It's quite a while since I wrote to you so it's definitely time for an update!
As many of you know I work primarily as an Executive Coach now and principally with doctors. I am also very busy working with schools talking about mindfulness and compassion with staff who are seeking to be better equipped to model these skills to our children and better able to take care of themselves.
I am slowly bringing my counselling practice to a close at Todd Wellness Group after 12 years of practice in Sale. 2019 will also see the close of our not for profit, Good Practice Good Health. My gratitude to all those who have been my teachers and supporters, especially to the people who have trusted me as their health care professional, you have been my greatest teachers. There is no higher honour than to be trusted by someone in their most vulnerable times. I am sending you all a deep bow of respect and thanks. May you all be well and find peace in your lives.
In 2020 Coaching for Doctors launches as it's own entity. This is a really exciting time for me and really is the culmination of nearly a decade's work, which started out of frustration and now brings me great joy! Coaching for Doctors exists for two reasons:
1. To take better care of our doctors, a highly valued group of people in our community
and because
2. Healthier doctors achieve better outcomes for patients
So really Coaching for Doctors is about helping us all be well. Our health system is under a great deal of stress on many levels. In rural regions we have significant workforce issues, and in general our doctor's wellbeing is threatened by their work. This is my way of contributing to a better health system over the long term. The doctors I am working with come from all over Australia and even a couple from further afield, and they work in the full range of specialties. You can see all the details about Coaching for Doctors at www.coachingfordoctors.net.au.
The signature program at Coaching for Doctors is a 10 month Immersion Doctor Care Program where doctors learn more about themselves - raising their self awareness. Also communication, leadership, unconscious bias, empathy, compassion and how to minimise the risk of burnout. 100% of the doctors who have completed the immersion program have said they would recommend the program highly to their colleagues. Please do share our work as widely as you can and check us out on Facebook too. If yo are a doctor and would like to apply to the Immersion Doctor Care Program for 2020, here's the link: https://www.coachingfordoctors.net.au/immersion-doctor-care-expression-interest/
I continue to work with Potential Project where we build the mindfulness skills of people across a huge array of industries. It has been my privilege to offer mindfulness programs for the Potential Project to the Australian Defence Force, in the education sector and to corporate firms over the past five years. Please contact me if you would like to learn more about how mindfulness can support and develop your people, your leadership and your organisation.
Finally I have been really thrilled to be accredited this year as a Coach with the International Coaching Federation and with iRest (yoga nidra meditation). These accreditations have required study and commitment for three years and have definitely grown my expertise, my self awarenessand my capacity. These processes of learning have reminded me that:
long term effort is so satisfying once the goal that seemed impossible is reached, and that the middle is the hardest part!
attention and intention are critical for long term goals, they help sustain the effort required
the more we know the more we understand how little we know
learning is dynamic and challenging and that is what I love about it!
I look forward to sharing this learning through coaching, mindfulness programs, retreats, workshops and meditation with you and your colleagues.
Mindfulness in Medicine Online Course (90 mins) and registering for our Signature Immersion Doctor Care Program
We have launched our first online course, Mindfulness in Medicine. The course is specifically for doctors and is just 90 minutes long. Others have asked me if they could watch it too... of course!! The examples and stories are designed for doctors AND I'm sure you can apply them too. Mindfulness in Medicine online course will help doctors to think about the what, why and how of mindfulness in their work and in their life. Check out the free 15 minute taster here and if you like what you see you can purchase the course here for just $98.
Registrations are open for our Signature Immersion Doctor Care Program 2020 in Melbourne. You can register here - early early bird fees apply until 31 December 2019. Each Immersion group is strictly limited to 12 doctors. There are 24 places for 2020
