#48 Beyond the Scrubs: Medicine, Entrepreneurship & Mental Health with Dr Ally Jaffee

Dr Ally Jaffee is a multi-award winning NHS Junior Doctor, Nutritank Co-founder, Healthcare Innovator & Mental Health Campaigner. Ally is a keen entrepreneur and holds a place on the prestigious NHS Clinical Entrepreneurship Programme. She is the co-founder of Nutritank, a platform which educates Healthcare Professionals & Students in Nutrition & Lifestyle Medicine. Ally is extremely passionate about Mental Health and its intersecting fields - particularly The Arts & Nutrition. In the long-term, Ally hopes to pursue a career in Psychiatry and work with young people, as well as dabble in TV, writing, poetry and policy-change.  In this episode, Ally opens up about her experience with debilitating panic attacks and the practical tools she"s discovered for managing anxiety and depression, including Innate Health & Resilience Training. We discuss intrusive thoughts, how normal they are, and how understanding the nature of our thoughts can be transformative. The 80/20 mindset is another topic of discussion, and Ally emphasises the significance of adaptability within routines and the profound effects it can have on our wellbeing. She shares her journey as a "Dr. Preneur," and offers a unique perspective on the intersection of healthcare and innovation. We round off our discussion by exploring the critical notion that specificity is key to enacting change, a lesson that resonates deeply with Ally"s work in healthcare and mental health advocacy. KEY TOPICS OF DISCUSSION:Pressures of medical schoolExperiencing first panic attacksTools to help manage anxiety & depressionInnate Health & Resilience TrainingIntrusive thoughtsAdult teddy bears80/20 mindsetHaving adaptability with routine is keyDr. Preneur - Being a doctor and an entrepreneurWhy specificity is key to enacting change WHERE TO FIND ALLY: Ally strongly believes in authenticity and openness and shares her own Mental Health struggles online. She hopes to normalise the conversation around Doctor’s Mental Health. Ally is on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Youtube & LinkedIn: @drallyjaffeeAlly’s Website - www.drallyjaffee.comNutritank - www.nutritank.com - - - If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to the pod for release updates. You can also follow me on LinkedIn & email any enquiries to hello@theconsciousfounder.co.uk