
Mothers In Medicine Podcast
Welcome to the Mothers In Medicine Podcast. Here we have honest and open conversations with leaders in the medical field who are also mothers. Hear their real life stories and also gain from their practical tips and advice for managing the juggle.
Episodes
18 episodes
How can we set boundaries and manage expectations as mothers in medicine ? Dr Rachel Morris
In this episode I speak to Dr Rachel Morris. Rachel is a former GP turned careers coach specialising in resilience .We discuss setting boundaries and managing expectations as mothers in medicine .Here is what we talk about:
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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23:31

The Gender Pay Gap: Dame Professor Jane Dacre
In this episode I speak to Dame Professor Jane Dacre . Dame Professor Jane Dacre is a Consultant Rheumatologist and former president of the Royal College of Physicians. She is also former director of UCL Medical school and the MRCP ...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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26:55

Breastfeeding at work: Dr Hollie Hearfield
In this episode we speak to Dr Hollie Hearfield. Dr Hearfield is a Consultant in psychiatry and is one of the lead authors of recent published research into the experiences of breastfeeding NHS workers. In this episode we discuss ...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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24:29

Pregnancy & the Fertility Journey: Dr Tosin Ajayi- Sotubo
In this episode of the Mothers in Medicine Podcast I meet NHS and private GP Dr Tosin Ajayi-Sotubo, founder of Mind Body Doctor and Resident Doctor on Channel 4’s Embarassing Bodies. We discuss:Challenges Tosin overca...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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21:19

Surgery, Twin Pregnancy & Shared Parental Leave: Miss Zoe Barber
In this episode I’m joined by Miss Zoe Barber, consultant oncoplastic breast surgeon, and mother of twins. Miss Barber shares her experience of going through a twin pregnancy, and discusses the challenges and the be...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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34:13

How can we master the return? Dr Helen Fidler
In this episode I speak to Dr Helen Fidler, Consultant gastroenterologist, Deputy Chair of the BMA UK Consultants Committee and mother of 5 .This episode I ask the question : How can we master the return as mothers i...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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22:00

How can we think outside the box as Mothers in Medicine? Dr Abeyna Bubbers-Jones
In this episode I speak to Dr Abeyna Bubbers-Jones Consultant Occupational Health Physician and founder of Medic Footprints, a company on a mission to connect 1 million doctors with the best in diverse and alternative careers. This week I...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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28:37

Burnout, Building your Village and the Fourth Trimester : Dr Kiran Rahim
In this episode we speak to Dr Kiran Rahim, Paediatric Registrar and mother of 3.In this episode we ask how can we deal with burnout? Here is what we discuss:>Dr Rahim shares how she got involved with the I...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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43:04

When is the right time to have children in training? Dr Katerina Bambang
This week I speak to Dr Katerina Bambang, Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology with a special interest in fertility preservation services and I ask the question 'When is the right time to have children in training?'Here is what we t...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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25:43

The juggle, Imposter Syndrome and the importance of mentors and supervisors as a mother in medicine, Professor Anna David
In this episode I speak to Professor Anna David. She is director at the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Institute for Women’s Health and a Consultant in Obstetrics and Maternal Fetal Medicine at University College London.Here is ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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36:45

Are some specialties more compatible with balancing a career and family life? Dr Sarah Birkhoelzer
In this episode I speak to Dr Sarah Birkhoelzer , a Cardiology registrar and Clinical research fellow at the University of Oxford. This week I ask the question are some specialties more compatible with balancing a career and family...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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31:11

What is the real impact of working motherhood on our children? Professor Tamsin Ford
In this episode I speak to Professor Tamsin Ford. Professor Ford is a Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the University of Cambridge and also mother of twins. Here’s what we talk about:- Professor Ford ta...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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33:35

BONUS Episode: Interview with writer of ITV Drama Maternal- Jacqui Honess-Martin
This month the new medical drama Maternal hits our screens on ITV. But it's a medical drama with a difference - it focuses on three female doctors returning to work after maternity leave. When I read about the premise it struck ...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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18:01

How do you juggle life as a mother and doctor? Dr Sundus Alusi
In this episode I speak to Dr Sundus Alusi, a Neurology Consultant and mother of 3 and I ask the question- How do you juggle life as a mother and doctor?Here is what we talk about:Her experience of being one of the first female ...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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30:59

Is it possible to have a good work-life balance as a woman in surgery? Professor Scarlett McNally
In this episode we speak to Professor Scarlett Mcnally. She is an Orthopaedic surgeon and was the 9th women to be elected on to the Council of the Royal College of Surgeons . In this episode we ask the ques...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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30:28

Does flexible and part time working put a limitation on your success as a doctor? Dr Sarah Logan
In this episode I interview Dr Sarah Logan. Dr Logan is a consultant in Infectious Diseases at the Hospital of Tropical Diseases at the University College London Hospital NHS Foundation trust . She is also the director of the Medical Workforce ...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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33:20

Pregnancy and Part-time working as a mother in medicine, Dr Maddy Fogarty-Hover
In this really interesting and informative episode I spoke with paediatric registrar, BMA representative and mother of 5 : Dr Fogarty-Hover. Here’s what we talk about in this episodeDr Fogarty-Hover shares ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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42:31
