Life in colour | Episode 2

The Doctor

Art is one of the many tools that doctors can use to help heal and treat patients. Consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr Sabina Dosani has experienced this, on both sides of the stethoscope. Art psychotherapist and clinical research fellow Megan Tjasink has been studying how art therapy can help healthcare professionals suffering with burnout, with promising findings. They bring together their perspectives in this conversation. 

Welcome to the second episode of The Doctor podcast, brought to you by the British Medical Association. Each month, we bring you conversations inspired by stories featured in The Doctor magazine. This episode builds on the feature article ‘Life in Colour’, by Tim Tonkin. 

You don’t need to have read the article to enjoy this episode but if you’d like to do so you can find it at: https://thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/health-society/life-in-colour/  

You can find a transcript of this episode at thedoctor.bma.org.uk/podcast 

If you enjoyed this episode, you may also be interested in the following articles, on related topics: 

  • https://thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/health-society/in-it-together-preventive-healthcare-initiatives/ 
  • https://thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/doctors-wellbeing/from-rescuer-to-coach/ 
  • https://thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/doctors-wellbeing/be-resilient-what-do-you-think-im-doing/ 

If you are a doctor who needs support, you can find services and information to help support you on the BMA website, at https://www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-support/your-wellbeing 

This webpage also includes our risk of burnout questionnaire. 

For more stories from The Doctor, follow @TheDrMagazine on X/Twitter, or visit thedoctor.bma.org.uk 

The British Medical Association is a professional association and trade union for doctors and medical students in the UK. For more information on the BMA, our services and how we can help you as a doctor, please visit www.bma.org.uk  

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