๐ฅ๏ธMy DomIn60Minutes webinars are now available on catch up!
๐For parents /teachers- eating issues/ self harm/ ADHD/ autism/ school anxiety - a 1 hr conversation with experts on each
I hope you find them practical and helpful!โค๏ธ
Excited to give my first
#CovidVaccine
today in Bristol โค๏ธ (& should heavy lifting ๐ช๐ปor fire safety ๐ฒadvice be needed- Iโm also trained and ready๐!)
#DocsforVax
#returner
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@rcgp
โฉ
Shout out to all the couples out there (like me and Dr B!) getting married tomorrow! It may be a smaller (micro) wedding than we planned, but we can celebrate with our loved ones when the world feels calm again - congrats to all!
#coronavirus
#hazmatwedding
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Pretty excited to share the news that a series of books I have written for students should be published in the spring ๐ thank you
@TriggerPub
๐๐๐
#mentalhealth
UPDATE!
@itvnews
will be filming us emerging from the register office! If you want to raise a glass to us and all other newlyweds- tune in to their national evening bulletin at about 6.40pm tonight! J is already doing his hair in preparationโค๏ธ๐ง๐
#LoveInTheTimeOfCoronavirus
My
@TEDx
talk on young peopleโs mental health, perfectionism and modern society- & what we can all do to support the next generation ๐please RT! What I learnt from 78,000 GP consultations with university students | Do... via
@YouTube
๐ Iโm delighted to share that Iโm featured in
@thetimes
today (on the front page, no less!) - a piece about developing an independent next generation. Have a read and please do share your thoughts!
Online here:
Thank you to
@SkyNews
for having me on the show today for a great conversation about mental health and wellbeing in young people. You can see the whole clip on my Facebook page:
TW
Student suicide is a very difficult topic
Over 4 years I have had the privilege of being invited by 4 UK universities to review the tragic deaths of a total of 8 students.
Here I share my findings, in the hope that colleagues will find it helpful.
I'm so pleased to launch my website, ! I've created this website and resources for parents and families of teens - to help you to navigate more confidently the challenges of raising your young person in an ever changing world. Enjoy!
So lovely to hear lots of unis bulk buying my little books to support their new students! ๐Some are having their institution logo added ๐๐Contact me if you need more info
I have just found out that the film of my first TEDx talk is to be used as part of the curriculum for first year trainee teachers at a university next term! Very exciting and thrilled to share my insights with the next generation of teachers!
One of my strongest messages to parents (or anyone working with young people)- make sure they know thisโฌ๏ธ
#TimeToTalkDay
- it could save a lifeโค๏ธ
Rather lovely to receive an out-of-the-blue invitation to become a Fellow of
@theRSAorg
for my work in young people's mental health!
And I hope it will offer new opportunities to move things forward by making new connections...โค๏ธ
Enjoying this by
@brennawalks
- v useful for all my parenting/ teen resourcesโบ๏ธ๐
Understanding evolution and biology can really help you to understand your teen better โค๏ธ
I am so pleased and grateful to share that
#HowToGrowAGrownUp
has got through to the final selection for the
@PeoplesBkPrize
, among 9 brilliant finalists! Thank you so much for your support to date, here is a new link to cast your vote again!
I'm hearing on the grapevine that teachers are spending lots of time creating their own guides to "succeeding at uni". No need!โ I've done the hard work for you! These two books cover heading off to uni really comprehensively, available here:
๐ฌ Here's the first in my new video series,
#DomIn60Seconds
. I'd like to talk about how we can collectively do things to keep well throughout this difficult time with
#COVID
ใผ19. If it's helpful, please share - thank you.
#InThisTogether
Well, we didn't win- but it was exciting to 'meet' author Frederick Forsyth online for the People's Book Prize Awards' ceremony last night! And thank you to all of you who voted for
#HowToGrowAGrownUp
- what an honour to be a 2020 Non Fiction Finalist!๐
I left general practice two and a half years ago. But I kept my basic GMC registration - and here we are, facing a crisis like none before in our lifetime, and Iโve just signed up to return to clinical practice.
My new blog for
@pulsetoday
#InThisTogether
"Universities must do what we can to give A-Level students something back". We're offering places based on mock A-level results as well as published results, whichever is higher, regardless of whether you decide to appeal or wait for appeal outcomes.
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First it was 'Don't drink bleach' and now it's 'don't drive to test your eyesight'- of all the advice healthcare professionals thought they would have to emphasise in a pandemic- this wasn't it... ๐คฆโโ๏ธ๐คฆโโ๏ธ
The vaccine team today โค๏ธ
GPs
Retired nurses
Childrens nurses
Medical students
Radiographers
& a retired Dean of Science
All working together to protect people ๐๐
#GetBoostedNow
As
@BristolUni
students arrive Iโve remembered itโs 30 years exactly since I was in their shoes๐ (& I bet not many of them are rocking a beret ๐คฃ!) Welcome to Bristol!
