What The Doctor Recommends

31/05/2023

Did you spot our founder Dr Noreen Nguru in Travel last week?!

She was featured as a thought leader in the travel coaching space, discussing the rapid growth of the niche coaching industry and our work at the intersection of and .

We couldn't be more proud!

Do read the article and share it with your networks.

https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/why-travelers-are-seeking-out-travel-coaches/index.html

Planning a major vacation can sometimes feel like an overwhelming task, so it’s perhaps no surprise that travelers often call in reinforcements for help.

17/04/2023

Whether you want to improve your mental health or simply recharge your batteries in paradise, What The Doctor Recommends will prescribe a tailored experience designed to address your specific needs.

VISIT 👉🏾 www.whatthedoctorrecommends.com

17/04/2023

A survey conducted by Oxford Health Plans of more than 600 men and women shows that one in five people report feeling overworked and unable to use up all of their allocated vacation time.

What The Doctor Recommends is the world's first doctor-led wellness travel consultancy prescribing travel to reduce .

We understand that the demands of modern life can take a toll on our mental and physical health.

We are committed to helping people take control of their well-being by offering experiences that promote relaxation, rejuvenation and overall wellness.

Whether you're looking to reduce , improve your or simply recharge your batteries, our team of doctors and wellness experts have carefully curated a range of travel experiences designed to address your specific needs.

By prescribing travel to promote and prevent burnout, we hope to empower our clients to break the cycle of overwork and overwhelm, keeping them from living a truly fulfilling life.

DISCOVER MORE 👉🏾 https://www.whatthedoctorrecommends.com

See how far you’ll go when it’s What The Doctor Recommends ✈️

08/03/2023

Happy International Women’s Day 👩🏽‍🦱🧕🏼👩🏻

Lots of love,

Dr Noreen Nguru, founder of What The Doctor Recommends

10/02/2023

Our hearts are heavy with sadness for the recent earthquake in Turkey and Syria that has caused such a devastating loss of life.

Our thoughts and condolences go out to all those who have been affected by this tragedy.

With so much negative news in the world, it can be overwhelming and challenging to cope with it all.

As healthcare professionals, we understand the importance of taking care of our mental health during these trying times.

Below are three tips that may help you cope with negative news:

⚡️ Limit your exposure: It is important to be informed, but it is also important to limit the amount of negative news you consume. Set a limit on the amount of time you spend reading, watching or listening to news each day.

⚡️ Connect with others: Talking to friends, family or a mental health professional can help you process your feelings and provide support during difficult times.

⚡️ Practice self-care: Taking care of your physical and mental health is important. Make time for activities that bring you joy, such as exercise, meditation or simply spending time with loved ones.

Unfortunately, in light of recent events, we have decided to postpone our 2023 Release and Restore Retreat to Turkey, likely to 2024.

We want to ensure the safety and well-being of all our participants and will keep you updated on the new date when it becomes available.

If you are able, please consider contributing to the Disasters Emergency Fund

👉🏾 https://donation.dec.org.uk/turkey-syria-earthquake-appeal

Thank you for being a part of the What The Doctor Recommends community.

Let us continue to support each other during these trying times.

25/01/2023

THE 2023 VOW //

2022 was the most challenging year ever but I managed to end it with a BANG!

God healed me from the inside out, and I’ve been quietly rebuilding my health, confidence, business, and zest for life.

I had to purge all that threatened to derail my healing journey and commit to a strict routine and a plan to achieve that.

LIFE IS GREAT!

The trials are not over but developing a growth mindset has changed how I approach unexpected stressors, life transitions and hurdles.

And now I get to support others to overcome burnout and find their own sense of balance - using wellness travel as a catalyst!

2023 is going to be great for me and YOU!

Keep your head up and FOCUS!

- Dr Noreen x

25/01/2023

🎬 ITV NEWS FEATURE //

Over the last decade, education, healthcare and emergency services have been propped up on the backs of selfless employees.

Employees who are seemingly powered by a sense of vocation, goodwill and Stockholm Syndrome, despite extreme staff shortages, deliberate underfunding and target pressures 📈
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However, with the BMA Junior Doctors Committee polling for industrial action in early January 2023 and over 150,000 nurses expected to take strike action again this month, it is clear that enough is enough.

Professional altruism does not pay the bills nor prevent us from exploitation by greedy governments.

Our founder Dr Noreen Nguru sat down with ITV News reporter Chloe Oliver to film an exclusive interview last month, in which she stated, "- you can’t have healthy patients if you don’t have healthy doctors 🥼”

We believe that now more than ever, governments and corporations have a duty of care to create working environments that encourage adequate rest and recovery.

Our multi-award-winning wellness travel services can make an impact!!

We’re on a mission to help 100,000 people better manage stress, avoid occupational burnout and thrive at work through educational workshops, cognitive behavioural mindset coaching, wellness retreats and of course, our signature Prescribed Wellness Travel™️ packages.

WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW ON ITV ONLINE 👉🏾

https://www.itv.com/news/2022-12-02/thousands-of-struggling-nhs-staff-take-sick-days-off-for-stress-and-anxiety

17/06/2022

I'm sure you'd agree that it's been a rough couple of years for our wonderful health and social care 🇬🇧

Stressed, overworked and overwhelmed does not even come close to describing how many are feeling right now... it is truly bleak.

That's why I've teamed up with Black Female Doctors UK to create a mid-year reboot specifically for women working in healthcare professions!!

