Julian

Building our DIY Garden Gym

by Julian
July 25, 2021July 25, 2021

We built a home garden gym; Spoiler before and after immediately below: Rationale for the Garden Gym After all the lockdown-drama surrounding the closing of gyms and stocks sky-rocketing in the fitness band sector, having reliable access to decent training… Read More »

FRCEM Primary: a survivor’s story

by Julian
February 6, 2021April 4, 2021

Last December, I’m pleased to say I sat and passed the first membership exam for Emergency Medicine in the UK; the FRCEM Primary. Whilst I was preparing for this exam, I searched pretty much the whole internet for advice (notable… Read More »

2020 Review and Looking Ahead

by Julian
December 29, 2020December 30, 2020

What a year it’s been for all of us. This post is not an attempt to regurgitate some positive spin around the ongoing pandemic. It’s been an undeniably difficult time for most, and life-altering for many. It’s also been a… Read More »

Thoughts on the Value of Craftsmanship

by Julian
February 18, 2020February 18, 2020

I’m currently at a career junction. Thinking about which medical speciality to select has made me reflect on the process of ‘doing something very similar for a long period of time’. This article argues for the value in practicing something… Read More »

Training & Shift Work

by Julian
January 26, 2020February 1, 2020

This article explores shift work, its impact upon life and training, and my own three-week experience as a case-study for how I have tried to manage things. Around 1 in 5 of us, across all sectors, are involved in shift-work.… Read More »

2020

by Julian
January 12, 2020February 1, 2020

I just finished Atul Gawande’s ‘Better’, and some words from the final few pages prompted me to open the laptop: Write something. I do not mean this to be an intimidating suggestion. It makes no difference whether you write five… Read More »

Behaviour Change: The Default Operating System – Personality (Part II)

by Julian
December 2, 2019February 1, 2020

Having boarded the aircraft to behaviour change land in part I, we’ve already caught a bird’s eye view of why behaviour matters, the two broad systems of consciousness involved, and a brief, tentative stab at some of the neuroscience underpinning… Read More »

Pulling the Trigger of Behaviour Change: an Introduction (Part I)

by Julian
October 20, 2019February 1, 2020

I bloody love pancakes. This was a typical breakfast for me when vacationing through California a few years ago. Pancakes, maple syrup, bacon, eggs….copy and paste every day. I loved it. But I KNEW I was taking the piss a… Read More »

Arthur Boorman; Gulf Veteran Transformation

by Julian
September 19, 2019December 13, 2020

The Story Arthur Boorman is an ex-paratrooper with over 200 jumps to his name. After retiring from active duty, plagued with injuries from his time in service, he went into a downward spiral that resulted in him weighing 340lbs, being… Read More »

Team Long Brothers

by Julian
September 19, 2019September 19, 2019