Difficult conversations: a return to wellbeing
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Read time 5 min
Sunday, 29 Mar 2026
In this three-part podcast series, Tracy Pickett, Legal and Policy Adviser in Avant’s Education, Advocacy and Research team, speaks with a doctor and a colleague about their powerful lived experience of addiction in medicine. Together, they explore how to approach difficult conversations when you are concerned about a peer, the supports that can follow, and the journey back to practice after recovery.
Episode 1: Recognising concern and starting the conversation
An honest discussion about addiction in medicine and how to approach a colleague when you are worried about wellbeing.
Episode 2: The intervention and available supports
A practical exploration of the conversation itself, the staff intervention and the supports that can be put in place.
Episode 3: Recovery and return to practice
A reflection on recovery, rebuilding trust and navigating the return to work after addiction.
Additional resources
Avant collection: Health and wellbeing
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