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Set Boundaries, Find Peace
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01/03/23 • 32 min
Set Boundaries, Find Peace had a title which both intrigued and slightly scared me. The author Nedra Glover Tawab is something of an instagram sensation, for very good reason. It was brilliant to connect with Aukland Nurse Educator, Erin Carn-Bennett to discuss boundaries and why health professionals are often so bad at them. If you are thinking about a New Year new you type of an approach this book might just be what you need.
Follow Erin on Twitter here: https://mobile.twitter.com/erincarnbennett
Follow Nedra on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/nedratawwab/?hl=en
01/03/23 • 32 min
12/27/22 • 20 min
It's a funny time of year, one of endings and beginnings and what better way to mark the end of 2022 than to have some friends of the podcast, old and new to review their favourite books of 2022 and think about some to-read ideas for 2023. Nine healthcare professional guests and I share some highlights and anticipated reads.
A huge thank you to
Pim Dhahan https://twitter.com/DrPimPim who recommended Mr Loverman by Bernadine Evaristo and is looking forward to some new Stephen King
Becky Platt https://twitter.com/BeckyPlatt3 who recommended The Bullet that Missed by Richard Osman and is looking forward to reading Tornado of Life by Jay Baruch
Vicky Thomas https://twitter.com/LittleDoctorVic who recommended Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason
Austin O'Carroll https://twitter.com/austinoc_austin who recommended Tresspasses by Louise Kennedy and is looking forward to reading The Unfit Heiress by Audrey Farley
Anna Young https://twitter.com/annanursesheff who recommended Mayflies by Andrew O'Hagan and is looking forward to Raynor Wynn's third book Landlines
Sabina Dosani https://twitter.com/DrSabinaDosani who recommended a collection of poems called Ovarium by Joanna Ingham and is looking forward to Getting Better by Michael Rosen in 2023
Dave Hindmarsh https://twitter.com/gp_templates who recommended The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle and is anticipating The Second Mountain by David Brooks
Rema Jyothirmayi https://twitter.com/remajyothirmayi who recommended Cutting For Stone by Abraham Verghese and is looking forward to reading Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Nicola Davis https://twitter.com/drnicoladavis who recommended Still Life by Sarah Winman her most anticipated read for 2023 is Getting Better by Michael Rosen
for their thoughts and reflections.
12/27/22 • 20 min
Christmas Special: The Turn of the Screw
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12/20/22 • 38 min
I'm delighted to welcome back an old friend of the podcast, Catriona Davis to talk about a real classic ghost story - Henry James' The Turn of the Screw which starts on Christmas Eve and is the ideal short novella if you want a creepy, dark, ghost story for a cold dark night.
We talk about unreliable narrators, "spider sense" and how we get into trouble because we don't listen to the little voice telling us it's all going to go horribly wrong. We also think about how to talk to children in an age appropriate way about sex and why learning correct anatomical terms is really important.
Follow Catriona on twitter https://twitter.com/catrionadavis
Catriona and I talk about some books we are desperately hoping to get for Christmas and a special mention to my favourite bookshop in the world: Scarthin Books in Matlock http://www.scarthinbooks.com/ who also have a brilliant mail order service if you can't make it there in person https://scarthinbooksonline.com/ as well as a presence on bookshop.org https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/scarthinbooks
12/20/22 • 38 min
Love After Love
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12/13/22 • 36 min
Ingrid Persaud's debut novel Love After Love blew me away the first time I read it in 2020 shortly after it was published. Re-reading it recently for this podcast has made me love it even more.
The title of this novel is from the Derek Walcott poem Love After Love - find it here https://allpoetry.com/love-after-love it is also so moving and thought provoking.
Anita and I talk about the importance of loving reading, of escaping via the pages of a novel. Love After Love, set in Trinidad and following a very unconventional family is a brilliant book in which to escape the winter blues and find yourself in the Caribbean.
Among other things there are themes of secrets, unconventional families, different types of love, migration, belonging, self harm, homophobia and expectations.
12/13/22 • 36 min
Atonement
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12/06/22 • 34 min
"It’s the summer of 1935, and young Briony sees her older sister Cecilia plunge nearly naked into the fountain of their country house, while Robbie Turner, the housekeeper’s son, is watching. From that moment, their lives will never be the same. Atonement is the tragically compelling story of two lovers fallen victims of a young girl’s scheming imagination, and a dreadful crime for which Briony will attempt to atone for the rest of her life."
I loved talking to Orthopaedic Surgeon Derek Ochiai about Ian McEwan's haunting novel Atonement.
