The Medical Women Podcast

Hello! It's the season finale and then we are taking a Pause on the podcast.... This week our guest is psychologist, researcher and author Dr Emma Seppala. Emma's book Sovereign came out a couple of months ago and in this episode, Emma shares how each of us is Sovereign and how we can be the Sovereign of our lives. Follow the Medical Women’s Federation on social media:   Website: Click her...

Hello! This week we are joined by the fabulous Caroline Elton, psychologist and author of Also Human, a beautiful book reminding us that doctors are in fact human. Something we sometimes forget! Follow the Medical Women’s Federation on social media:   Website: Click here to join the Medical Women’s Federation or sign up to our free newsletter   Twitter: @medicalwomenuk Instagram: @medicalwomenuk F...

Hello! Welcome back to The Medical Women Podcast! This week our fabulous guest is Dr Sarb Clare MBE. Sarb is an Acute Medical Consultant, Deputy Medical Director and all round champion of trainees! I've met Sarb at a couple of conferences and she encourages and champions her trainees so much. I hope we can all be more Sarb! Follow the Medical Women’s Federation on social media:   Website: Clic...

Hello! The 22nd of April is Earth Day and this week is Greener Allied Healthcare Professionals week so we're talking about sustainability on the podcast. Our guest, Dr Becki Taylor-Smith is an anaesthetist, coach and alumni of the Chief Sustainability Officer's Clinical Fellowship. She shares with us why it is important to think about sustainability in all that we do. And you'll see ho...

Hello! Over the weekend, you may have spotted that NHS England decommissioned practitioner health services for secondary care doctors.... and then did a U turn yesterday! Good to know that we can all use our voices to collaborate and make change. This week's episode explores the sensitive topic of doctors mental health. Our guest this week is someone who bravely and openly shares their experie...

Hello everyone! Happy April! This week's episode is perfect for this time of year when it is Spring and we're all feeling exhausted from winter. Post pandemic, burnout has reached record levels in staff working in healthcare around the world. Dr Claire Ashley is a GP, burnout specialist and clinical entrepreneur on a mission to help overwhelmed professionals, entrepreneurs and businesses t...

Hello!!! Welcome to Season 5 of the podcast! We're kicking off with the amazing Dr Tamsin Holland Brown - paediatrician, founder of Hear Glue Ear and mum of five. Tamsin shares with us her journey of becoming a clinical entrepreneur and how she juggles that with all her other plates! Our Spring Conference is in Cambridge on 10th May and we have a few tickets left! To register click here   Foll...

Hello, happy International Women's Day 2024! This year's theme is Inspire Inclusion which is what the MWF is all about. We're doing a recast of our special episode hearing from all our Past Presidents of the MWF. This episode first aired for IWD 2022 and is one of our most listened to episodes. ** Our Spring Conference in Cambridge is on 10th May and we would love to see you there! **...

Welcome back to The Medical Women Podcast! It's the season of applications and interviews in the medical world, so I thought you might appreciate a boost in your confidence and owning your achievements. This week's guest is the fabulous life coach and author, Tiwalola Ogunlesi. Tiwa runs a company called Confident and Killing it. She is on a mission to help us unlock our most confident sel...

Storytelling is a really important skill for speaking to patients, presentations and pitching. Yet it is not a skill that we are routinely taught at medical school. This week's guest is actor and coach Serena Evans. In this episode, Serena shares her top tips for connecting with your audience and telling a great story. ** Save the date - our MWF Spring Conference is on Friday 10th May 2024 in...

Do you get nervous when you need to give a presentation, presenting patients on ward round, or speaking at a meeting? We all have a voice, and to be empowered to use our voice, we have the fabulous singer and executive voice coach Anouska Taylor as our guest this week. Anouska shares exercises we can all do to look after our voices and to speak with confidence. ** SAVE THE DATE - Our MWF Spring Co...

"You're ambitious". It's sometimes used in a negative way to describe a woman. But let's claim being ambitious and owning our worth. Our guest this week is Shellye Archambeau, one of tech's first Black female CEOs and bestselling author of Unapologetically Ambitious . In this episode, Shellye shares her top tips on how we can be unapologetically ambitious. ** Save the dat...

