SafeSpace.

Mariam Pereira

SafeSpace is a new grounding and respite podcast aimed at Healthcare Professionals focused on staff wellbeing in the healthcare work environment, a grossly overlooked issue and yet, I would argue, the cornerstone of the healthcare system which is why it is crumbling. There are 3 components to the podcast:   - Candid interviews with healthcare leaders, and a wide variety of passionate healthcare professionals about their own experiences and struggles with their wellbeing as they have progressed through their careers   - Reflective discussions with a clinical psychologist, my co-host, regarding key topics that have arisen such as coping with bullying, depression, burnout, grief, menopause etc   - Guided meditations specific to the healthcare worker getting ready for the day ahead, a pause during, and winding down and acceptance following the working day.   This podcast is not a panacea or substitute for a formal management plan, but a motivating, and catharsis tool to help during a stressful day.

  1. Beyond the Six-Week Check: Rethinking Maternal Wellbeing with Dr. Maia Hayes

    2D AGO

    Beyond the Six-Week Check: Rethinking Maternal Wellbeing with Dr. Maia Hayes

    The discount code SAFESPACE20 gives 20% off all 12-month access on Pastest’s post-graduate exam platforms https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=46017&awinaffid=2708016&ued=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pastest.com%2F If you like the episode, please follow on Instagram @safespace.hcp and TikTok @safespacer0 for more content and share. Extended guided meditations are coming soon on my Substack and website www.saferspace.info In this episode, Dr. Mariam Pereira sits down with Dr. Maia Hayes, a postnatal health coach and GMC-registered doctor, to pull back the curtain on the often-neglected world of postnatal care. Dr. Maia shares her deeply personal experience navigating a traumatic birth and undiagnosed postnatal depression, illustrating the ‘invisible gaps’ that even medical professionals fall through. The conversation explores the limitations of the standard six-week check, the toxic ‘bounce back’ culture, and the systemic shifts needed, from better GP screening tools like the ‘Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale’ to workplace flexibility, to truly support new mothers. KEY TAKEAWAYS Even doctors can struggle to be heard by the healthcare system; Dr. Maia’s symptoms were repeatedly dismissed as ‘normal’ despite her clinical background. Current postnatal checks often focus almost exclusively on the baby’s health or contraception, frequently neglecting the mother’s mental health and physical recovery (e.g., pelvic floor issues). Up to 50% of postnatal depression cases are missed by GPs due to time constraints, stigma, and the inconsistent use of validated tools like the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale. Society places immense pressure on mothers to return to their pre-pregnancy bodies and productivity levels, ignoring the fact that physical and hormonal recovery is a non-linear process that requires significant time and support. Roughly 19% of women leave the workforce within three years of having a child, often due to a lack of flexibility and support, highlighting the need for employers to view postnatal care as a professional necessity. BEST MOMENTS "It is about the system telling you you're failing, when in fact, it's failing you." "There is a reason why sleep deprivation is used as a form of torture, because it messes with your neurochemistry and how you feel about everything." "There is a really good substitute for breast milk; there is no substitute for a mom's mental health." "Just because it's natural, doesn't mean it's not hard." "We shouldn't be relegated to a jeans size or a number on a scale after our bodies have done something miraculous." HOST BIO Mariam is a GP trainee in Wales passionate about improving our healthcare colleagues' wellbeing. She has experience on the Schwartz Round Steering group and as a facilitator for her health board, and she created and led the Balint Group Programme for Foundation Doctors in her hospital. These are regular spaces for healthcare professionals to speak about real issues that affect their well-being amongst colleagues to improve mutual support and camaraderie in the workplace. She also holds qualifications in Life Coaching and healthcare leadership and management. Whatever your reason for joining us on this podcast, we are glad you have taken the time.  If you are having stressful days at work, leaving you feeling demotivated, and depleted, I'm hoping I can help here. This Podcast has been brought to you by Disruptive Media. https://disruptivemedia.co.uk/

