About Us

As a qualified yoga and meditation teacher and a doctor who has personally experienced burnout, I knew there had to be a better way to support my colleagues- one that not only helps doctors continue their incredible work but also prevents them from reaching the breaking point I did.

In a profession built on caring for others, it is deeply ironic that the wellbeing of those who do the caring is not the priority it should be. Whole Hearted Medicine was founded on the belief that doctors deserve the same level of care, compassion, and support that they provide to their patients. We all know the foundations of wellbeing, but that doesn’t always mean it’s easy to implement them in our own lives.

Through educational retreats, online learning, and group coaching, we create space for doctors to:

• Learn and apply mindfulness-based cognitive tools to develop self-awareness, reduce emotional reactivity, and improve mental wellbeing.
• Have open, honest conversations about the challenges of balancing medicine and life, and find sustainable ways to create that balance.
• Develop practical self-care strategies to protect their own wellbeing while continuing to provide excellent patient care.
• Integrate meditation, mindfulness, and self-compassion into their daily practice, making these essential tools rather than afterthoughts.
• Create a culture of self-compassion in medicine, fostering workplaces where vulnerability and wellbeing are valued.

It can be hard to be vulnerable in healthcare. We are expected to have the answers, for our patients, our teams, our families. But where do we turn when we need support? Whole Hearted Medicine was created to provide that space- a nurturing, professional, and evidence-based environment where doctors can openly explore their own wellbeing without judgment.

None of us are immune to struggle. Just because we dedicate our lives to healing others doesn’t mean we don’t need support and healing ourselves.

Whole Hearted Medicine is committed to our aim of embedding wellbeing education into the accredited framework of Continuing Professional Development for all doctors. So that doctors are unequivocally supported by their workplaces to engage in wellbeing education throughout their professional lifetimes and providers of this education are held to the highest standards of curriculum design, delivery and outcomes.

Through an innovative and acclaimed curriculum that includes seminars, interactive workshops and guided practical masterclasses our goal is to provide time for supported reflection on health and wellbeing in all doctors who attend our educational retreats. We guide doctors in connecting with their own sense of self awareness which in turn helps them be better able to identify and manage feelings of burnout in themselves and others. 

As an organisation we hope to lead the path towards a more holistic and proactive role in supporting the wellbeing of doctors and all healthcare providers, not only ensuring their own feelings of fulfilment but also their professional longevity in an often demanding profession.