S3 E4 - Knowing when to quit the medical profession with Dr Jude Galea (Part 1)

Knowing When to Quit

I am so excited about today's episode, which is part 1 of a 2 part series with Dr Jude Galea - she's an A+E doctor of 20 years, the founder of the Witchy Women platform - and host the of the podcast Dr Body Mind Soul, both of which help people inform themselves about alternative therapies away from western medicine. Jude is changing the conversation about medicine and is in the process going through a big personal transformation with her identity as a doctor.

The episode you're going to hear today was recorded exactly a year ago in May 2022 when Jude was taking a break from being an A+E doctor and living in Mexico, setting up her business.

At this point a year ago she's very much still weighing up whether she should leave the medical profession and can see pros and cons for both leaving and staying.

In next week's episode we will see where she has got to one year on in terms of the decision to leave.

The process of putting these two episodes side by side really highlights to me just how hard the decision to quit can be. It's rarely an overnight decision, it's complex and it can take a lot of processing.

Thank you, Jude for sharing your story and allowing us to accompany you in your exploration of what it means for you to quit or remain in the medical profession.

I know Jude is sharing this episode on her podcast too, so if you're listening there. Welcome to this very special two part episode of Knowing When to Quit.

In this episode we discuss:

🩺 Jude's relationship with being 'a doctor' and why she decided to be a doctor in the first place

🛑 When she first wanted to quit medicine

🥳 What medicine HAS given her over the years and why she's stayed

🧙‍♀️Jude's exploration of alternative therapies and what she's doing to change the narrative

💜 What we mean by 'healing' and how the body works naturally

🌱 Jude's experience with plant medicine and how it's informed her decision to leave

Jude's instagram: @dr.bodymindsoul

Jude's website: drbodymindsoul.com

Jude's podcast: Dr Body Mind Soul -https://open.spotify.com/show/21GjmriufmyDNg0BRUasXp?si=3dd97665af5b4caa

Knowing When to Quit - Instagram - @knowingwhentoquit

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Editor - Johnny Hall / Music - Sarah Weiler / Artwork - Tom Pauling

This was recorded in May 2022 over Zoom

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