    1h 5m
  2. Rebellious Health - Dr. Emma Presern’s Mission to Heal the Healers

    MAR 3

    Rebellious Health - Dr. Emma Presern’s Mission to Heal the Healers

    The discount code SAFESPACE20 gives 20% off all 12-month access on Pastest’s post-graduate exam platforms https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=46017&awinaffid=2708016&ued=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pastest.com%2F If you like the episode, please follow on Instagram @safespace.hcp and TikTok @safespacer0 for more content and share. Extended guided meditations are coming soon on my Substack and website www.saferspace.info In this episode, Dr. Emma Presern, a GP and founder of Rebellious Health, shares her profound journey through burnout and recovery. After training in anatomical science and neuroscience and practicing medicine across the UK and Australia, Emma faced a significant mental health crisis during her specialist training. This turning point led her to take a year-long sabbatical, during which she embarked on a solo 600-kilometer hike across the Slovenian mountains. Emma discusses the systemic pressures of the healthcare system, the importance of holistic health, and the transformative power of nature, breathwork, and self-care. Out of her experiences, Rebellious Health was born, a movement aimed at challenging systemic pressures and helping clinicians reconnect with themselves and nature. KEY TAKEAWAYS Emma’s burnout started insidiously with anxiety, insomnia, and panic attacks, which she initially struggled to acknowledge due to the perceived immunity of healthcare professionals to mental health struggles. The current healthcare system often treats clinicians like machines, prioritising productivity over humanity and failing to provide adequate support for their well-being. Taking an extended break for self-care and reflection can be life-changing, allowing for deep rest and the discovery of new wellness tools like breathwork and nature connection. True wellness involves an interconnectedness between mind, body, soul, nature, and spirit, moving beyond just treating symptoms. Building supportive communities and advocating for systemic change is essential to combat the isolation many healthcare workers feel and to create a more sustainable healthcare system. BEST MOMENTS "I really didn't want to admit it to myself or to anybody else. I thought I was totally immune to mental health struggles." "We forget as healthcare professionals, as doctors, that we're human first. It's not even just what we want, it's what the system wants of us as well." "I'm so much more interested in people's gaps on their CVs now than their CV itself because those gaps actually tell you a lot about who that person is becoming." "Self-care is so necessary, and it often is really quite messy and very uncomfortable to go through. It's not just massages and bubble baths." "I'm a big advocate for slow medicine. These 10-15 minute consultations are harmful both to the patient and the doctor." HOST BIO Mariam is a GP trainee in Wales passionate about improving our healthcare colleagues' wellbeing. She has experience on the Schwartz Round Steering group and as a facilitator for her health board, and she created and led the Balint Group Programme for Foundation Doctors in her hospital. These are regular spaces for healthcare professionals to speak about real issues that affect their well-being amongst colleagues to improve mutual support and camaraderie in the workplace. She also holds qualifications in Life Coaching and healthcare leadership and management. Whatever your reason for joining us on this podcast, we are glad you have taken the time.  If you are having stressful days at work, leaving you feeling demotivated, and depleted, I'm hoping I can help here. This Podcast has been brought to you by Disruptive Media. https://disruptivemedia.co.uk/

    1h 8m
  3. Beyond ‘Challenging Behaviour’: Empathy and De-escalation in Healthcare

