Managing Work and Life (6 May 2026)

Managing Work and Life (6 May 2026)

From Career Conversations by Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

May 6, 2026 · 19 min

About this episode

Dr Marilena Giannoudi interviews Dr Clare Bostock about work-life balance and the concept of hyper-doing.

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…

People in this episode

Host: Dr Marilena Giannoudi

Guest: Dr Clare Bostock

Topics covered

  • work-life balance
  • hyper-doing
  • personal and professional balance
  • consultant geriatrician
  • creative writing
  • sports

Keywords

  • work-life balance
  • hyper-doing
  • consultant geriatrician
  • creative writing
  • triathlon
  • burnout
  • personal development

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh

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