REPLENISH is a free virtual wellness workshop created with some of the UK’s leading experts in , and to equip you with sustainable psychological tools that will help you to reset your mind 🧠 body 🧘🏽‍♀️and soul ✨ for the long term.

Guest experts include:

💫 Dr. Pauline Morris MBA, MedEdCert, FRCA, MBBS
💫 Olivia James
💫 Dr Nicola Harker
💫 Sylvia Tillmann
💫 Dr Noreen Nguru MBBS, BSc (Hons)

Join us on Saturday 25th June 2022 from 10 am BST to recharge from and bounce back stronger than ever before!

⤵️ BOOK YOUR SPACE HERE ⤵️

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/replenish-tickets-357736287867?fbclid=IwAR3zCj36atxYDdRM3XC8unrSgItbsf6i1DzFDl5-92bO4I6aDWSN33tPb6s

Our aim is to make this impactful event accessible for every woman in healthcare who needs a reboot, regardless of circumstances so please help us by spreading the free event link to your qualifying family, friends and colleagues 🙏🏽

08/05/2022

RECLAIM YOUR MOMENTUM // Go Gold or Go Home with the Wealthy Online Travel Business Community

This weekend, I delivered a bespoke wellness workshop for an inspiring group of professionals from all different walks of life, who have had enough of feeling undervalued, burnt out and stuck 👩🏼‍💻👩🏾‍⚖️👨🏾‍🏫

We worked on understanding the internal and external factors that impair psychological momentum, engaged in mindset work untangling self limiting beliefs and I closed us out with a beautiful meditation about letting go and reclaiming momentum.

I’m unbelievably proud of the strong community is building, mentoring passionate professionals as they create additional streams of income within the travel industry and can’t wait to see what’s next for The Wealthy Online Travel Business Community 🚀

💫 Let chat about momentum in the comments, what do you think is the biggest internal factor limiting YOUR momentum?

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30/04/2022

RECLAIM YOUR MOMENTUM workshop // Saturday 7th May 2022 1400 - 1500 GMT

I’m very excited to announce that I will be delivering my first in-person wellness workshop of 2022 at the Go Gold or Go Home corporate retreat, sponsored by The Wealthy Online Travel Business Community.

The Wealthy Online Travel Business Community is led by Dr Ola Abbas, a critical care and acute medicine consultant in the NHS and a travel entrepreneur.

The community is for professionals from a medical background who love to travel, have a passion for entrepreneurship and are seeking mentorship to earn multiple streams of income within the travel industry.

The event is FREE to attend and promises to be highly impactful with:

💫 Wellness workshop

💫 Business showcase

💫 Informal networking

💫 PLUS a hot tub party, BBQ and hike!

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Spaces are very limited; get in touch with Dr Abbas or register at:

https://mailchi.mp/elevatewithola.com/may-event-rsvp?fbclid=IwAR0lWEoQm3TibiEFi-Tmj19y412sTCIPqFxJuYa9d-_DT0pgyfCDsrIJ_YM

Ola is passionate about well-being through travel, she believes that burnout from a job doesn’t have to be the end of it all. Her mission is to empower professionals to travel more, and inspire them to be more and have more.

01/04/2022

✨ Unapologetically natural.

✨ Unapologetically beautiful.

✨ Unapologetically me.

I remember the first time I saw a Black female doctor in real life.

I was 22. In the middle of a medical school lecture theatre. And in walked the doctor scheduled to lead the introduction to plastic surgery lecture.

A BLACK female doctor 👩🏾‍⚕️ ! I sat up taller, put away my phone and paid attention.

See, we didn’t have Doc Macstuffins back then telling us we could and we should.

I had wrestled with my desire to apply for medical school not because I did not have the aptitude and personality for it, but because I could count the number of Black doctors I’d encountered growing up on 3 fingers.

None of whom were female.

If I had listened to the doubts and settled for self-limiting beliefs about a career that I did not see myself mirrored in, I would not have been sitting in that lecture theatre furiously scribbling notes from the sharp and brilliant doctor in front of me.

As Women’s Month draws to a close, I am honoured to partner with Venu J, a brand that emphasises the importance of representation and beauty that comes in all shapes, sizes and colours.

WE are the representation that we seek 💕

30/03/2022

✨ Wellness Expert Workshops: Tension and Trauma Release Exercises with Sylvia Tillman ✨​​​​​​​​
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👩🏽‍💻 Host: Dr Noreen ()​​​​​​​​
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👩🏼‍💻 Co-host: Sylvia Tillman ()​​​​​​​​
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⏳ Time: 30th March 2022 7.30 - 8.30 pm GMT + 1​​​​​​​​
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🌈 Location: Virtual​​​​​​​​
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7 FREE SPACES AVAILABLE - Click the link in the bio to save your spot.​​​​​​​​
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Rise and shine wherever you are in the world tribe, it's a beautiful day to learn about Tension and Trauma Release Exercises and shake off the stress of the last two years!​​​​​​​​
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In the workshop tonight, TRE specialist practitioner Sylvia will be teaching workshop attendees the somatic (mind-body) therapy most commonly used by soldiers and war veterans to better manage stressful situations and release trauma.​​​​​​​​
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After the last two years, I'm sure we all have a lot of trauma to release!​​​​​​​​
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Join the interactive workshop as we explore our body's natural evolutionary mechanism of 'shaking' to ease an overstimulated nervous system and reduce stress and experience TRE for yourself.​​​​​​​​
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🧠 Drop your burning questions below, we'll be doing a short Q+A during the workshop!​​​​​​​​
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