Welcome to the fourth episode of our mini-series on women's health, sponsored by Health Innovation Kent Surrey and Sussex. In this episode, we hear from dermatologist and author Dr Anjali Mahto. Anjali explains what products we actually need to use on our skin at different stages of our lives. Anjali's book The Skincare Bible is a really helpful resource for anyone wanting to dive a bit de...

Last week was World Menopause Day so this week we have the second episode on this very important topic. This week's guest is Dr Louise Newson, GP and menopause specialist. Louise shares with us how we can manage and support women during menopause. A must listen for all of us. Dr Newson’s book The definitive guide to the Perimenopause and Menopause We have a very special announcement to make -...

Hello! 18th October is World Menopause Day so we are covering this important topic this week and next week! Our guest this week is the fantastic Katharine Gale - Consultant Nurse, Coach and Trainer and Director of FluxState. Katharine supports women through menopause to that they can continue to work and enjoy their lives. We have a very special announcement to make - we have made membership to th...

Hello! Welcome to this special mini series on women's health which is a collaboration with Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex who we are delighted to have as sponsors of these episodes. Dr Nuthana is joined by Dr MaryAnn Ferroux, Medical Director of HIKSS to introduce this series and episode. Our guest today is Jess Kasriel who is a nutritionist specialising in helping women to optimise thei...

Hello! We've got two fabulous guests on the podcast this week. Dr Chelcie Jewitt and Dr Becky Cox, so-founders of Surving in Scrubs. Sexism, sexual harassment, and sexual assault are commonplace in the healthcare workforce. Becky and Chelcie launched Surviving in Scrubs to tackle this problem, giving a voice to women and non-binary survivors in healthcare to raise awareness; and to end sexism,...

Hello lovely listeners! Today's wonderful guest is Miss Samantha Tross, the UK's first female of Afro-Caribbean descent to become a Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic surgeon. Many of us won't be the 'first' to do something, but this is a fabulous example of someone being what they can't see. Sam speaks about the importance of mentorship and sponsorship, and how we can spons...

Hello! Welcome to Season 4, the season of 'how to....' Our guest today is the fabulous comedian and author Viv Groskop. Viv has written several best selling books including her newest book Happy High Status. Viv herself is a podcaster and host of How to own the room. In this episode, we discuss what happy high status is, top tips from how to own the room and from Viv's career in stand-...

Hello everyone! Season 4 of The Medical Women Podcast is coming up and here's a sneak peak of this 'How to....' season. We have a very special announcement to make - we have made membership to the MWF only £5 for all medical students! Sign up at this link: https://www.medicalwomensfederation.org.uk/members/join-us   Follow the Medical Women’s Federation on social media: Website: Click...

Good luck to all those starting new rotations today, and a very warm welcome to our new FY1 colleagues!! The first Wednesday in August marks changeover for most trainees in the UK. This is one of our most popular episodes which we are recasting - our junior doctor members share their top tips for changeover and starting FY1. We have a very special announcement to make - we have made membership to...

Dr Anthea Mowat was Honorary Secretary of the Medical Women's Federation until January 2023 when she had to step down due to ill health. Sadly Anthea passed away this week so we wanted to re-release her podcast episode in memory of our friend and colleague. Anthea was a gem of a person, incredibly kind, modest and capable. She was a champion of SAS doctors and medical women. Her knowledge of b...

It's the season 3 finale! This week, we have a live podcast from our MWF Spring Conference featuring a fantastic panel discussing the future of the NHS work force; supporting flexible working and SAS careers. The panellists are Dr Rob Fleming (Specialty Doctor in Anaesthetics and a wonderful advocate for SAS doctors), Prof Partha Kar (NHSE lead for diabetes), Prof Kamila Hawthorne (Chair of th...

This week we have another live podcast episode from our recent Spring conference. Professor Partha Kar is a Consultant in Diabetes, Diabetes Lead for NHS England and heavily involved in the MWRES - the medical workforce race equality standard. In this talk, Partha spoke to us about the data, and how it's important to gather data but then do something with the data to make change. Our patients...

Hello lovely listeners! This week's episode is the second of our series of live episodes from our recent MWF Spring Conference. Nuthana interviewed Harriet and Nikki, who have both been previous guests on the podcasts, on the subjects of self worth and money mindset and the link between the two. We have a very special announcement to make - we have made membership to the MWF only £5 for all me...