I qualified as a doctor in 2008 with ambitious plans to become a high flying intensivist and anaesthetist. I got onto one of the most competitive training programmes in the country before realising that it wasn’t making me fulfilled, so I then switched training programmes to become a GP. However, once having qualified as a GP I very quickly developed anxiety and burned out in my first year of being qualified.

I felt absolutely awful. I felt like I had let down my patients and my colleagues. My head was an exhausting, desperate place to exist.

I had inadvertently slipped into severe anxiety, depression and burnout within 6 months of becoming a GP.

What happened next was a period of extremely difficult recovery, self reflection and growth. Aided by NHS Practitioner Health, I learned techniques and strategies to help manage my anxiety, depression and burnout. I was then able to get myself into a position where I could develop my career in order to work in a way that allowed me to protect my mental health, and thrive in my work.

I have a degree in Neuroscience which, alongside my clinical experience as a GP, and my personal experience with burnout, means I am uniquely placed as a mental health expert and advocate

My mission now is to share what I have learned on my journey with others. I want to help break down the stigma that is associated with mental health problems in healthcare and other sectors. I want individuals, businesses and organisations to have the skills and the knowledge to recognise, prevent and manage burnout and other mental health problems in the workplace.

The advice I give is always based on the best contemporary scientific evidence available .

I’ve now delivered teaching on burnout and stress management to over 1000 people both online and in person. Please see my testimonials page for examples of some of the feedback I have had from my teaching.

Qualifications and current roles

BSc Neuroscience (first class honours), University of Bristol 2005

MbChB (with honours), University of Bristol 2008

MRCGP (2018)

Post Graduate Certificate Public Health (with distinction), University of the West of England 2020

Doctors in Distress Ambassador

NHS Clinical Entrepreneur 2023