    FEB 24

    Beyond ‘Challenging Behaviour’: Empathy and De-escalation in Healthcare

    The discount code SAFESPACE20 gives 20% off all 12-month access on Pastest’s post-graduate exam platforms https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=46017&awinaffid=2708016&ued=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pastest.com%2F If you like the episode, please follow on Instagram @safespace.hcp and TikTok @safespacer0 for more content and share. Extended guided meditations are coming soon on my Substack and website www.saferspace.info Mariam interviews Andy Baker, Managing Director of Able Training Support Ltd, as they explore the psychology of workplace violence and aggression within healthcare settings. Drawing from his personal journey, from being mugged at knifepoint to becoming a leading expert in conflict management, Andy challenges the traditional ‘punishment and reward’ models of behaviourism. He also introduces his TARGET framework, a six-stage model that shifts the focus from judging ‘challenging behaviour’ to understanding the unmet needs and stressors behind it.  KEY TAKEAWAYS De-escalation is most effective when you first establish a human connection. Addressing a patient's emotional state before enforcing rules (like ‘you can't leave’) prevents escalation. Shifting from the term ‘challenging behaviour’ to ‘behaviours that challenge’ shifts the focus from labelling the person to acknowledging how the observer perceives the action based on their own boundaries and stress levels. All behaviour serves a function, often acting as a strategy to meet an unmet need or cope with stress. Understanding the why (the unmet need) is more productive than punishing the ‘what’. Healthcare workers cannot effectively care for others if they are depleted. Organisations must move beyond ‘tick-box’ trauma training to fostering a culture that prioritises staff well-being and emotional regulation. Approaching conflict with curiosity rather than judgment allows staff to move from an emotional survival mode to a rational problem-solving mode, leading to better outcomes for both staff and patients. BEST MOMENTS "I can never teach you anything that's going to force you to change somebody else's behaviour. Whose behaviour can you change? Your own. And by changing your own, you force other people to interact differently with you." "We're all in our own boat, but we're all in the same storm or in the same sea, and it's how we then turn our sails or manage our oars to cope in that situation." "If a person doesn't know how to read, we teach. If they don't know how to write, we teach. But when they don't know how to behave, our instinct is to punish rather than teach." "You don't need to accept bad behaviour, but we should always accept thoughts and feelings." "Happy people don't kick off. So something must be wrong for them to be acting that way." HOST BIO Mariam is a GP trainee in Wales passionate about improving our healthcare colleagues' wellbeing. She has experience on the Schwartz Round Steering group and as a facilitator for her health board, and she created and led the Balint Group Programme for Foundation Doctors in her hospital. These are regular spaces for healthcare professionals to speak about real issues that affect their well-being amongst colleagues to improve mutual support and camaraderie in the workplace. She also holds qualifications in Life Coaching and healthcare leadership and management. Whatever your reason for joining us on this podcast, we are glad you have taken the time.  If you are having stressful days at work, leaving you feeling demotivated, and depleted, I'm hoping I can help here. This Podcast has been brought to you by Disruptive Media. https://disruptivemedia.co.uk/

    1h 26m
  4. From Managing to Coaching: Transforming Healthcare Culture with Jo Wright

    FEB 18

    From Managing to Coaching: Transforming Healthcare Culture with Jo Wright

    The discount code SAFESPACE20 gives 20% off all 12-month access on Pastest’s post-graduate exam platforms https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=46017&awinaffid=2708016&ued=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pastest.com%2F If you like the episode, please follow on Instagram @safespace.hcp and TikTok @safespacer0 for more content and share. Extended guided meditations are coming soon on my Substack and website www.saferspace.info In this episode, Mariam is joined by Jo Wright, co-founder of Coaching Culture Limited and author of the provocatively titled book, No More S**t Managers. Jo shares her journey from a 30-year career in corporate leadership to becoming a professional coach dedicated to cultural transformation. They explore the vital shift from traditional, transactional management to a transformational coaching style, a change Jo argues is essential for the high-pressure world of healthcare. Jo breaks down her 7-step framework for building a coaching culture, discussing how empathy, curiosity, and psychological safety can combat burnout, improve staff retention, and ultimately lead to better patient care. KEY TAKEAWAY Traditional management is often ‘transactional’ and task-focused. In contrast, a coaching approach is ‘transformational’, focusing on the human being behind the task to build trust and resilience. Jo outlines a process for cultural change: Visualise, Strategise, Engage, Grow, Thrive, Perform, and Sustain. While healthcare is time-pressured, investing small moments in coaching conversations empowers staff, increases efficiency, and prevents long-term burnout. You don’t need to be a professional coach to use coaching skills. Like cooking, everyone should have basic skills to support their peers and teams, even if they aren't ‘chefs’. A positive coaching conversation doesn't just stay at work; it has a ripple effect that improves a person's life at home with their partners and children. BEST MOMENTS "You can't just tell people to change, people don't respond like that. There is a real psychology behind changing behaviors." "Coaching is like cooking. Everybody should be able to cook, but you don't all have to be a professional chef." "This is about slowing down to speed up. Take a breath to be more effective, more efficient, and more productive." "Work should be a positive experience. We spend so much time at work, it's a huge chunk of our life." "One conversation can make such a difference to somebody's work day, and life, and partner, and children." HOST BIO Mariam is a GP trainee in Wales passionate about improving our healthcare colleagues' wellbeing. She has experience on the Schwartz Round Steering group and as a facilitator for her health board, and she created and led the Balint Group Programme for Foundation Doctors in her hospital. These are regular spaces for healthcare professionals to speak about real issues that affect their well-being amongst colleagues to improve mutual support and camaraderie in the workplace. She also holds qualifications in Life Coaching and healthcare leadership and management. Whatever your reason for joining us on this podcast, we are glad you have taken the time.  If you are having stressful days at work, leaving you feeling demotivated, and depleted, I'm hoping I can help here. This Podcast has been brought to you by Disruptive Media. https://disruptivemedia.co.uk/

