Will the book be available in the US?

Fab question. I think probably a lot of the same mechanisms are at work, but the context is quite different so would affect how an intervention could be delivered and what would feel acceptable. It’s a huge issue in caregiving in general though. Lots of work done with foster carers too.

Wow fab thing to think about. I think it depends on which aspects of modern life and how we are using those aspects. Some things I think are definitely not helpful, for example exam culture for children and young people. Others are more nuanced, for example social media can be both positive and negative depending on how it’s used.

Great question. Think this absolutely is a risk of interventions which only target individual staff members. The one I am designing is intended to be a multi-level intervention – so to target both staff members with things they can do that might help, and also to try to tackle some of the more systemic problems, via influence on managers and creative thinking about how to overcome massive workloads and tricky rota-ing issues etc. It doesn’t help with the chronic underfunding of the NHS and undervaluing of the nursing profession. I’m really hoping that the current strikes will prompt some engagement from the government and the possibility of some solutions to that.

Hi everyone! It's Lucy! Good to be here! Thanks for your questions. I’ll get stuck in!

I think compassionate staff are more able to do their job when supported by compassionate management and commissioners. Shouldn't any compassion intervention be applied systematically through the service? Else you risk a "compassion gap", already present ( imo) between patient facing staff and their non-patient facing management structures.

This reminds me of the resilience training for front line staff. I worry that this scapegoated staff capacity, rather than address unreasonable expectations by their managers and commissioners.

Tldr: Don't mistake a symptom for the disease.

What is your #1 advice for management of mental health? What is a daily activity that helps the most and what daily activity does the worst for getting optimal mental health?

How much of social media do you believe has affected people negatively as in increase of depression?

Can you tell us about one of your best clinical moments? About one of your worst?

Do you use mindfulness or metra meditation?

What are you thoughts on the Power Threat Meaning Framework? What changes would you like to see in the mental health field?

What are your views/knowledge on microdosing psychedelics to treat psychological disorders?

how to change a bad/negative inner-voice? Please and thank you

Since you mention an intriguing phrase - compassion fatigue - how do we handle or deal with friends/colleagues/relatives who are only too happy to go on and on about their stuff without letting you talk about your own stuff?

I think most would know people like these in their life and would agree that it's not always feasible to just "cut things off" with them.

What psychological disorder fascinates you the most?

Which is the most difficult to treat?

Hi Dr. Maddox,

What implications or crossover might your research have with general caregiver burnout?

For example, could your intervention also be utilized to help spouses who also act as caregivers to their loved one to avoid burnout?

Is modern life good for our state of mind? Should we look to revolutionise work, play, education etc?

Do ever feel like your just putting a plaster over a bigger problem as many nurses are probably compassion fatigued because they're underpaid/overworked in the least funded area of the NHS?

What exactly is the purpose of your seven continents in seven days action? I mean it sounds like a lot of fun that for some reason has to be justified with some "science" or stuff. Am I wrong?

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Hey Ryan, what are your thoughts on the recent Navy investigation into BUD/S sessions that had a 93% failure rates and widespread instructor-student abuse?

Is this a type of brothers in arms type scenario? Or each man for him self?

The value of the government guarantee of the FHLBs' debt is at least 50 basis points. 50bps X $1 trillion = $5 billion/year. According to the Congressional Budget Office, the value of the FHLBs' tax exemption is $1.3 billion/year. $5 billion + $1.3 billion = $6.3 billion. Helpful?.

Their claim that they never suffered a loss is a ruse. They lend to banks. If the bank fails the FHLB gets to collect AHEAD if the FDIC, in effect sticking the taxpayer with the loss.

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