercise called “Passengers On The Bus”.
“Disconnecting from work”: A conversation with Ross McIntosh
Dr Paula Redmond speaks to work psychologist Ross McIntosh about the difficulties of disconnecting from work when you’re a healthcare worker.
“I need to be well”: A conversation with Emily Moorhouse
Paula talks to former A&E nurse Emily Moorhouse about how the pandemic impacted her mental health.
“A world that should be but isn’t”: A conversation with Dr Esther Murray
We’re hearing the term moral injury a lot at the moment so to find out more about what it is exactly Paula speaks to Dr Esther Murray.
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