    51 min
  5. Finding Authenticity and Compassion in Healthcare with Dr. Jeevan Swamy

    FEB 10

    Finding Authenticity and Compassion in Healthcare with Dr. Jeevan Swamy

    The discount code SAFESPACE20 gives 20% off all 12-month access on Pastest’s post-graduate exam platforms https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=46017&awinaffid=2708016&ued=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pastest.com%2F If you like the episode, please follow on Instagram @safespace.hcp and TikTok @safespacer0 for more content and share. Extended guided meditations are coming soon on my Substack and website www.saferspace.info In this episode, Mariam is joined by Dr. Jeevan Swamy, a GP, health inequalities lead, and tech entrepreneur. Dr. Swamy shares his fascinating journey from a religious upbringing to becoming a ‘Christian atheist’ whose moral lens is deeply shaped by values of trust, compassion, and service.  KEY TAKEAWAYS Meaningful healthcare starts with building trust through a genuine interest in a patient’s unique story beyond their clinical symptoms. Many men, particularly in South Asian cultures, struggle with mental health because they equate their worth solely with economic provision, leading to suppressed emotions and burnout. Effective leadership in high-pressure environments like the NHS should prioritize psychological safety and the ability to admit mistakes over traditional, hierarchical authority. Showing vulnerability as a leader or practitioner is not a weakness; it is a strength that encourages others to speak up and seek the support they need. True advocacy for staff involves lowering the barrier for entry to express concerns, ensuring that even the most quiet or marginalised voices are heard and acted upon. BEST MOMENTS "Trust is at the heart of everything that we do. It’s all about creating those kinds of spaces of trust for people." "A man isn’t just worth what his paycheck is, he’s also worth who he is as a human being." "There’s no one pill that’s going to solve life, the solutions to life come in the hard work." "You have to shout, and you have to shout even louder to be heard. Keep shouting until someone listens." "The leaders always have to do more of the work to make people feel comfortable. You have to make yourself approachable." HOST BIO Mariam is a GP trainee in Wales passionate about improving our healthcare colleagues' wellbeing. She has experience on the Schwartz Round Steering group and as a facilitator for her health board, and she created and led the Balint Group Programme for Foundation Doctors in her hospital. These are regular spaces for healthcare professionals to speak about real issues that affect their well-being amongst colleagues to improve mutual support and camaraderie in the workplace. She also holds qualifications in Life Coaching and healthcare leadership and management. Whatever your reason for joining us on this podcast, we are glad you have taken the time.  If you are having stressful days at work, leaving you feeling demotivated, and depleted, I'm hoping I can help here. This Podcast has been brought to you by Disruptive Media. https://disruptivemedia.co.uk/

    1h 24m
  6. Confronting the Mental Health Crisis in Medicine with Dr. Christine Muhota

