Balancing your career and your wellbeing as a GP
Join Ciaran Fletcher and Dr. Sally Hambly as they discuss how GPs can evaluate their careers and ensure they are focusing on their wellbeing.
In this episode of the Illuminating Primary Care podcast, Ciaran Fletcher is joined by Dr. Sally Hambly, who offers 1:1 coaching with the aim of supporting doctors to make life and career choices which put their wellbeing at the centre.
What topics do we cover?
Ciaran and Sally discuss various topics, including:
- Why doctors may be unhappy in their careers
- The sunk cost fallacy and how it may prevent doctors from leaving
- Pressures of taking on a new role
- Imposter syndrome within general practice
- Criticism of doctors from the public and patients
- Guilt about leaving a role
- Career diversification and portfolio careers
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YouTube podcast timings
04:50 – Sunk cost fallacy
17:26 – The pressures of a new role
19:24 – Imposter syndrome in primary care
27:23 – Criticism of doctors from the public and patients
31:35 – Guilt about leaving a role
40:53 – Career diversification and portfolio careers
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