She Became A Doctor

The constant use of social media can cause a negative impact on your views of reality. It aids the rise of populist politics and is a constant echo chamber. Thamisa and I explore the effects of this on mental health and perceptions of reality, reminding you that a world outside social media exists - as we see every time with elections and polls.CW/ Sexual harassment mentions, racial descrimination

A relationship with your career where you feel like you are shackled to it is not okay. A relationship with your career where you feel like you cannot devote time to the things you love because you haven't "got the time" is also not okay. It's important to recognise when you're determining your self-worth based on your career and what you're aspiring to do, especially as a medic because we have the tendency to centralise our life around medicine. To me, that's not healthy. So let's talk about that. Let's talk about the importance of taking breaks.

With recent events that have occurred, I believed it necessary to bring to light some issues and topics discussing the importance of sisterhood and protecting each other in this society. Feminism isn't just for women. Men must be feminist too. We must all work together to provide a safer society for women. TW/ discussions of sexual assault and murder

Thanushan. 21 years old. Male. Sri Lankan, Tamil. Addison's disease. This is Thanooshan's story on how he came to be diagnosed with the rare autoimmune condition with the process of how he's managing it to this day.  Warning: Explicit Content - Swearing

It's really hard to put yourself out there and seize opportunities. That's why having mentors to guide you and show you how to start conversations are very important. I'm joined by my uni 'son' in this episode where we discuss the importance of putting yourself out there, how that can make you feel and how it can help you in the long run. These are all based on our own experiences and we hope it can help you on your journey!

What are your emotional boundaries? What does the term "emotional boundaries" mean to you? Do you know the impact enforcing these boundaries will have on your life and mental health? These are just some of the questions we'll cover in this podcast about how I've grown and am still growing and learning about my own emotional boundaries, to allow you to reflect on and try to influence you to establish your own. 

“You never change your life until you step out of your comfort zone; change begins at the end of your comfort zone.”― Roy T. BennettGrowth can be uncomfortable but it makes you unstoppable. It can leave you (metaphorically) battered and bruised but you'll come out of it so much stronger. But you need to remember, in order to grow, the wounds need to heal. You need to give yourself time to reflect and recharge. It's all about balance.

Have you ever hated someone for getting an opportunity you didn't know about? Have you ever spoken badly about someone who's confident? Have you ever felt that horrible feeling of envy? STOP. THINK ABOUT IT.Envy isn't a nice trait. It isn't sweet to be jealous of a person. It's not a compliment. Here I'm going to reflect on how I've perceived envious people and the impact it can have.

Your mind is a beautiful thing. But it's fragile. This first week on placement taught me that the hard way. I lost track of how I was looking after myself and was then thrown into the world of hospitals in this pandemic. My anxiety almost met breaking point this week and I wanted to share the experience. I'm not one to only share the good moments, I will share the bad too. It's real life. It's not always easy. TW: Death

Burn Out: when the Pheonix turns to ash, preparing to be reborn. We're going to be talking about burning out today and how I've recently recovered from the episode I've had. I'll be discussing what I'm planning on doing differently after this time of burn out and how I feel that has affected me. 

In the past two weeks, some interesting affairs have happened so I wanted to discuss them with you such as practising history taking, fit testing and a surprise gift! As of January, I'll be going on placements so, hopefully, the podcasts will get more interesting then.

I'm taking a new approach where every week I reflect on the important parts of my week and try and consolidate what I learnt so I can share it with you. The highlights of this week were:- finishing my lectures (woo)- a clinical skills session on cannulas and blood taking- doing my first teaching sessionHope you enjoy it! Thank you for all your support, as always! It really motivates me.If you have any ideas about what I should talk about, feel free to let me know! Follow me:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shebecameadr/Twitter: https://twitter.com/shebecameadr

I guess this podcast is relevant because the past month I've kind of been in a rut and this is a great time to almost not only console you but myself about how to get myself back on track. I had recorded this about a month ago and it still applies today. Let's look into productivity in terms of time management and setting healthy boundaries together!

Here's an episode about how to write reflectively (journaling). We go through the step by step process of how to reconsolidate your thoughts in order to help yourselves develop your response if you're faced with this situation again. I am no expert! I'm still learning. But this method works for me, so I hope it helps!

Imposter Syndrome: "a collection of feelings of inadequacy that persist despite evident success. 'Imposters' suffer from chronic self-doubt and a sense of intellectual fraudulence that override any feelings of success or external proof of their competence"In this podcast, my best friend and I will be talking about imposter syndrome that we have experienced ourselves and how it had affected us seeing it in others too. This is quite a personal podcast for both of us and we hope that you all can relate and reflect on your experiences with us too!

I get a lot of questions about the difference between the different types of curriculums different medical schools use and I thought to do a couple of episodes on this. This one: Spiral! I thought to start with the one I know about and am doing myself! Enjoy my burger analogy and please don't hate the layers aha!

Today we are talking about how to overcome the wave of loss of motivation! Hope these tips help you and if you have any more you wanna talk about, join the conversation online using #SheBecameADoctorFollow me:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shebecameadr/Twitter: https://twitter.com/SheBecameADr

Hello and welcome to the first episode of season 2 where we actually start talking about medical school! Freshers is the time in which you start integrating into university so I thought it would be a good place to start. The opinions and experiences explained within this podcast are completely my own and am sharing this in order to provide an insight of what it was like for me. Others may agree or disagree, your own experience might be completely different. However, I thought it was right for my own to be heard as some may relate or learn from it.If you have any questions, feedback or would like to hear about anything specific about first year be covered in the next following podcasts, please contact me via my social media!SHARE! FOLLOW! COMMENT!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shebecameadr/Twitter: https://twitter.com/SheBecameADr

Here is a cute little episode where mum and I criticise the pressure put on young people to do STEM subjects within our (Persian) community and I hear my mum's opinion on it. It's half in Farsi and half in English to represent the Persian in me (even though she isn't aha!).  

My sixth form was a little different to others but I am sure the experiences and stories my friends and I had there can be replicated elsewhere too. I'm sorry if this isn't very well-spoken, I didn't have much time to plan this! If you have any stories you'd like to add about your time at St Dominic's Sixth Form, please feel free to comment below! It was a fun time and I will cherish the memories forever. Follow me!!Instagram: instagram.com/shebecameadrTwitter: twitter.com/shebecameadr