We had a wonderful conversation around class, time, trusting narrators, the impossibility of truth, why we rather wish social media could be wiped clean on reaching the age of 18 and how in war the rules all disappear.
Follow Derek on Twitter here https://twitter.com/DrDerekOchiai
12/06/22 • 34 min
The Beekeeper of Aleppo
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11/29/22 • 36 min
**SPOILER ALERT** We tried hard to keep the twist a secret here but then Rahhiel got a bit carried away and mentioned a little part of it and then we kept talking and it was too hard to go back and decide to record this all over again. So if you've not read this incredible book and are adamant you'd want absolutely no spoilers at all, you might need to read it first. If you've read it already or if you hate surprises anyway keep listening.
Christy Lefteri's bestselling novel The Beekeeper of Aleppo captivated me from the moment i picked it up. I was transported to Syria, through Turkey, Greece to the south coast of England. It is a beautiful story told in the voice of Nuri the beekeeper and narrates the journey he takes with his wife Afra to leave their beloved home to find a safer life.
The Trailblazer fellowship programme is well worth looking at https://heeoe.hee.nhs.uk/general_practice/fellowships-primary-care/trailblazer-deprivation-fellowships
The organisation Doctors of the World produce some amazing resources for working with refugees https://www.doctorsoftheworld.org.uk/
The difficulties Afra and Nuri face when registering with a GP could have been avoided if only their practice knew about this guidance
https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/gps/how-to-register-with-a-gp-surgery/
Linking again to the phenomenal Fairhealth resources and their courses on health inequalities
https://www.fairhealth.org.uk/courses
11/29/22 • 36 min
The Four Winds
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11/22/22 • 36 min
This week's book choice is the newest novel by prolific American writer Kristin Hannah. Set in the dust bowl of the USA in the 1930s it's historical fiction covering a time period my guest, Kathryn Oliver, and I knew little of before we picked it up. We'd initially read this novel as part of a HEE educator book club and I admit that having been blown away by earlier novels by Kristin Hannah (most particularly The Great Alone and The Nightingale this wasn't right up there as a favourite of her books for me.
Then we got chatting.... There is SO much in this story. Poverty, hope, aspiration, expectations, the role of women in the early 20th century, putting your children first, moving for a better life (refugees vs economic migrants anyone?)
11/22/22 • 36 min
How India Works
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11/15/22 • 42 min
Naveen Jayadev is a GP in North Derbyshire and a Training Programme Director for the Chesterfield and Derbyshire Dales GP Training Programme with a specialist interest in Differential Attainment. He was born and educated in India. We got together to talk about How India Works a book which might not initially seem relevant to medicine, written by a corporate trainer from an Indian financial services background.... Listen on, it's totally relevant.
This is a fascinating window into Indian Culture and has very much helped me to think more about Differential Attainment, cultural competence and why it's not good enough as a trainer/educator to assume we can help IMG doctors to understand British Culture and nuance without making an effort to understand where they are coming from.
Naveen also mentioned:
Watching the English by Kate Fox which is often recommended by NHS England
11/15/22 • 42 min
The Island of Missing Trees
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11/08/22 • 36 min
This novel by Elif Shafak is undoubtedly my top read of 2022 and so it was a delight to be approached by Sabina Dosani to discuss it. We talk about intergenerational trauma, adolescent norms, loss, escapism and much more.
There's a theme of roots, of secrets, things buried and things left unsaid. It's a sensational novel and one I am so glad to have read.
Follow her on twitter here https://twitter.com/DrSabinaDosani
11/08/22 • 36 min
I am I am I am
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01/10/23 • 39 min
Maggie O'Farrell is one of my favourite writers and it was such a pleasure to reread her memoir I am I am I am for todays episode when I'm discussing it with Sally Davies.
We talk about where we read (in the lift at work anyone?!), what we read and why reading is so valuable to us both. We also explore the risk-taking decisions of young brains, how common near death experiences are, how experiences shape the person we are now and how defensive we are primed to be about the NHS when sometimes care is indefensible.
Follow Sally on Twitter here: https://mobile.twitter.com/sally_bobs
01/10/23 • 39 min
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How many episodes does Bedside Reading have?
Bedside Reading currently has 105 episodes available.
What topics does Bedside Reading cover?
The podcast is about Health & Fitness, Medicine, Podcasts, Books and Arts.
What is the most popular episode on Bedside Reading?
The episode title 'Set Boundaries, Find Peace' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Bedside Reading?
The average episode length on Bedside Reading is 36 minutes.
How often are episodes of Bedside Reading released?
Episodes of Bedside Reading are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Bedside Reading?
The first episode of Bedside Reading was released on Nov 14, 2021.
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