SoWhoCaresAnyway
SoWhoCaresAnyway
Podcast Description
So Who Cares Anyway with host Ruth Germaine with her inspirational guest speakers will explore the incredible work and initiatives being undertaken in and with health and social care, as well as voluntary and community-based groups. We’ll discuss why their work matters and what difference they make to the people in their communities. I will also invite individuals with key messages or ideas about what needs to happen to significantly enhance our communities health and well-being.
To improve the health and wellbeing of people and achieve integrated care that focuses upon what matters to people, and what works for them, we all need to share learning, ideas and innovation, broadening our perspective of who cares, what they do and the difference that they make. My hope is that this podcast will provide a space for people to inspire and be inspired.
So, if you have a passion to make a difference to the health and well-being of your communities, join me, tune in and listen.
To find out more about me, or to Buy Me A Coffee to support this podcast visit https://linktr.ee/Reflective_Ruth
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Content Themes
The podcast delves into themes such as healthcare transformation, community well-being, and the integration of health and social care. Specific episodes cover topics like emotional labor in healthcare, the connection between heritage and health, and the importance of workforce transformation, providing practical insights alongside impactful stories.
So Who Cares Anyway with host Ruth Germaine with her inspirational guest speakers will explore the incredible work and initiatives being undertaken in and with health and social care, as well as voluntary and community-based groups. We’ll discuss why their work matters and what difference they make to the people in their communities. I will also invite individuals with key messages or ideas about what needs to happen to significantly enhance our communities health and well-being.
To improve the health and wellbeing of people and achieve integrated care that focuses upon what matters to people, and what works for them, we all need to share learning, ideas and innovation, broadening our perspective of who cares, what they do and the difference that they make. My hope is that this podcast will provide a space for people to inspire and be inspired.
So, if you have a passion to make a difference to the health and well-being of your communities, join me, tune in and listen.
To find out more about me, or to Buy Me A Coffee to support this podcast visit https://linktr.ee/Reflective_Ruth
In this episode, I’m joined by Senior Art Psychotherapist Claire O’Donoghue and CAMHS Registrar Safia Zaffarullah to explore a remarkable project bringing art therapy to resident doctors.
We talk about emotional labour, burnout, and why supporting the people who care for others is essential. Claire explains the power of art therapy, not as something “creative on the side,” but as a deeply regulating, reflective, embodied practice. Safia shares how their co‑created workshop helped doctors relax, reconnect, and rediscover their own emotional landscape.
We also explore why, even when you’ve got a million things to do, taking time to pause isn’t a luxury but a necessity, how creativity can offer a way back to yourself, and why our brains need to relax too.
With statistically significant improvements in wellbeing and overwhelmingly positive feedback, this project offers a hopeful, innovative approach to supporting staff working on the cold face of care.
Show resources
- BBC News – Art therapy could half burnout risk, study of London medics shows – BBC News
- BJPsych Open – Art Therapy Experiential Workshops During Work Hours to Promote Doctors’ Wellbeing – A Quantitative Analysis | BJPsych Open | Cambridge Core
- The British Association of Art Therapists – The British Association of Art Therapists | BAAT
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