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🎙️ Dr Helen Garr Part 1 – Burnout & Finding Confidence Throughout Your Career
With Special Guest Host, Sam Roberts

Welcome to a two-part special exploring burnout and mental health in the NHS and beyond. In this first episode, I’m joined by the incredible Dr Helen Garr – Medical Director of NHS Practitioner Health and widely known as The Wellbeing GP.

Helen shares her personal journey through the world of medicine – from battling imposter syndrome to becoming the confident, compassionate leader she is today. We explore how to spot the early signs of burnout using tools like “temperature checking”, and the importance of tuning into what fuels or drains your wellbeing. We also discuss the prevalence and causes of burnout in the NHS, and why recognising these pressures is a vital step toward change.

Expect warmth, honesty, and a few laughs too. We’ll also help you identify your “positive mood blowers” — the people that lift your energy - and how a big-headed book might just help boost your self-belief and confidence when you need it most. As RuPaul says: "If you can't love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love somebody else?"

⚠️ Trigger Warning: This episode includes open conversations about burnout, depression, and suicide. Please listen with care, and know support is available.

🔗 Support & Resources
If you're struggling or affected by anything discussed in this episode, you're not alone. These resources are here to help:

• Student Emergency Support – University of Nottingham
  
  
• Student Wellbeing Services – University of Nottingham
  
  
• NHS Practitioner Health – Confidential support for NHS staff
  
  
• The Wellbeing GP – Dr Helen Garr’s official site
  
  
• The Wellbeing GP on Instagram
  
  
• Samaritans – 24/7 confidential support
  
  
• PAPYRUS – Support for young people struggling with suicidal thoughts
  
  
• CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably) – Mental health support for men and young people
  
  
• Mind – Mental health support and advocacy
  
  
• Help in a Crisis – Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS
  
  

🎧 Coming soon – Part 2!
In the next episode, we go even deeper, tackling:

• The ongoing stigma surrounding mental health
• Practical management strategies for burnout
• The benefits of digital detoxing in a connected world
• How to lead with authenticity and model wellbeing
• And how to support and influence the people around you - your friends, family, patients, and colleagues.

Stay tuned – Part 2 is packed with insights you won’t want to miss!