**Training Doctors in Happiness? This ER Doc Says Hell Yes — with Dr. Jules Willcocks**
What can an ER doctor teach us about happiness, mindfulness, and mental health?
Turns out — *a sh*t-ton*.
Meet Dr. Jules Willcocks: ER physician, mentor to 200+ junior doctors, executive coach, poker player, and champion for emotional intelligence in medicine. When you’re making life-or-death calls on 80-hour shifts, you either learn how to manage your mind… or you burn the hell out.
In this powerful episode, Dr. John sits down with Jules to explore how positive psychology is quietly transforming medical training — and why the same tools can help *you* stay grounded, resilient, and (yes) happier.
We dig into:
– Why new doctors are cracking under the pressure — and what they’re missing
– The mental health crisis in medicine (and how mindfulness helps)
– Why Jules has his team regularly share their *biggest screw-up of the month*
– How to disarm your inner critic before it wrecks your performance
– What ER medicine, poker, and investing have in common (yep, really)
– Jules’ definition of real success — and why most high-achievers get it wrong
**About Dr. Jules Willcocks:**
Jules is an Emergency Physician at Gosford Hospital in Australia and the Director of Pre-vocational Education & Training for his district. He’s a certified executive coach and co-founder of *Twice the Doctor*, a nonprofit that lets Aussie doctors donate to medical projects in the developing world — raising over $650K to date.
📲 Learn more: [twicethedoctor.org.au](https://www.twicethedoctor.org.au)
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