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Belly Full - Bedside Reading Today I am delighted to be talking to Heidi Edmondson, consultant in emergency medicine from London. We are talking about her second book, her memoir Bellyfull.This is the story of Heidi's own journey...

Out now @heidiedmundson.bsky.social joins me to talk about her brilliant memoir #BellyFull #medSky #BookSky

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My name is Leon by Kit de Waal @kitdewaal is one of the most amazing books ever and one I recommend often to people to think about identity, the care system and being a child. She’s talking about it on radio 4 this afternoon. I suspect will be well worth a listen.

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Coming up on Tuesday 5th I’m delighted to welcome @heidiedmundson.bsky.social to talk about her excellent memoir

Playing Big - Bedside Reading Have you ever suffered from imposter syndrome? I think most healthcare professionals have done at some point during their lives. Today's book is one which seeks to address many of the factors that inf...

I’m delighted to welcome GP and coach Sam Powell to talk about Playing Big by Tara Mohr.

This is a really accessible leadership book, thinking about why we often "play small", why we don't necessarily push ourselves forward, why we let our inner critic sabotage our amazing ideas.

Media who are writing about the Jeffrey Epstein case, please watch for these words: "Underage woman" - There is no such thing. An underage woman is a child. "Child Prostitute" — Children can NOT consent. They are rape victims, sexual assault victims, or survivors. "Sex with [minors, underage women, or etcetera.]" — It's rape. Call it rape. "Non-consensual sex" is polite weasel-wording for "rape," and rapists do NOT deserve your politeness. Their victims deserve validation of what they have been through. Thank you.

Check your language.

Coming up on Tuesday 29th July, GP and coach Sam Powell joins me to talk about Playing Big by Tara Mohr

#medsky #booksky

Blue Sons and Skyshine - Bedside Reading Regular listeners may remember that I always say that I don't like fantasy and also how excited that I get when I am able to talk to an author. So I'm delighted today to welcome Joe Moore to Bedside R...

I'm delighted today to welcome Joe Moore to talk about his young adult novel “Blue Suns and Skyshine”. A adolescent boy is left a series of letters by his grandfather, which lead him on a magical mystery tour around the British Isles, ostensibly to scatter his granddad's ashes.

Not sure what premonition/karma meant I’d started listening to @lucygobag.bsky.social brilliant book 3 days before the bombshell that was being dumped after 27 years with my partner. Couldn’t read/listen at all for a while but I’m back to it, and all the wisdom and compassion is definitely helping.

Coming up on Tuesday 22nd July I’m delighted to welcome Joe Moore to talk about his brilliant book “Blue Sons and Skyshine”

Having a tricky time and heartbreak compounded by being unable to read.

This evening I’m grateful for a beautiful sunset. The world is a strange place but whatever happens around me the constant of the sun rising and setting every day and the beauty of where I live astounds me.

A really fascinating experience to hear a conversation about NEEDLE, a book that means so much to me.

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Thank you for writing SUCH a great book

Thank you so much for taking the time to read and discuss NEEDLE. I wrote the book hoping that it would provoke conversations, especially about how we, as a society, treat vulnerable young people who are angry, grieving, frightened... (And won't say 'sorry'!)

Needle - Bedside Reading It's a huge pleasure to welcome the brilliant Becky Platt to Bedside Reading this week. We're talking about Needle by Patrice Lawrence.  Becky is an ACP in paediatric emergency medicine in London...

It's a huge pleasure to welcome the brilliant Becky Platt to Bedside Reading this week. We're talking about Needle by @lawrencepatrice.bsky.social

This is an incredible short novel and we had so much to say!

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Delighted that the episode Zalan Alam and I recorded on Aftershock by Matthew Green has been recommended as a good listen by the RCGP Veteran Friendly Practice scheme!!

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Sneak preview for Tuesday 15th when I’m joined by the incredible Becky Platt to talk about Needle by Patrice Lawrence

Trust me, I'm Exhausted - Bedside Reading A very warm welcome today to retired paediatrician, Dr Harry Stone, who is here today to talk about his memoir, Trust Me, I'm Exhausted, How Not to Train a Doctor.This is a really engaging medical mem...

A very warm welcome today to retired paediatrician, Dr Harry Stone, who is here today to talk about his memoir, Trust Me, I'm Exhausted, How Not to Train a Doctor.

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Stories of death and life This week I have been reading two books:

Lovely to get a mention here:

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Have an episode coming up on The Story of a Heart soon too….

Sneak preview for Tuesday 8th July when I welcome Dr Harry Stone to discuss his memoir “Trust Me I’m Exhausted”

had so much fun in this conversation

Nonviolent Communication - Bedside Reading I'm really delighted today to welcome Scott Weingart to  Bedside Reading. Scott is an emergency critical care physician from New York and  the host of the EMCrit blog and podcast https://emc...

Out now I’m joined by Scott Weingart @emcrit.bsky.social to talk about Nonviolent Communication by Marshall Rosenberg

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Current read. So far excellent.

What a brilliant novel. Has anyone else read this?

Sneak peek for Tuesday 1st July when I’m joined by Scott Weingart of @emcrit.bsky.social to explore Nonviolent Communication by Marshall B Rosenberg

Had a lot of fun this evening recording a podcast with @jtjbooth.bsky.social about the amazing book #MaybeImAmazed by @johnharris1969.bsky.social

Had a lovely fun afternoon recording a podcast with Dr. Ahmed Handy about his book #quacks we did this at the brilliant @scarthinbooks.bsky.social but as I stupidly forgot to take a photo you’ll have to make do with a picture of us from the book launch a few weeks ago.

The Midwife - Bedside Reading A very warm welcome today to midwife and educator Suzanne Crozier. We are talking about a book called The Midwife by Tricia Cresswell, which is an absolutely brilliant historical fiction novel, which ...

A very warm welcome today to midwife and educator Suzanne Crozier. We are discussing “The Midwife” by Tricia Cresswell, an absolutely brilliant historical fiction novel, which Suzanne and I both enjoyed enormously.

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I’m listening to an important and frankly terrifying audiobook. Sex robots, cyber brothels… things I think I’d like to pretend weren’t a thing but which I now feel the need to talk about and campaign against. Thank you (i think) @laurabates.bsky.social for writing this and drawing my attention to it

Sneak Peek for Tuesday 24th when Suzanne Crozier joins me to discuss The Midwife by Tricia Cresswell