Books in the Books for Doctors series

Is it necessary to 'forget the rest of your life' from the day you start as a newly qualified doctor?Some doctors only work, eat, and sleep, which harms their health, well-being, and relationships. They forget how important self-care is to being a 'whole person.Some doctors cope with the stress and overwork by drinking excess alcohol or eating too much. Others decide to pack it all in and leave the profession. But it doesn't have to be that way. You can have a more balanced life - to work well and efficiently as a doctor and enjoy your life after work. This book guides you to achieve a better work-life balance.

Are you an overworked doctor who has put aside many of the joys of life because you've been striving for years to reach the pinnacle of the medical profession wherever or whatever you perceive that to be?After years of studying Medicine, designing and carrying out and then writing up medical research projects so that your name can be listed amongst the good and the great doctors, yet you feel as though something is missing from your life.You have gradually come to the realisation that there is more to life than Medicine and may experience guilt about even having that thought.What is it about the culture of Medicine that means that many doctors, believe that everything else in life must take second place to progression in your specialty? Yet there is a dilemma here: senior doctors who have lived this life and don't want to admit any regrets, maintain that in order to be the best medical specialist you need to devote the majority of your time to working as a doctor and learning in and about your chosen medical specialty.This books guides you through ways to have a more balanced life and continue working as a doctor.