Deep Listening, Brave Conversations and the goal of Connection with Dr Anna Baverstock

       In S5 E4 I am delighted to welcome Dr Anna Baverstock to the podcast,
Anna is a consultant in community child health looking after children with complex neurodisability and their families. She has been an educational supervisor and Associate DME for support and wellbeing. She was invited to be a member of the NHS Staff and Learners’ Mental Wellbeing Commission in 2019 (Mental Wellbeing Report | Health Education England (hee.nhs.uk)). Currently she is lead for senior doctor wellbeing and leadership within Somerset NHS Foundation Trust.
       Anna is a trained coach, mediator and Schwartz round facilitator. Her philosophy is how do we ensure the first patient of the shift and the last get the same kind, safe care? We must look after ourselves and our teams during our working day. A big part of this is how we connect to self and others especially when under pressure. Can we form brave spaces to enable honest conversation that enable growth and change?
      When not talking she loves to run, do yoga,  read, draw and doodle often inspired by quotes or poems that resonate.
       In this wonderful conversation we discuss Anna's wellbeing leadership, mediation and coaching work. Key themes discussed here include :
Deep listening - to understand and connect, not reply or control.
Brave conversations- how can we lean into the challenging conversations including where there is conflict or we need to give or receive difficult feedback. As Anna tells it "Difficult conversations don't get easier, but we get braver" with practice.
Connection- in her work to empower and support core work-unit leaders in healthcare and build kind, inclusive cultures where high challenge comes with high support, psychological safety is the means and the goal is connection and creating space for deep listening. Thank you Anna, this conversation is a masterclass in wellness centred leadership.

Links/References:
Dr Anna Baverstock on X ( see pinned BMJ wellbeing at work article series and her daily doodle!)
https://twitter.com/anna_annabav
Anna on the Being Better, Together Podcast :
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/being-better-together/id1603984431?i=1000650871466
Anna’s suggested reading list related to the topics in this conversation:
· Brené Brown – Atlas of the heart
·       Listen to Anna's podcast about the book :⁠https://bedsidereading.buzzsprout.com/1880290/11049191…⁠
· Kim Scott – Radical Candor
· Stone & Heen – Thanks for the Feedback
· Amy Edmondson – The Fearless Organisation
· Daniel Coyle – The Culture Code
· Marshall Rosenberg – non violent communication
· Adam Grant – Think Again
· Timothy Clarke – 4 stages of psychological safety
· Trzeciak & Mazzarelli – Compassionomics

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