Doctors can benefit from Coaching, not only for themselves but also as a way of enabling their patients to decide about treatment options. This book explains what coaching is, and how it can encourage doctors to improve their work life balance. There are discussions about the benefits of telephone and internet Coaching and the skills you can learn from working with a Coach. You will also discover the secrets of successful Coaching if you want a positive outcome from Coaching sessions. Susan Kersley, the author, is a retired doctor who trained as a Life Coach and writes from the perspective of someone who has experienced for herself the stress and overwhelm of a medical life. She believes that doctors can have a more balanced life, and that it is vital to balance Medicine and having time for self care, as well as time with partner, family, friends and community in order to have a happy life in or out of Medicine.