Welcome to the Joyful Doctor Podcast!
Dr Caroline Walker, founder of The Joyful Doctor, interviews a host of inspiring doctors and healthcare professionals from around the world.
Listen in for inspiration and amazing tips on how you can be more joyful - whether you work in medicine or not!
You'll hear stories of triumph and disaster, courage and vulnerability, despair and joy... with a healthy dose of realism and medical life experience thrown in - enjoy!
For a list of free support resources for doctors please visit:
https://www.joyfuldoctor.com/free-resources
In this epsiode Caroline chats with Dr Katie Gough, an NHS Consultant Anaesthetist, about the power of story-telling and creativity in medicine.
Contact via:
teamjoy@joyfuldoctor.com
Recommended resources
Book:
The Atlas of The Heart - Brene Brown
The Light We Carry - Michelle Obama
Podcast:
The Mel Robbins Podcast
TED TALKS
Any by Brene Brown!
13 Apr 2026
The Success Trap in Medicine
Dr Caroline Walker interviews psychotherapist Nic Malcomson about The Success Trap in medicine. Nic describes the recurring patterns he has observed in over 5,000 therapy sessions with doctors - and how we can avoid the common pitfalls that lead us to acute and long-term mental health problems.
Nic is an experienced therapist who specialises in helping doctors to thrive - through his private and NHS work as a therapist and co-founder of Eudemedics: Well-being for Doctors.
Contact:
nic@eudemedics.com (mailto:nic@eudemedics.com)
Websites:
Eudemedics: Well-being for doctors
www.eudemedics.com (http://www.eudemedics.com/)
NHS Practitioner Health
www.practitionerhealth.nhs.uk (http://www.practitionerhealth.nhs.uk/)
29 Oct 2025
Wellbeing in Emergency Medicine
In this episode Caroline interviews Dr Adrian Boyle, former President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine about the things we can do to improve the wellbeing of the Emergency Medicine workforce. Listen in to find out how interventions like 'warm handovers' and effective role-modelling from leaders can make all the difference to a struggling team member going through tough times.
Resource link:
Psychologically Informed Practice and Policy
https://rcem.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/University_of_Bath_PIPP_Infographic_Oct-2022.pdf (https://rcem.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/University_of_Bath_PIPP_Infographic_Oct-2022.pdf)
Contact Adrian on X:
@RCEMPolicyVP
(Apologies - due to unforeseen circumstances there was a significant delay between recording and releasing this episode - but it's all still great stuff that applies at the time of release! Adrian has since passed the RCEM Presidency baton on to Dr Ian Higginson, but he remains a big part of the RCEM team and a dedicated Emergency Physician.)
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