Whole Hearted Medicine
wellbeing and leadership education for doctors.
Education, not just an escape
Medicine invests years of training and enormous sums in what a doctor knows. Far less is invested in the person who carries that knowledge through night shifts, hard conversations and decades of practice. We think this is the wrong way around.
Whole Hearted Medicine exists to change this.
At the heart of our programs is self-leadership, the skills that make a long career in medicine possible:
- Reading your own capacity before it runs out,
- Recovering well from hard days,
- Holding the boundaries that protect both you and your patients,
- Bringing compassion to the way you work and lead,
Because these skills shape the care you give, we believe they belong at the centre of your professional development, not squeezed into whatever time is left over.
Our education is practical, evidence-informed and designed for the realities of medical practice. Since 2021 we have worked alongside specialty colleges across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand to see wellbeing education recognised as CPD, and that experience shapes everything we create. Each program is carefully designed and thoughtfully delivered, and, as an organisation, we continue to lead the way in what wellbeing education for doctors can be.
CPD approved mindfulness, well-being and leadership education for doctors, by doctors.
Featured retreats
Thoughts from past retreat attendees
“I feel committed to live more mindfully after the retreat and can really see the benefits that mindful meditation have on my sense of well-being.”
“I’m more comfortable at meditation after the retreat, and more than I would have given myself credit for before. It is finally starting to feel familiar.”
“One of the most powerful things for me was recognising that being empathic to patients and staff has an impact on me, which requires time to recover and renew. I am also more aware of how I”m feeling and why.”
“I found the retreat absolutely fantastic. Finally, a conference that focuses on self care, realised burn out, specifically in the medical field. I felt heard, I felt sharing my experiences helped, and I felt I was given real tools and techniques to help in the future. Thank you for the safe space to reflect, and grow.”
“I somehow forgot that I used to have perspective to be able to rise above the thunderclouds and observe calmly and fully present. I have been committed to practising this with compassion since the retreat. It occurred to me (almost 20 years since first learning it) that “primum non nocere” actually means ME!”
“The retreat strengthened my approach in specifically discussing/demonstrating the ‘soft’ skills with the staff I supervise and the positive impacts this can have for the next generation. Vulnerability doesn’t have to be weak- it can be brave and I can lean into it.”
“I am lost for words. All I can really say is that the retreat has been life changing.”
“It feels like I have clarity and focus again and I honestly don’t believe that would be possible had I not spent the time with you that I did.”