MentalHealth&MePod

My name is Ektaa and I’m a new podiatry graduate.  Mental health is a topic near and dear to my heart. This is why I believe it is vital to discuss mental health in the practitioner arena. Now as a quick disclaimer, I’m not a mental health specialist, I’m merely having a chat with some pretty cool people about a topic I love! However, we do have an expert psychologist on the panel, Dr Khurram Saadiq, to help us fact-check our podcast journey. On the team, we also have Dave James, Dr Cam Wareham, and Jill Woods with hopefully, more to come, who are kind enough to share their wisdom and anecdotes with us all!

In our last episode with Karen Reed. If you’d like to go have a little listen to that before we continue today, go on ahead and check that out, we’ll be right here when you get back.

In today's episode, we’re going to be talking to Ian Sadler. Ian Sadler is a phenomenal podiatrist with campaigns such as pods heal heels, speaking actively about podiatrists doing more than just nail cutting. We have previously worked together on a video for my youtube channel, where we speak briefly about Ian’s dyslexia . Today we dive a bit deeper into what it’s like to have dyslexia as a practitioner.

So with lots of love, let’s get into it!

My name is Ektaa, and I’m a new podiatry graduate.  Mental health is a topic near and dear to my heart. This is why I believe discussing mental health in the practitioner arena is vital. Now as a quick disclaimer, I’m not a mental health specialist, I’m merely having a chat with some pretty amazing people about a topic I love! However, we have an expert psychologist on the panel, Dr Khurram Saadiq, to help us fact-check our podcast journey. On the team, we also have Dave James, Dr Cam Wareham, and Jill Woods, with hopefully, more to come, who are kind enough to share their wisdom and anecdotes with us all!

In our last episode with Dr Cam Wareham, we spoke about litigation and what the aftermath of litigation looks like in practitioners. Practising defensively to flat-out refusing to see a complex case. If you’d like to go have a little listen to that before we continue today, go on ahead and check that out, we’ll be right here when you get back.

In today's episode, we’re going to be to Karen Reed. Karen is a podiatrist who is now an Academic tutor at the University of Plymouth as a part of the podiatry degree apprenticeship program. Karen is also an evaluator of the STEP-UP program, which Promotes the Podiatry Profession as a career opportunity by linking with the Girl Guides.

So with lots of love, let’s get into it!

Thank you, Karen, for being part of this podcast journey, and thank you to everyone who tuned in to today's episode. Today we learned about:

We must look after our practitioners' well-being since they tirelessly look after us.  Practitioner suicide rates are still high, with women practitioners at higher risk. Let’s do all we can to show support.

If you’d like to be a part of this movement, please follow the links in the description, where you can stay up to date about wellness checks, podcast updates, and the latest facts and information about mental health. Until next time, take care and goodnight! X

Ektaa Vadgama

My name is Ektaa and I’m a new podiatry graduate.  Mental health is a topic near and dear to my heart. This is why I believe it is vital to discuss mental health in the practitioner arena. Now as a quick disclaimer, I’m not a mental health specialist, I’m merely having a chat with some pretty amazing people about a topic I love! However, we do have an expert psychologist on the panel, Dr Khurram Saadiq, to help us fact-check our podcast journey. On the team, we also have Dave James, Dr Cam Wareham, and Jill Woods with hopefully, more to come, who are kind enough to share their wisdom and anecdotes with us all!

In last week's episode with Dr Cam Wareham, we spoke about litigation and what the aftermath of litigation looks like in practitioners. Practising defensively to flat out refusing to see a complex case. If you’d like to go have a little listen to that before we continue today, go on ahead and check that out, we’ll be right here when you get back.

In today's episode, we’re going to be discussing ADHD and how to harness its superpower with Dr Khurram Saadiq. Dr Saadiq specialises in autism, and ADHD and has given several Tedx Talks on the subject with his 5th Tedx Talk happening in Las Vegas, Nevada.

So with lots of love, let’s get into it!

My name is Ektaa and I’m a new podiatry graduate.  Mental health is a topic near and dear to my heart. This is why I believe it is vital to discuss mental health in the practitioner arena. Now as a quick disclaimer, I’m not a mental health specialist, I’m merely having a chat with some pretty amazing people about a topic I love! However, we do have an expert psychologist on the panel, Dr Khurram Siddique, to help us fact-check our podcast journey. On the team, we also have Dave James, Dr Cam Wareham, and Jill Woods with hopefully, more to come, who are kind enough to share their wisdom and anecdotes with us all!

In last week's episode with Dave James, we spoke about imposter syndrome and what that would look like in a practitioner and their practice approach. If you’d like to go have a little listen to that before we continue today, go on ahead and check that out, we’ll be right here when you get back.

In today's episode, we’re going to be discussing the effects of complaints and litigation on the practitioner with the help of Dr Cam Wareham and two fantastic studies that look into the aftermath of complaints on the medical professional, which Dr Wareham has been very kind to share with us all. I’ve attached them in the description box below. Dr Wareham is a professor of podiatric medicine and surgery, but also has a post-grad certification in medicines management, a Doctorate in Medical Sciences and is currently undertaking a Masters's in Law!

So with lots of love, let’s get into it!

My name is Ektaa and I’m a new podiatry graduate.  Mental health is a topic near and dear to my heart. This is why I believe it is vital to discuss mental health in the practitioner arena. Now as a quick disclaimer, I’m not a mental health specialist, I’m merely having a chat with some pretty amazing people about a topic I love! However, we do have an expert psychologist on the panel, Dr Khurram Siddique, to help us fact-check our podcast journey. On the team, we also have Dave James, Dr Cam Wareham, and Jill Woods with hopefully, more to come, who are kind enough to share their wisdom and anecdotes with us all!

In today’s episode, we’re going to be discussing imposter syndrome in depth with one of our most beloved guests, Dave James. Dave has worked in the NHS and private practice as a nurse turned podiatrist turned coach. If you’re new to Dave, I’ve attached his information in the description below, do yourself a favour and go have a nosey!

So with lots of love, let’s get into it!

Ektaa Vadgama x 

p.s you can find Dave here:

https://www.davethecoach.co.uk/hello 

My name is Ektaa and I’m a new podiatry graduate.  Mental health is a topic near and dear to my heart. This is why I believe it is vital to discuss mental health in the practitioner arena. Now as a quick disclaimer, I’m not a mental health specialist, I’m merely having a chat with some pretty amazing people about a topic I love! However, we do have an expert psychologist on the panel, Dr Khurram Saadiq, to help us fact-check our podcast journey. On the team, we also have Dave James, Dr Cam Wareham, and Jill Woods with hopefully, more to come, who are kind enough to share their wisdom and anecdotes with us all!

So with lots of love, let’s get into it!

Ektaa Vadgama x

Day 27!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Day 26!! 

Day 25!!! Almost at the finish line of this challenge! 

Challenge 24!