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You Are Not A Frog

You Are Not A Frog

By: Dr Rachel Morris
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 The podcast for GPs, hospital doctors and other professionals in high-stakes, high-stress jobs who want to thrive rather than just survive. You studied for years, you’re really good at what you do but you’ve noticed that you’re starting to feel overwhelmed, overworked and under-resourced. You may be comparing yourself to a frog in boiling water - the heat has built up so slowly that you haven’t noticed the extra-long days becoming the norm. You may feel on the edge and trapped in the very job that you’ve spent years working towards. Here’s the problem, frogs only have two choices; stay and be boiled alive, or jump out of the pan. The good news is that you are not a frog. You have many more choices than you think you do. You don’t have to quit, and nor should stress and burnout be inevitable. It is possible to be master of your own destiny, to craft your work life and career so that you can thrive even in the most difficult of situations. There are simple changes you can make which will make a huge difference to your stress levels and help you enjoy life again. Your host is Dr Rachel Morris, GP turned Executive Coach and Specialist in Resilience at Work who knows what it’s like to feel like an exhausted frog. In the podcast, she’ll be talking to friends, colleagues and experts all who have an interesting take on resilience for clever people in high-stakes, high-stress jobs so that together you can take back control to beat stress and burnout, survive and thrive.© 2022 You Are Not A Frog — 721267 Economics Hygiene & Healthy Living Personal Development Personal Success
Episodes
  • 5 Reasons Your Ideas Keep Getting Overlooked (And How to Fix It)

    5 Reasons Your Ideas Keep Getting Overlooked (And How to Fix It)
    Apr 20 2026

    You're working hard, doing excellent clinical work, and genuinely trying to make things better for your patients - so why does it feel like no one's listening? So many healthcare professionals hit a wall where their ideas get talked over, their proposals stall, and their careers plateau, even when their track record is strong.

    In this episode, Rachel is joined by Sam Pearce and Sally Powell, co-founders of Impactful Women, to talk about political intelligence - what it actually is, why it feels uncomfortable at first, and how building the right relationships strategically (and with integrity) is the real skill that gets things done in the NHS and beyond.

    Key Takeaways

    • Your career is your responsibility - waiting for someone to notice you or advocate for you is the most common career trap there is.
    • Influence is relational, not hierarchical. The person who has been in the department 15 years with no senior title can have more sway than the clinical director.
    • Decisions get made before the meeting. Building relationships and having conversations in advance isn't manipulation - it's how things actually work, and others are already doing it.

    Resources Mentioned

    • Diary of a CEO podcast
    • Impactful Women website
    • Impactful Women on LinkedIn
    • Free resource: 10% Braver

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    57 mins
  • How to Stop Feeling Guilty When It's Impossible to Do Your Job.

    How to Stop Feeling Guilty When It's Impossible to Do Your Job.
    Apr 13 2026

    Every day in healthcare, a meeting ends, and a problem that was never formally handed to anyone lands on the person who cares most - you.

    If you've ever walked out of a room carrying something that somehow became yours without anyone asking, this Quick Dip Episode gives that experience a name, explains exactly why it keeps happening to people like you, and gives you the language to start pushing back on it.

    Listen to other episodes in the Over-Responsibility Trap series:

    • Part 1: Why Responsibility Keeps Landing on You
    • Part 2: When ‘Can You Help?’ Doesn’t Feel Like a Question

    Learn more about The Shapes Academy here.

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    [FREE Webinar] How to Lead Without Rescuing

    Join Dr Rachel Morris and Dr Sarah Coope for a free 60-minute live webinar on Tuesday 21st April, 2026 at 19:30-20:30 BST OR Thursday 23rd April, 2026 at 13:00-14:00 BST

    [FREE Webinar] How to Lead Without Rescuing
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    16 mins
  • Why ‘I Have To’ Is Keeping You Stuck (And What To Say Instead)

    Why ‘I Have To’ Is Keeping You Stuck (And What To Say Instead)
    Apr 6 2026

    How many times this week have you thought, "I just don't have a choice"? About your rota, your inbox, the extra patient squeezed in at the end of clinic? That thought feels true, and it can feel like a fact... But what if it’s actually a story, and that story is costing you your peace of mind?

    In this episode, Rachel sits down with Robbie Swale, coach, author of ‘The Power to Choose’, and creator of the 12 Minute Method, to dig into why reclaiming a sense of agency and choice matters so deeply for your wellbeing. Together, they explore how small shifts in language and perception can move you from feeling like life is happening to you to feeling like you are actually living it on purpose.

    Key Takeaways

    • Switching "I have to" to "I choose to" is not just a mindset trick. It activates a different part of your nervous system and genuinely changes how you experience pressure.
    • You almost certainly have more options than you can currently see. Curiosity, not certainty, is what opens them up.
    • The 12 Minute Method proves that tiny, consistent actions compound. One lunchtime walk a week adds up to 50 walks over a year, and that matters.
    • Feeling stuck is usually a sign you have not yet had the conversation, asked the question, or taken the step you already know you need to take.

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    Resources Mentioned:

    🐸 FrogFest Virtual

    🐸 The Power to Choose: Finding Calm and Connection in a Complex World by Robbie Swale

    🐸 The 12-Minute Method Books

    Mentioned in this episode:

    [FREE Webinar] How to Lead Without Rescuing

    Join Dr Rachel Morris and Dr Sarah Coope for a free 60-minute live webinar on Tuesday 21st April, 2026 at 19:30-20:30 BST OR Thursday 23rd April, 2026 at 13:00-14:00 BST

    [FREE Webinar] How to Lead Without Rescuing

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    52 mins
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The topics covered are relavent to anyone who wants to improve their performance. Quality guests and strategies based on solid models.

Not just for GPs. Great info.

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Great introduction to making meetings more efficient and useful from someone with really impressive credentials. Thank you.

Great information and really useful

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This opens your eyes to why you are working the way you are, and has been amazing in helping me understand how to avoid letting workload overwhelm me and doing more of the parts of the job that I love. Rachel is clever and thoughtful and understands how doctors work. There are some great contributors.

Really eye opening, in a kind supportive way

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