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Some people love conflict. Some of them are even clinicians. This epsiode is for the remaining 97% of you who accept it's a necessary evil but would rather eat their own patella hammer.

Celia Champion, director of Painless Practice has a wealth of tips, tricks, books and references to help you get more comfortable with conflict. And she is human enough to admit that even she is only a 3/10 on the concept.

Workshop link

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/695867968827?aff=oddtdtcreator

Books and theories mentioned:

Surrounded by idiots by Thomas Erickson

SCARF model by David Rock

Radical Candour theory by Kim Scott

Dave James, ex-nurse, podiatrist, coach and speaker talks to me about the role anger has played in his life. How it showed up at times of deep hurt, but also when he became a parent. How he experimented with complete denial of anger and where he is now, still working on it, always learning about it.

We discuss whether anger is ever acceptable as a clinician and the responsibility we might feel, to maintain composure both at work and outside.
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How do I know if I'm an introvert?
Is there a perceived moralty around introversion/extroversion?
Is extrovert bias at play in Healthcare?
What do introverted clincians and indeed introverted clients need in order to flourish?

Want to go deeper?
This conversation with Joanna is the perfect introduction to a week, from 15th-19th May where my Mehub facebook group activity will be devoted to The Quiet Clinician. Come an join the quiet ones with lots to say.
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In the light of emerging science Jo discusses, how to bring patients with us, without compromising therapeutic alliance?

How receiving touch might for some people be part of being heard and understood?

Hands as the way in, to a space for a discussion about what might be working, or not and why and Anna Maria asks me to make her some curtains!

Of course we're perfectionists. We learn what is 'correct' and then we try to function in the world of messy, unpredictable humans who throw curve balls every half hour!  

Perfectionism isn't just about having high standards. It's when you pin your self-worth to the attainment of those standards. 

When we decide something within us is unnacceptable, it becomes abhorent in others and we exercise judgement.  

Until we are prepared to look at the external environment of capitalism, consumerism, social media comparison, perfectionism will continue to thrive within us and between us

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As part of a doctorate in Physiotherapy at Glasgow Caledonian University, Daniel is conducting a study looking at the incidence of burnout in UK based Physiotherapists.

Jo discuss the shocking fact that Daniel's initial studies show a high rate of burnout in Physiotherapy students, before they have even started the job.   They reflect on what is perfectionsim, ask why the profession attracts perfectionists and discuss how we may be unwittingly driving each other to higher levels of perfectionism.

Jo also asks Daniel for his thoughts on the potential future value of this work for physiotherapists and healthcare.

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In this epsiode Carys and Jo share memories of the people that have inpsired us in our career, the qualities that make a good mentor and how mentorship might have shifted away from the workplace.

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We're nearing the end of another year and I'm resisting the temptation to 'keep on pushing to the end'. Instead this, episode is a gathering up, a summary and reflection on the wisdom of my wonderful guests in 2022.

Jo chats with eternally curious, insightful and humble Joanne Elphinston about her recent article "Changing the conversation:an embodied coaching approach in the clinical session"

We discuss,

- how the conventional therapist-patient power dynamic might be depleting your energy reserves

-  the benefits of loosening our grip on the "expert fixer" identity

- the gulf between informing and educating for meaningful learning

-  cognitively based teaching vs a sensory experience for real patient engagement

- how genuine partnership with your patient doesn't mean withholding expertise

Finding myself at short notice without a guest for session 20, I enlisted the help of my good friend Martin Christensen to stand in as guest host and interview me, on my own podcast about some things that have been rattling around in my brain.  

We talk about resourcefulness as an antidote to perfectionism, accepting the unnacceptable parts, my own uncomfortable journey with boundaries and cheerleading for self-indulgence and idleness.  

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