We'll be regularly updating our reading list, seeking inspiration wherever we can, and sharing the stories that doctors, and others, have shared..
Try these:
By medics, for medics:
Beneath the White Coat: Doctors, their minds and mental health edited by Dame Clare Gerada
A must read for all in the healthcare profession: writteing ny doctors, for doctors. Dame Clare Gerada has dedicated much of her career to identifying, managing, and supporting mental health in doctors and other healtcare professionals. Founder of the NHS Practitioner Health Programme which is still going strong, she brings her personal insights and experiences to this book, along with those of other excellent chapter contributors, to bring knowledge, support, empathy, and understanding, of this such important area of mental health and the stigma associated with it, in this highly pressurised profession.
All profits from book purchases going to the charity Doctors in Distress
Also Human: The Inner Lives of Doctors by Caroline Elton
Recently reviewed in the Sunday Times, "the wellbeing of medics is as important as infection control, argues a psychologist". We wholly agree..
Read the Times review March 11th 2018 here (you may need to register to read the complete article):
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/also-human-the-inner-lives-of-doctors-caroline-elton-review-d6f5dq73k
This is going to hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay
Now a comedy writer, this former medic shares the truth about life as an NHS junior doctor
Read his excerpt from the Sunday Times Magazine September 3rd 2017 here (you may need to register to read the complete article):
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/adam-kay-trust-me-i-used-to-be-a-doctor-hs753mg0r
A Doctor's Dozen: Twelve Strategies for Personal Health and a Culture of Wellness by Dr Catherine Florio Pipas
Recognising that burnout affects up to a third of healthcare professionals, Dr. Pipas shares twelve lessons and strategies for improved health that she has learned from patients, students, and colleagues over her twenty years working as a family physician.
Can you die of a broken heart? A heart surgeon's insight into what makes us tick by Dr Nikki Stamp
Due for release May 3rd 2018, this takes us through everything from addressing and enhancing our heart health, differences in heart disease in both men and women, the impact of emotional events on the heart, sleep and superfoods, and even how to perform a heart transplant..! This transplant surgeon tells us how and why our most precious internal life support machine does what it does..
Finding ways through the stress
Calm: Working through life's daily stressed to find a peaceful centre by Fearne Cotton
Follow up to the Sunday Times Bestseller Happy: Finding joy in every day and letting go of perfect by Fearne Cotton
Who'd have thought the Radio DJ, TV personality, and now successful author of self-help books would be chosen to be on this website for doctors! With useful insights throughout, it shows that everyone can learn form and effectively deal with life events, stress, and chaos, and pass on their little helpful gems. Give them a go..
Heart Talk by Cleo Wade. This little book of permission is a must read to get you back on track to realising that you can and should look out for yourself! Also read Where to Begin by the same author. Both books feel like a friend is telling you the things you need to hear because they just get it and are looking out for you!
Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Finding Peace in a Frantic World by Dr Danny Penman and Mark Williams
The Little Book of Hygge by Meik Wiking
Lagom, the Swedish secret of living well by Lola A. Akerstrom
Finding Sisu by Katja Pantzar
Try these:
By medics, for medics:
Beneath the White Coat: Doctors, their minds and mental health edited by Dame Clare Gerada
A must read for all in the healthcare profession: writteing ny doctors, for doctors. Dame Clare Gerada has dedicated much of her career to identifying, managing, and supporting mental health in doctors and other healtcare professionals. Founder of the NHS Practitioner Health Programme which is still going strong, she brings her personal insights and experiences to this book, along with those of other excellent chapter contributors, to bring knowledge, support, empathy, and understanding, of this such important area of mental health and the stigma associated with it, in this highly pressurised profession.
All profits from book purchases going to the charity Doctors in Distress
Also Human: The Inner Lives of Doctors by Caroline Elton
Recently reviewed in the Sunday Times, "the wellbeing of medics is as important as infection control, argues a psychologist". We wholly agree..
Read the Times review March 11th 2018 here (you may need to register to read the complete article):
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/also-human-the-inner-lives-of-doctors-caroline-elton-review-d6f5dq73k
This is going to hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay
Now a comedy writer, this former medic shares the truth about life as an NHS junior doctor
Read his excerpt from the Sunday Times Magazine September 3rd 2017 here (you may need to register to read the complete article):
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/adam-kay-trust-me-i-used-to-be-a-doctor-hs753mg0r
A Doctor's Dozen: Twelve Strategies for Personal Health and a Culture of Wellness by Dr Catherine Florio Pipas
Recognising that burnout affects up to a third of healthcare professionals, Dr. Pipas shares twelve lessons and strategies for improved health that she has learned from patients, students, and colleagues over her twenty years working as a family physician.
Can you die of a broken heart? A heart surgeon's insight into what makes us tick by Dr Nikki Stamp
Due for release May 3rd 2018, this takes us through everything from addressing and enhancing our heart health, differences in heart disease in both men and women, the impact of emotional events on the heart, sleep and superfoods, and even how to perform a heart transplant..! This transplant surgeon tells us how and why our most precious internal life support machine does what it does..
Finding ways through the stress
Calm: Working through life's daily stressed to find a peaceful centre by Fearne Cotton
Follow up to the Sunday Times Bestseller Happy: Finding joy in every day and letting go of perfect by Fearne Cotton
Who'd have thought the Radio DJ, TV personality, and now successful author of self-help books would be chosen to be on this website for doctors! With useful insights throughout, it shows that everyone can learn form and effectively deal with life events, stress, and chaos, and pass on their little helpful gems. Give them a go..
Heart Talk by Cleo Wade. This little book of permission is a must read to get you back on track to realising that you can and should look out for yourself! Also read Where to Begin by the same author. Both books feel like a friend is telling you the things you need to hear because they just get it and are looking out for you!
Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Finding Peace in a Frantic World by Dr Danny Penman and Mark Williams
The Little Book of Hygge by Meik Wiking
Lagom, the Swedish secret of living well by Lola A. Akerstrom
Finding Sisu by Katja Pantzar