71: Being the "Difficult Doctor": speaking up in a culture of silence

Hang out with Kristeen & Becc on social media! 🌎📽 Kristeen's Youtube: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3JaSHBE⁠⁠👋 Kristeen's Instagram: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4aKX5mq⁠⁠📽 Becc's Youtube: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3TQbLKl⁠⁠👋 Becc's Instagram: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3QgkTqT⁠⁠💌 Want FREE 1-line mindset upgrades every M/W/F to make you more UNSHAKEABLE? 💌 Just drop your email here: https://doctorbecc.myflodesk.com/mindsetmoments💜 In the Dare, Darling Group Coaching Membership, Doctor Becc makes doctors who feel never enough UNSHAKEABLE. ⏭️ WANT TO KNOW MORE or apply for a spot in the next cohort? 👭👭👭 https://www.doctorbecc.com.au___________________Are you brave enough to be that doctor?In this heartfelt and fiercely real episode of Am I Doing It Wrong? — the podcast for doctors by doctors — Doctor Becc (Dr Rebecca Nothrop) and Kristeen Barker open up the emotional floodgates on one of the toughest challenges in medicine: speaking up when something isn’t right. Whether it’s toxic gossip in the tea room or uncomfortable political clashes around the ward, the cost of staying silent can be far greater than the risk of speaking out.⚡ Doctor Becc and Kristeen Barker dive into:Why doctors often don’t speak up — and what stops usThe unseen ripple effect of hospital culture and public shamingReal-life moments where staying silent wasn’t an optionHow to sit with the discomfort of being “the unpopular one”The art of speaking truth with empathy (and surviving the fallout)This episode isn’t about telling you what’s right or wrong. It’s about helping you build your own inner compass, find your voice, and stand by your values — even when it’s scary, uncomfortable, or unpopular.🌱 Expect plenty of laughs, a few emotional gut punches, and that signature Doctor Becc & Kristeen warmth as they ask the real questions: Am I doing it wrong… or am I just being brave?💌 We want to hear from you! Have you got a personal experience here? We'd LOVE to hear it and be inspired. Or to have a look at the challenges together. Maybe you want to prepare yourself for what's right for you in the next situation?⬇️ Let's talk about it in the comments.