The Exact Moment a Difficult Conversation Goes Wrong (and How to Spot It)
If you’ve ever plucked up the courage to have ‘that’ conversation, and planned it carefully so that you can be kind and clear - but two minu...
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You Are Not A Frog
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 y...
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Am I an Accidental A**hole?
Have you ever lain awake replaying a conversation with a tricky colleague, wondering if you were the one completely out of order? If you're...
It's OK Not to Know: What to Do When the Furniture Is Shifting
Have you ever felt ashamed or frustrated that you didn't know the answer? Not to a clinical question, but about your own life - what's next,...
If Nothing Changes, Nothing Changes: How to Avoid the Burnout Cliff
You may think you're fine. You're still performing well at work, still the one people rely on, yet you know something's off. In this episode...
It's Not Whether You Let People Down. It's Who
You tell yourself that never letting anyone down is how you protect the people you love. But our ingrained programming tells us we have to p...
The Real Reason You Can't Switch Off (with Nick Petrie)
Do you lie awake replaying a decision you had to make? That work anxiety loop where you can't stop thinking about work even when you are hom...
Doing Nothing Feels Safe - That's What Makes It Dangerous
Note: This is a re-release of one of our most-listened to episodes — originally recorded Autumn 2025. We've given it a new edit because it's...
Try Softer, Not Harder
Every high-achieving leader has a to-do list that doesn't end — it just refills. And the only response most of us were ever handed for that...
Going Back After Burnout When Nothing Has Changed
Nearly one in three people who take time off for burnout are off again within a year - and over half of them work in healthcare. This episod...
The 12-Minute Method for Getting Stuff Done
There's a project you've been meaning to start, a conversation you've been meaning to have, or a change you've been meaning to make. You kno...
How to Embrace Your Capacity Instead of Defining Your Limits
Most of us were taught that having limits is a weakness - something to push through, not something to honour. And if you're a doctor, a nurs...
Is Your Dedication the Reason You're Burning Out?
Most of us have been told that burnout is caused by overwork and that the solution is to rest, take a break or slow down. Set some boundarie...
The Analytical Brain Trap: Why Smart People Can’t Switch Off
Every doctor and high-achieving professional knows what it feels like to lie awake with a brain that refuses to stop - replaying a decision...
Why Every Doctor Should Learn to Coach
Boundaries aren't walls. They're fences. A wall keeps everyone out. A fence has a gate, and it's yours to open or close, if you're willing t...
How to Work Free From Burnout
There is one belief that keeps high achievers stuck in burnout long after they should be recovering - the belief that burning out means they...
How to Hold Someone Accountable Without Losing the Relationship
There's something most leaders do - we avoid the conversation that needs to be had. We care too much about the wrong things: how the other p...
Am I a Snowflake If I’m Not Coping Now?
A doctor emailed me recently, she's been in medicine for 25 years, and the question she asked was one I've heard in a hundred different ways...
How Wanting to Do More at Work Becomes a Burnout Warning Sign for High Achievers
When Aoife O'Brien is close to burnout, she doesn't want to stop. She wants to do more. One more task. One more thing to get through before...
Why Summer Makes Your Burnout Worse (And It's Not Your Fault)
You may have been counting down to summer all year, telling yourself that you just need to survive until your next holiday. You may have bee...
Masking, Over-Functioning and the Shame That Keeps You Stuck
If you've always felt like everyone else got an unwritten handbook about how to behave at work - and you've had to figure it out yourself, o...