YouMatter Session 17 - Being a clinician with depression, and not being 'the depression physio' with Martin Christensen
Martin is a Physiotherapist best known for hilarious one-liners, beer drinking, and his brave sharing of clincal failures. He is also suffers with lomg term depression. In this episode, Martin talks candidly about his experience of depression, what it means in his daily life, and as a clincian. He talks about the postive aspects of empathy, shares insights into how we might alter our approach for patients sufferfing with depression, and gives us his insights into how we might improve our systems and communication style for the benefit of our colleagues, our patients and ourselves. Check out Jo at mehab.co.uk