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You Are Not A Frog

You Are Not A Frog

Dr Rachel Morris | Burnout Podcast 300 Episodes Aug 18, 2026

The podcast for GPs, hospital doctors and other professionals in high-stakes, high-stress jobs who want to thrive rather than just survive. Host Dr Rachel Morris, a GP turned Executive Coach, offers practical strategies to combat burnout and regain control of your work life. Each episode provides simple changes that can make a huge difference to stress levels and help you enjoy life again.

Episodes

How to Embrace Your Capacity Instead of Defining Your Limits
How to Embrace Your Capacity Instead of Defining Your Limits Aug 18, 2026 52:28 Most of us were taught that having limits is a weakness - something to push through, not something to honour. And if you're a doctor, a nurse, a vet, or anyone in a high-stakes role, that message arrived early and arrived hard. The result is a profession full of people operating at full stretch capacity without realising it, because full stretch became the new normal so gradually that we stopped n
Is Your Dedication the Reason You're Burning Out?
Is Your Dedication the Reason You're Burning Out? Aug 11, 2026 58:35 Most of us have been told that burnout is caused by overwork and that the solution is to rest, take a break or slow down. Set some boundaries. But what if that's only part of the picture? What if the very thing that made you good at your job - your values, your drive, your commitment to never letting anyone down - is exactly what keeps burning you out? And what if rest, on its own, isn't enough to
The Analytical Brain Trap: Why Smart People Can’t Switch Off
The Analytical Brain Trap: Why Smart People Can’t Switch Off Aug 4, 2026 55:48 Every doctor and high-achieving professional knows what it feels like to lie awake with a brain that refuses to stop - replaying a decision made that afternoon, running tomorrow's list at midnight, scanning ahead for what might go wrong. Our ingrained programming tells us that more thinking keeps us safe and keeps things running. But there is a cost to that, and our analytical brains (the very thi
Why Every Doctor Should Learn to Coach
Why Every Doctor Should Learn to Coach Jul 28, 2026 34:36 Boundaries aren't walls. They're fences. A wall keeps everyone out. A fence has a gate, and it's yours to open or close, if you're willing to hold it when someone pushes.That idea comes from this conversation with Dr Sarah Coope, recorded for the Your Coaching Journey podcast. Sarah talks about her own route into coaching, what twenty years of coaching doctors has taught her about self-worth, and
How to Work Free From Burnout
How to Work Free From Burnout Jul 21, 2026 42:27 There is one belief that keeps high achievers stuck in burnout long after they should be recovering - the belief that burning out means they failed.This is a live panel discussion from the Burnout Free Working Conference — an unscripted conversation about what burnout recovery actually requires, why the self-blame makes it impossible to start, and the single reframe that changes how you see every
How to Hold Someone Accountable Without Losing the Relationship
How to Hold Someone Accountable Without Losing the Relationship Jul 14, 2026 50:56 There's something most leaders do - we avoid the conversation that needs to be had. We care too much about the wrong things: how the other person will react, whether it will make things awkward, whether we'll be the one blamed if they go off sick. Our ingrained programming tells us that keeping the peace is the same as keeping the relationship, but it isn't.In this episode, Joe Weston is back for
Am I a Snowflake If I’m Not Coping Now?
Am I a Snowflake If I’m Not Coping Now? Jul 7, 2026 17:07 A doctor emailed me recently, she's been in medicine for 25 years, and the question she asked was one I've heard in a hundred different ways: "Am I a snowflake?"She felt a great deal of shame about finding things hard - something I see time and time again in high achievers. Like the feeling that not coping is proof of something wrong with you. A character flaw. A sign you've gone soft.But the data
How Wanting to Do More at Work Becomes a Burnout Warning Sign for High Achievers
How Wanting to Do More at Work Becomes a Burnout Warning Sign for High Achievers Jun 30, 2026 01:00:21 When Aoife O'Brien is close to burnout, she doesn't want to stop. She wants to do more. One more task. One more thing to get through before she can stop. She says that's how she knows now - not the exhaustion, not the breaking point, but the acceleration. If you recognise that feeling, this conversation names what's actually happening. Not to add to your list. To give you a cleaner way to read wha
Why Summer Makes Your Burnout Worse (And It's Not Your Fault)
Why Summer Makes Your Burnout Worse (And It's Not Your Fault) Jun 23, 2026 20:47 You may have been counting down to summer all year, telling yourself that you just need to survive until your next holiday. You may have been looking forward to taking a pause and getting a chance to finally breathe.But when you get to your holiday, instead of feeling rested, you feel more exhausted, more overwhelmed, and more behind. And somewhere underneath the busyness, you might be thinking: w
Masking, Over-Functioning and the Shame That Keeps You Stuck
Masking, Over-Functioning and the Shame That Keeps You Stuck Jun 16, 2026 01:08:58 If you've always felt like everyone else got an unwritten handbook about how to behave at work - and you've had to figure it out yourself, one interaction at a time - this episode is for you.This week, Rachel’s in conversation with Kirstie Pickles: vet, autistic ADHD professional, and EDI advocate. Kirstie was diagnosed as an adult - after years of masking in a high-stakes clinical role, performin
Why You Can't Switch Off (And It's Not About Workload)
Why You Can't Switch Off (And It's Not About Workload) Jun 9, 2026 19:32 Burnout in high stress jobs isn't always about doing too much; sometimes it's about a belief you were never taught to question.You finished your day, finished (most) of your tasks, and you still can't switch off. Most people assume that's a workload problem, but the reason people in demanding roles like medicine can't genuinely rest isn't about how much they've done - it's about what they've been
The Occupational Hazard Every High-Achieving Leader Needs to Know About
The Occupational Hazard Every High-Achieving Leader Needs to Know About Jun 2, 2026 55:15 Getting a complaint from a colleague is one of the most destabilising things that can happen to a high-achieving leader. Not because of the process, but because of what it makes you ask about yourself.In this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Pallavi Bradshaw, Medical Director at the MPS, to talk about something that doesn't get named nearly enough: a complaint from a colleague isn't a patient or client

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