A Student Midwife’s Reflection
Chances are, if you’re a human, at some point you’ve wanted to just block out what’s going on at work.
The Three Most Important Midwifery Lessons Learned From The Kindness Conference
Hello! I've just got back this week from the Kindness Conference in Bradford.
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Day Twenty-Eight: A Toolkit For Standing Up For Yourself [30 Days Of Kindness In Midwifery]
Chartered psychologist Aryanne Oade uses a three-part definition to examine whether an incident at work is bullying, or just an unfortunate circumstance.
Day Twenty-Seven: Bullying Case Study [30 days of Kindness in Midwifery]
‘Ellie, are you having a drink?’
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Day Twenty-Six: ‘What Mums and Midwives Have in Common’ [30 days of Kindness in Midwifery]
This week I was talking to a friend who has a manual job in a warehouse. He's in his sixties, would describe himself as 'working class' and he said to me 'I couldn't believe how much I loved my son when he was born. I was so protective. Such a fierce, fiery love. But we're British, can't have any emotions, that's enough of that!'
Day Twenty-Five: ‘Kindness Feeds Courage’ with Sheena Byrom [30 days of Kindness in Midwifery]
The author Glennon Doyle Melton talks about a technique that carpenters use. A joist is a beam that holds together a stronger structure and sometimes it starts to weaken.
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Day Twenty-Four: Tommy’s Charity [30 Days Of Kindness In Midwifery]
Words are powerful and often turn into actions.
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Day Twenty-Three: The Oblivious Bully [30 days of Kindness in Midwifery]
I think it’s the humble nature of this post that so impresses me. Gillian Smith qualified in 1978 (so she has nearly 40 years of midwifery related experience) and yet she writes like she still has a lot to learn.
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Day Twenty-Two: Other People’s Problem [30 days of Kindness in Midwifery]
According to this study, students and midwives of colour are bullied much more frequently in practice.
Day Twenty-One: Midwifery Isn’t Broken [30 days of Kindness in Midwifery]
I’ve heard that many aspiring and student midwives are concerned about the bullying culture. I didn't know anything about such culture before I started training but if I'd have read about it, I think it would have worried me too.
Day Twenty: Bee Happy [30 days of Kindness in Midwifery]
I‘ve talked before about how I think the culture in midwifery will be changed incrementally. It will take 10,000 or more small, courageous conversations and actions to help the good culture rise.
Day Nineteen: Common Enemy Intimacy [30 days of Kindness in Midwifery]
Last month I found myself having a bit of a piss and moan with a group of friends I cycle with.
Day Eighteen: Speak Up [30 days of Kindness in Midwifery]
Part of the ‘Caring For You Campaign’ from the Royal College of Midwives is about challenging poor behaviour when you see it.
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Day Seventeen: Feedback Piranha [30 days of Kindness in Midwifery]
‘Stop! Don’t drop that.’
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Day Sixteen: Settling Down In New Zealand [30 days of Kindness in Midwifery]
About eighteen months after I qualified as a midwife I made the decision to move to New Zealand.
Day Fourteen: Why I Try NOT To Agree To Disagree [30 days of Kindness in Midwifery]
I used the phrase ‘agree to disagree’ in The Secret Community For Midwives In The Making recently.
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Day Thirteen: Gossiping [30 days of Kindness in Midwifery]
Especially if someone’s done something wrong or fascinating, if we're honest about it, most of us love a good gossip.