Burnout
Mental health
Podcasts
Two series, one goal — to support, make sense of and come to terms with difficult experiences
This page features podcast episodes grouped into two series. The first is aimed at healthcare professionals and focuses primarily on burnout. The second, ‘The World Turned Upside Down’, addresses topics important to people living with illness and their loved ones - from diagnosis and treatment to anxiety, loneliness, communication and psychological support.
Burnout
Symptoms
Symptoms of burnout
Anxiety
Research
How to cope with anxiety before tests?
Loneliness
Support
Feeling alone with illness. How to cope with it?
Family
Caregiver
10 tips for families dealing with illness
Communication
Relationship
“Leave me alone!” When and why the patient doesn’t want to talk
Diagnosis
Change
Illness is a good time to turn your life around 180 degrees. Are you sure?
Psychological support
Support
How to encourage the patient to seek psychological help?
Treatment
Crisis
What to do when the patient refuses treatment?
Hope
Crisis
Where to find hope in a feeling of hopelessness
Burnout
Caregiver
‘I've had enough...’ Caregiver burnout
Diagnosis
Emotions
‘Is it normal that...?’ On reactions to a diagnosis
Denial
Diagnosis
‘Doesn't he realise he's ill?!’ The role of denial in illness
Communication
Support
‘It'll be fine. Think positively.’ Or how to effectively annoy the patient.
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