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You Are Not A Frog

You Are Not A Frog

By: Dr Rachel Morris
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 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 you do but you’ve noticed that you’re starting to feel overwhelmed, overworked and under-resourced. You may be comparing yourself to a frog in boiling water - the heat has built up so slowly that you haven’t noticed the extra-long days becoming the norm. You may feel on the edge and trapped in the very job that you’ve spent years working towards. Here’s the problem, frogs only have two choices; stay and be boiled alive, or jump out of the pan. The good news is that you are not a frog. You have many more choices than you think you do. You don’t have to quit, and nor should stress and burnout be inevitable. It is possible to be master of your own destiny, to craft your work life and career so that you can thrive even in the most difficult of situations. There are simple changes you can make which will make a huge difference to your stress levels and help you enjoy life again. Your host is Dr Rachel Morris, GP turned Executive Coach and Specialist in Resilience at Work who knows what it’s like to feel like an exhausted frog. In the podcast, she’ll be talking to friends, colleagues and experts all who have an interesting take on resilience for clever people in high-stakes, high-stress jobs so that together you can take back control to beat stress and burnout, survive and thrive.© 2022 You Are Not A Frog — 721267 Economics Hygiene & Healthy Living Personal Development Personal Success
Episodes
  • You Can’t Meditate Yourself Out of a 60-Hour Work Week

    You Can’t Meditate Yourself Out of a 60-Hour Work Week
    Mar 3 2026

    There’s more on your plate than you realise, and most likely you’re trying to cram 25 hours of work into a 24 hour day, not counting sleep and time away from work. Here’s some practical advice to help you see what’s on your plate, and what you need to sacrifice.

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    Download the Overwhelm SOS Toolkit

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    27 mins
  • When Speaking Up is Stressful – A Psychology Researcher Tells Us What to Do Instead

    When Speaking Up is Stressful – A Psychology Researcher Tells Us What to Do Instead
    Feb 24 2026

    What happens when we need to raise a serious concern that could affect patient safety? And what happens if someone raises a concern to you?

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    Download Your Free Overwhelm SOS Guide
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  • You Do Not Have to Be Good

    You Do Not Have to Be Good
    Feb 17 2026

    What does it mean for a doctor to be “good”? Can you be “good” and still take care of yourself? And how can we rescue ourselves from the trap of thinking that asking for support is somehow a moral failing?

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The topics covered are relavent to anyone who wants to improve their performance. Quality guests and strategies based on solid models.

Not just for GPs. Great info.

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Great introduction to making meetings more efficient and useful from someone with really impressive credentials. Thank you.

Great information and really useful

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This opens your eyes to why you are working the way you are, and has been amazing in helping me understand how to avoid letting workload overwhelm me and doing more of the parts of the job that I love. Rachel is clever and thoughtful and understands how doctors work. There are some great contributors.

Really eye opening, in a kind supportive way

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