The Doctors' Coach
I remember the scene clearly. Sitting in the backseat of my parents car - looking out at the street and daydreaming about the future. We happened to drive past a local general practice surgery. And I blurt out with enormous clarity - "the last thing I'd ever want to be is a doctor". Of course … Continue reading Medicine and the meaning of life
Ever feel like you're on a roller coaster that won't stop? I can't decide if the last 3 weeks feels like 3 years or 3 minutes - or both rolled up into one. All I know I is from starting up Coach GP in February, life has absolutely snowballed- or something. It's true it's good … Continue reading Surviving the overwhelm roller coaster
Some thoughts for all the people across the world who are in pain... The forces beyond our control Push us Push us Relentless Toss us around Lift our feet off the ground Till we land in a new dimension that bears no relation to Kansas And we Caught up in a sea of emotions Trapped … Continue reading Like a phoenix we rise
Autonomy, self-sufficiency, independence are highly valued in our society. Not only is doing things for ourselves seen as practical, but we think we can save money and get as good a result as if we paid a professional. There's also a sense of moral high ground about doing things for ourselves - as if people … Continue reading Sorry, not everything is DIY
It was 2001 - I’d already been a doctor for 7 years, was working in General Practice and enrolled in the RACGP training program. And I was not happy. Nothing about standard general practice felt right to me. And I didn’t know what to do. When I looked around at all the traditional specialty pathways … Continue reading From GP to Coach…to Both. How ‘Coach GP’ was born