What is holding us back from caring for ourselves?
What is holding us back from caring for ourselves? Sarah Kuipers, Stress management coach, trainer, and author Sarah Eagger, Retired psychiatrist [...]
Heaps of health
Heaps of health Thuli Whitehouse, GP and yoga instructor Published in JHH 18.2-Frontiers of self-care Introduction As I embarked [...]
From surviving to thriving in the NHS
The NHS is a tough environment - and health professionals are often finding it difficult to survive let alone thrive. Many have left, others struggle [...]
…and divided we fall
…and divided we fall William House, Retired GP; Chair of the BHMA Published in JHH15.1 - Transformative innovation in [...]
Whither social prescribing?
Whither social prescribing? Richard H Kimberlee, Senior Research Fellow, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of the West of England [...]
parkrun: stories of inspirational people
parkrun: stories of inspirational people Simon Tobin, GP, Norwood Surgery, Southport; parkrun ambassador for health and wellbeing Published in [...]
Annual resilience symposium for medical teachers
Annual resilience symposium for medical teachers A reflection from first year medical student Max Williamson Published in JHH17.1 - [...]
Holistic lessons from a pandemic…prevention is better than cure
Holistic lessons from a pandemic…prevention is better than cure Lauren Wheeler Published in JHH 17.3-Beyond Covid I’m a student at [...]
Addressing the emotional lives of medical students
I have been working with a team from Barts and the London Medical and Dental School for a year, since the start of the pandemic, to set up and deliver a support programme called Connecting Practice. Many students had signed up to volunteer in the NHS and we knew they could be exposed to upsetting and aversive situations very early in their careers, given the numbers of very sick patients and tough working conditions...
Thriving through connection
Thriving through connection Alex Bache Medical student, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry Published in JHH18.1 [...]
Joyful doctors – bringing creativity back into medicine
Joyful doctors – bringing creativity back into medicine Emily Fulleylove Ex-doctor, Joyful Doctor coach, wellbeing facilitator and pilates instructor Caroline Walker, Founder of [...]
Moral imagination
Moral imagination William House, Retired GP; JHH editorial board member Published in JHH17.3 - Beyond COVID I love the [...]
Ratford Retreat Centre: From surviving to thriving in the NHS – a weekend for qualified health professionals
Set in nine acres of beautiful secluded land, with a commitment to sustainability, this is a new facility in the west country for those seeking [...]
The Human Nature Project
The Human Nature Project - Bristol. Between April and October, the Human Nature Project, led by qualified psychotherapists and forest therapy guides, will make 2000 [...]
Reimagining psychotherapy and the emerging promise of psychedelics
Reimagining psychotherapy and the emerging promise of psychedelics James Hawkins, Integrative psychotherapist Published in JHH17.3 - Beyond Covid I read [...]
Going beyond the biopsychosocial
Going beyond the biopsychosocial - The complex person in a complex environment and uncertain world Betsan Corkhill, Wellbeing coach Published [...]
NHS healthcarers’ staff erosion – England 2020s: Dust bowl USA 1930s
NHS healthcarers’ staff erosion - England 2020s: Dust bowl USA 1930s David Zigmond, Physician in psychological medicine; retired GP Published [...]
Words that harm, words that heal
Words that harm, words that heal Betsan Corkhill, Wellbeing coach Published in JHH17.2 - Mind-body self-care I specialise in [...]
Margins to mainstream: Enhancing health and wellbeing through the arts
Margins to mainstream: Enhancing health and wellbeing through the arts TonyWoods, Programme manager for the SHAPER programme, King’s College London [...]
Yoga mindfulness retreats for doctors: pilot evaluation
Yoga mindfulness retreats for doctors: pilot evaluation Thuli Whitehouse, GP; yoga teacher; BHMA trustee My dharma is to support [...]