#freshers
Heading into a Big Week for me... and feeling something between nervous and excited!
First Global conference (
@SalesforceOrg
)โ
On an agenda with
@MichelleObama
at the top of it!๐ฎ
Hugging my sister for the first time in 18 monthsโค๏ธ
Ready to go (I think!)๐
So pleased and excited to be joining
@2getherTrust
as a non executive independent director from today! ๐looking forward to working to improve
#mentalhealth
๐๐
NEW - Following a lot of enquiries from mums, dads and carers about how to best support teens this (very strange) summer I have created this new free 5 step guide for you. Step 4 might be particularly useful! Please feel free to share this post widely ๐
In case you need an uplifting photo- this lovely girl took me for a walk yesterday... though with those ears we nearly took flight ๐ฅฐ๐ฅฐ๐ฅฐ๐ถ
#DogsofTwittter
So happy โบ๏ธto receive this message from a student "I was given your books on Depression and Anxiety by my university. As a person with mental ilIness, I really enjoyed reading them... really clear & easy to understand but also have a lot of information/guidance."
@TriggerPub
This generation are going to save us! I absolutely support todayโs
#ClimateStrike
and itโs great to see so many young people out making their voices heard.
1 in 4 graduates now get a first - so how do you stand out? Is this pressure to succeed related to the rise in student distress?
Here I discuss perfectionism at university. You can watch the whole TEDx Talk here:
๐บPleased to speak with
@SkyNews
this morning about the difficult topic of student suicide and how universities are supporting students, as well as what more needs to happen and how the NHS is part of that.
Universities cannot provide all the answers- we need to work together. โค๏ธ
Apostrophes! I asked my hubby to create a list to test our 10 year old... this is what he (a middle aged GP!) came up with ๐๐
#EveryDayIsASchoolDay
Do you ever wonder why so many young people struggle with mental health issues?
Would you like to know how every one of us can help them?
#ShareYourFailures
#NoMoreMedals
Please watch this 10min
@tedxbath2018
Out on the road today- Vaccinating housebound people in
#Bristol
๐ so nice to chat and see people at home- makes a change from
#WFH
& staring at a screen/ wall!๐
Representing Higher Education in the
#NHS
๐giving
#CovidVaccine
๐ all hands on deck today with VC โฆ
@helenelangton
โฉ and me getting โstuck inโ! (See what I did there๐๐)
Many teens are v anxious about returning to school- it may help to create fun/ informal reconnection sessions on day 1? ๐ฃ
Allowing time to discuss how they might feel & slowly socialise. This resource from โฆ
@UniofBath
โฉ is v useful too๐โค๏ธ
We've just heard that our
#StudentHealthapp
has made it onto the
@NHSDigital
NHS Apps Library . Thanks to everyone who contributed and supported us on the way!
Thrilled that some schools are providing these for their leavers as part of a farewell 'goody bag' to help prepare them for university- have been so impressed with the online programmes many 6th formers are being offered too! Schools are doing an amazing job in difficult times.๐
I will be running a session on working with & supporting parents of students- the conference agenda looks brill- come and join us if youโre a student mental health professional๐ค๐ฉโโ๏ธ๐ฉโ๐ซ๐จโ๐ซ๐จโ๐ผbook now !! London 14 March
#MentalHealthAwareness
is an issue that universities are increasingly keen to tackle head-on. But is your university truly prepared? ๐ค
Join our Student Mental Wellbeing conference next week to learn how to turn best policy into best practice! ๐ช
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There was a beautiful moment in todayโs hectic vaccine clinic when one lady asked to see the vaccine before she received it
I was surprised but showed her the syringe-she held her hands over it & almost inaudibly blessed it with prayers for the medicine & those who provide it ๐ฅบ
How lovely to get such glowing and inspiring feedback on the Student Wellbeing Series - thank you so much to โ_mylittlebookshelfโ on Instagram for the kind words! โLittle book of magicโ ๐
So-I'm doing this Couch Potato to 5k thing!๐
Using the
@couch_5k
app which has genuinely made it possible- and
@jowhiley
is my coach!
#couchto5
My top tips for newbies-
good trainers/run on soft ground/glass of water in fridge for when you get back๐๐โโ๏ธ๐ฅค๐and s-t-r-e-t-c-h๐
Sometimes you see the product of your hard work out in โthe wildโ! So exciting when I saw the Student Well-being Journal in Bath โบ๏ธ created with
@samaritans
and lovely to meet
@THE_PP_JOURNAL
๐
Medical Students! Try this new animated training tool about
#EatingDisorders
in men. The central feature- a 3 min animation voiced by those with lived experience. Approved by
@rcgp
โIโve gained valuable insight into the experiences of men' -GP. RT widely๐