COVID-19 Supporting Doctors. COVID boredom – What Should We Do?

In this episode of the podcast, Rachel is joined again by Dr Caroline Walker – The Joyful Doctor. Caroline is a Psychiatrist, therapist, specialist in the wellbeing of doctors and host of The Joyful Doctor Podcast.This is the sixth in a new series of podcast episodes and videos – COVID-19 Supporting Doctors.In these very difficult times, Caroline and Rachel are working together to bring you as much support as they can. We’ll be tackling various different topics as they emerge in order to help doctors and other professionals working on the frontline keep their head in the game and stay focussed and resilient. In this episode we discuss COVID boredom – yes it’s a thing and yes, it’s possible to be totally bored even while busy. We talk about the factors that are increasing our boredom and think about what we can do to avoid making drastic and rash changes that won’t help.To combat boredom, we need to connect more to our meaning and purpose in life. Getting busier and busier won’t help, sometimes we need to dig down deeper and stay in the present moment rather than just distracting ourselves with less than helpful coping strategies. Changing things up a bit – even just changing your environment or what you eat every day can be helpful. We all need to grow and develop so finding something that offers a challenge can be the best way to beat boredom, be it learning a new skill, taking a course or just doing something outside our comfort zone. Our top tips are:Caroline:Connect to your meaningConnect to your purposeRachel:Stay in your zone of power – work out what you have control overKeep learning and challenging yourselfDon’t throw the baby out with the bathwater!Keep up the good work. Keep your heads. Keep caring. Contact Rachel – rachel@wildmonday.co.uk Twitter - @DrRachel MorrisContact Caroline – caroline@joyfuldoctor.com Twitter @joyful_doctorYou can watch this podcast episode on YouTube here.Podcast linksFind out more about my new membership for managers, the Resilient Team Academy launching in September. Join today as a Founder Memberhttps://drchatterjee.com/how-to-work-less-and-get-more-done-with-alex-pang/24 hour support for NHS staff: Call 0300 131 7000 between 7am and 11pm or text FRONTLINE to 85258 24/7.Coronavirus wellbeing support for doctors Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/777257999463566/BMA Wellbeing Service - https://www.bma.org.uk/advice/work-life-support/your-wellbeingThe NHS Practitioner Health Programme - https://www.practitionerhealth.nhs.uk/You can download our Stop Start Continue Checklist tool hereYou can

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The podcast for GPs, hospital doctors and other professionals in high-stakes, high-stress jobs who want to thrive rather than just survive. You studied for years, you’re really good at what you do but you’ve noticed that you’re starting to feel overwhelmed, overworked and under-resourced. You may be comparing yourself to a frog in boiling water - the heat has built up so slowly that you haven’t noticed the extra-long days becoming the norm. You may feel on the edge and trapped in the very job that you’ve spent years working towards. Here’s the problem, frogs only have two choices; stay and be boiled alive, or jump out of the pan. The good news is that you are not a frog. You have many more choices than you think you do. You don’t have to quit, and nor should stress and burnout be inevitable. It is possible to be master of your own destiny, to craft your work life and career so that you can thrive even in the most difficult of situations. There are simple changes you can make which will make a huge difference to your stress levels and help you enjoy life again. Your host is Dr Rachel Morris, GP turned Executive Coach and Specialist in Resilience at Work who knows what it’s like to feel like an exhausted frog. In the podcast, she’ll be talking to friends, colleagues and experts all who have an interesting take on resilience for clever people in high-stakes, high-stress jobs so that together you can take back control to beat stress and burnout, survive and thrive.