    FEB 3

    Confronting the Mental Health Crisis in Medicine with Dr. Christine Muhota

    The discount code SAFESPACE20 gives 20% off all 12-month access on Pastest’s post-graduate exam platforms ⁠https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=46017&awinaffid=2708016&ued=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pastest.com%2F⁠ If you like the episode, please follow on Instagram @safespace.hcp and TikTok @safespacer0 for more content and share. Extended guided meditations are coming soon on my Substack and website www.saferspace.info In this powerful episode, Mariam sits down with Dr. Christine Muhota, an internal medicine doctor and a leading advocate for mental health within the medical community. Dr. Muhota shares her personal journey through burnout during her clinical years and explains the ‘grassroots’ origins of her award-winning charity, Mind Health for Medical Students.  KEY TAKEAWAYS Dr. Muhota emphasises that the first step to cultural change is breaking the silence; realising that colleagues are ‘silently struggling’ creates the solidarity needed to build support systems. Medical schools often offer ‘performative action’ (like help forms or emails) without ensuring these resources are accessible, effective, or free from stigma. True leadership isn't about being the loudest voice; it is about delegating, trusting your team, and creating a safe environment where other voices can emerge. A sustainable medical training model must include mandatory time off for students and doctors to recover, attend personal appointments, and prevent total exhaustion. Burnout is not a personal weakness or an individual failure; it is a ‘natural response’ to an unsustainable system that depletes its staff without replenishing them. BEST MOMENTS "I realised that oh, I'm getting a lot more tired. I'm not able to sleep very well, and I realised actually we're all kind of silently struggling." "Imagine if compassion wasn't seen as an extra, it's the base of the pizza. It's the sauce as well as the base. It’s not some kind of extra thing that you sprinkle on top." "You can’t pour compassion from an empty cup. The system has to also create the spaces for us to uphold this, otherwise it’s hard." "Leadership does not mean that your voice is the loudest in the room. It is about creating a safe space for other people’s voices and ideas to come through, and then you amplify that." "Sustainability comes from being able to connect with who are you working for, what is the current need, and how are we going to make this happen."

    1h 1m
  7. Doctors Are Human First: Breaking the Silence on Mental Health with Dr. Daniel Gearon

    JAN 27

    Doctors Are Human First: Breaking the Silence on Mental Health with Dr. Daniel Gearon

    The discount code SAFESPACE20 gives 20% off all 12-month access on Pastest’s post-graduate exam platforms ⁠https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=46017&awinaffid=2708016&ued=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pastest.com%2F⁠ If you like the episode, please follow on Instagram @safespace.hcp and TikTok @safespacer0 for more content and share. Extended guided meditations are coming soon on my Substack and website www.saferspace.info In this powerful episode, Mariam sits down with Dr. Daniel Gearon, a surgical trainee and the founder of the charity YouOkayDoc. Daniel shares the personal tragedy that sparked a movement: the loss of his cousin and fellow doctor, Liz Sizer, to suicide. Together, they explore the dangerous stigma of ‘invincibility’ in medicine, the high rates of suicide within the profession, and the urgent need to view doctors as humans before healers. KEY TAKEAWAYS YouOkayDoc was founded in response to the tragic suicide of Dr. Liz Sizer in 2016. It was created to fill a void in the medical community, providing a bespoke mental health support system specifically for doctors who often feel they have nowhere to turn. The medical culture often equates resilience with silence and endurance. Daniel highlights how doctors are conditioned to view their own mental struggles as weakness, fearing that admitting they need help will make them seem unfit for the competitive environment of medicine. One of YouOkayDoc’s core initiatives, the ‘Weekly Huddle’, proved that peer-to-peer connection is vital. Providing a safe, virtual space where doctors can drop the white coat persona and speak openly about trauma and exhaustion has been a lifeline for many. Daniel opens up about his own struggles balancing a surgical career with running a national charity. His decision to take time out for a Master's degree and seek therapy illustrates that stepping back and asking for help are acts of strength, not failure. BEST MOMENTS "I think the culture within healthcare professionals is that if they were to admit that there is something going on, the fear is: 'How can I be shown to be weak in such a strong, competitive environment?'" "We’ve become desensitised as doctors to what we're exposed to, and what we're taught how to cope with at medical school, is to soldier on." "It's saying the unsaid, saying what we all know but are not articulating." "Saving lives doesn't always come in the form of medical intervention, sometimes it comes through words, presence, and listening." "If you're going to start a charity, you have to focus on the community that you're going to serve first, because the community are going to be the people that rally around the organisation." HOST BIO Mariam is a GP trainee in Wales passionate about improving our healthcare colleagues' wellbeing. She has experience on the Schwartz Round Steering group and as a facilitator for her health board, and she created and led the Balint Group Programme for Foundation Doctors in her hospital. These are regular spaces for healthcare professionals to speak about real issues that affect their well-being amongst colleagues to improve mutual support and camaraderie in the workplace. She also holds qualifications in Life Coaching and healthcare leadership and management. Whatever your reason for joining us on this podcast, we are glad you have taken the time.  If you are having stressful days at work, leaving you feeling demotivated, and depleted, I'm hoping I can help here. This Podcast has been brought to you by Disruptive Media. https://disruptivemedia.co.uk/

