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Joyful Doctor

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by Dr Caroline Walker

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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

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May 22, 2026

Storytelling and Creativity in Medicine

<div class="v1elementToProof" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In this epsiode Caroline chats with Dr Katie Gough, an NHS Consultant Anaesthetist, about the power of story-telling and creativity in medicine. </div><div class="v1elementToProof" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br></div><div class="v1elementToProof" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Contact via:</div><div class="v1elementToProof" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">teamjoy@joyfuldoctor.com</div><div class="v1elementToProof" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br></div><div class="v1elementToProof" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Recommended  resources</div><div class="v1elementToProof" style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br></div><div id="v1Signature" class="v1elementToProof" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><div class="v1elementToProof" style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Book:</div><div class="v1elementToProof" style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Atlas of The Heart - Brene Brown</div><div class="v1elementToProof" style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Light We Carry - Michelle Obama</div><div class="v1elementToProof" style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br></div><div class="v1elementToProof" style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Podcast:</div><div class="v1elementToProof" style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Mel Robbins Podcast</div><div class="v1elementToProof" style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br></div><div class="v1elementToProof" style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">TED TALKS</div><div class="v1elementToProof" style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Any by Brene Brown!</div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">

April 13, 2026

The Success Trap in Medicine

<div class="v1elementToProof">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.</div><div class="v1elementToProof"><br></div><div class="v1elementToProof">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.</div><div class="v1elementToProof"><br></div><div class="v1elementToProof" style="caret-color: rgb(44, 54, 58); color: rgb(44, 54, 58); font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><div class="v1elementToProof" style="direction: ltr; margin: 0px; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Contact: </div><div class="v1elementToProof" style="direction: ltr; margin: 0px; font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"><span style="color: rgb(88, 103, 221);"><a title="mailto:nic@eudemedics.com" class="v1OWAAutoLink" id="v1OWA335d68fb-9ccc-2088-8b87-b2e998c78e4d" href="mailto:nic@eudemedics.com" rel="noreferrer" style="margin: 0px; outline-color: currentcolor !important; outline-style: none !important;">nic@eudemedics.com</a></span><br><br>Websites:<br>Eudemedics: Well-being for doctors<br><span style="color: rgb(88, 103, 221);"><a rel="noreferrer" title="http://www.eudemedics.com" class="v1OWAAutoLink" id="v1OWA56a4e55f-496b-c58f-4875-76a7723f1e69" href="http://www.eudemedics.com/" target="_blank" style="margin: 0px; outline-color: currentcolor !important; outline-style: none !important;">www.eudemedics.com</a></span><br><br>NHS Practitioner Health<br><span style="color: rgb(88, 103, 221);"><a rel="noreferrer" title="http://www.practitionerhealth.nhs.uk" class="v1OWAAutoLink" id="v1OWA70970b64-5e44-9cd7-3aee-dc610651a904" href="http://www.practitionerhealth.nhs.uk/" target="_blank" style="margin: 0px; outline-color: currentcolor !important; outline-style: none !important;">www.practitionerhealth.nhs.uk</a></span></div></div>

October 29, 2025

Wellbeing in Emergency Medicine

<p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;">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.</p> <p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; min-height: 15px;"><br></p> <p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;">Resource link:</p> <p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;">Psychologically Informed Practice and Policy</p> <p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;"><a href="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</a></p> <p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; min-height: 15px;"><br></p> <p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;">Contact Adrian on X:</p> <p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;">@RCEMPolicyVP</p> <p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; min-height: 15px;"><br></p> <p style="margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal;">(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.)</p>

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What is Joyful Doctor?: 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
How often does this podcast release new episodes?: This podcast updates daily.
Where can I listen to this podcast?: This podcast is available on 4 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
Does this podcast accept guests?: Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.

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