Managing Work and Life (6 May 2026)

In this episode Dr Marilena Giannoudi talks to Dr Clare Bostock about the important topic of work-life balance. Dr Bostock also discusses the concept of hyper-doing and shares advice gathered from their own experiences on when to recognise hyper-doing and reclaim the balance between the personal and the professional. Dr Clare Bostock is a Consultant Geriatrician in Aberdeen. Outside work, she enjoys creative writing and a variety of sports, including triathlon . She confesses to being a 'hyper-doer' and is always looking for fresh ways to 'hyper-don't'. Dr Marilena Giannoudi is a cardiology registrar based in Leeds. She is Co-Chair of the Trainees and Members & Committee, a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and is currently undertaking a PhD. Recording Date: 18 February 2026 -- Useful Links -- Reframing failure; redefining success - Clare Bostock, 2025 - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14782715251368571 Hyper-doing? Hyper-don’t - Clare Bostock, 2023 - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/14782715231189297 Burnout and Work–Life Balance: Getting Personal - Clare Bostock, 2019 - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.4997/jrcpe.2019.202 Digital Life: Value or Vice? - Clare Bostock, 2019 - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.4997/jrcpe.2019.408 -- Follow us -- https://www.instagram.com/rcpedintrainees -- Upcoming RCPE events -- https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/events -- Become an RCPE Member -- https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/membership/join-college Feedback: [email protected] This podcast is from the Trainees & Members' Committee (T&MC) of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (RCPE).