    1h 8m
  8. Navigating the Storms of Healthcare with Manley Hopkinson

    JAN 22

    Navigating the Storms of Healthcare with Manley Hopkinson

    The discount code SAFESPACE20 gives 20% off all 12-month access on Pastest’s post-graduate exam platforms ⁠https://www.awin1.com/cread.php?awinmid=46017&awinaffid=2708016&ued=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pastest.com%2F⁠ If you like the episode please follow on Instagram @safespace.hcp and TikTok @safespacer0 for more content and share. Extended guided meditations are coming soon on my Substack and website www.saferspace.info In this powerful episode of Safe Space, Mariam is joined by Manley Hopkinson, author of Compassionate Leadership and founder of the Compassionate Leadership Academy. Drawing from his extreme experiences ranging from the Royal Navy to racing yachts around the world and trekking to the North Pole, Manley shares profound insights on why compassion and performance are allies, not opposites. Together, they explore how the principles of compassionate leadership can be applied to the high-pressure, often traumatic environment of modern healthcare. Manley deconstructs the myth that compassion is ‘soft’, arguing instead that it is the bedrock of resilience, commitment, and high performance.  KEY TAKEAWAYS Compassion isn't just about being nice; it's about understanding with positive action. It serves as the foundation for high performance, especially in extreme environments like the North Pole or a busy hospital ward, because it builds the trust and safety necessary for teams to function under pressure. True leadership is about gaining commitment, not just compliance. When leaders tap into an individual's self-worth through compassion, they gain discretionary effort and engagement, whereas forcing compliance only breeds resistance and minimal effort. Compassionate leadership begins with self-compassion and self-awareness. Leaders must understand their own biases, motivations, and emotional states to effectively lead others, especially when navigating the ‘storms’ of a crisis. To go faster and be more effective, leaders should invest time upfront to align the team, establish human connections, and clarify the ‘why’. This ‘stop before you start’ approach builds the commitment needed to weather the inevitable challenges ahead. Effective leadership requires balancing both ‘masculine’ (directive, independent) and ‘feminine’ (nurturing, collaborative) energies. Over-reliance on one, particularly the toxic expectations of traditional masculinity, can hinder performance and well-being. BEST MOMENTS "Compassion is to work with that knowledge with positive intent. That's a hugely powerful statement. So in other words, compassion is understanding with positive action." "The principle of compassionate leadership is sort of almost beaten into healthcare, but it's all focused towards the patient. What it should be directed to is towards the healthcare worker." "You don't fatten a pig by measuring it; you've actually got to feed it. And over-measuring just slows things down, it just makes it even worse." "Compassion is the route to commitment. Commitment is the route to performance. And so much more." "If empathy is to understand, compassion is to work with that knowledge with positive intent." HOST BIO Mariam is a GP trainee in Wales passionate about improving our healthcare colleagues' wellbeing. She has experience on the Schwartz Round Steering group and as a facilitator for her health board, and she created and led the Balint Group Programme for Foundation Doctors in her hospital. These are regular spaces for healthcare professionals to speak about real issues that affect their well-being amongst colleagues to improve mutual support and camaraderie in the workplace. She also holds qualifications in Life Coaching and healthcare leadership and management. Whatever your reason for joining us on this podcast, we are glad you have taken the time.  If you are having stressful days at work, leaving you feeling demotivated, and depleted, I'm hoping I can help here.

    1h 23m

About

SafeSpace is a new grounding and respite podcast aimed at Healthcare Professionals focused on staff wellbeing in the healthcare work environment, a grossly overlooked issue and yet, I would argue, the cornerstone of the healthcare system which is why it is crumbling. There are 3 components to the podcast:   - Candid interviews with healthcare leaders, and a wide variety of passionate healthcare professionals about their own experiences and struggles with their wellbeing as they have progressed through their careers   - Reflective discussions with a clinical psychologist, my co-host, regarding key topics that have arisen such as coping with bullying, depression, burnout, grief, menopause etc   - Guided meditations specific to the healthcare worker getting ready for the day ahead, a pause during, and winding down and acceptance following the working day.   This podcast is not a panacea or substitute for a formal management plan, but a motivating, and catharsis tool to help during a stressful day.