Rachel Morris

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ABOUT RACHEL MORRIS

Your people do not need more advice about bubble baths, breathing exercises, or better time management. They need help understanding why responsibility keeps landing on them - and why they feel unable to put it down.Because most burnout isn’t caused by caring too much, it’s caused by automatically carrying responsibility for everything.I see this every day in healthcare and other high-stakes roles. Conscientious people who are taking on more and more - because if they don’t do it, who else will? And once they’ve picked it up, putting it down feels like failure. That’s why I speak about \'The Responsibility Trap\'- a practical way of understanding overwhelm that lands with audiences because it names something they know all too well.I’m a former GP, medical educator at Cambridge University. I worked for 20+ years on the frontline, where the pressure is constant and the consequences are real. I now host the You Are Not a Frog podcast (Apple Top 100 UK Business, 1M+ downloads), have worked with thousands of doctors and senior leaders, and regularly speak to large live and virtual audiences across healthcare and other high-pressure sectors. I also chair panels, host live podcast recordings, and work closely with organisations to create sessions that truly land.My talks are not traditional wellbeing sessions - they give people a way to understand what’s actually driving their overwhelm, and help them care deeply about their work without carrying everything. Audiences leave feeling lighter, clearer, and more able to lead sustainably.And if this works in healthcare - where the stakes can be life and death - it works anywhere. “Rachel is a lively and engaging speaker - funny, relatable and deeply thought-provoking. She brings a real personal touch to her talks, combining humour with poignant reflections that really land. She kept the audience captivated throughout and left people feeling inspired to make meaningful changes.”Dr Caroline Bailey, GP & Study Day Organiser “Enabled greater stability and consistent performance during a period of major organisational change.”Matthew Walker, Publishing Director, International Education, Cambridge University Press & Assessment “Before, my workload was overwhelming - I was close to walking away. Now I’ve saved a full day a week through better delegation and mentoring, work more efficiently, and genuinely love my job again.”Senior Healthcare LeaderIf you’re looking for a speaker who understands the pressure your people are under - and can offer something genuinely different - I’d love to hear from you.