The Dope Black Physios Podcast
Wish you had some physio work friends to have a little chat and giggle with in the staff room on your lunch break, that you can relate to? Look no further than The Dope Black Physios podcast. Join qualified physiotherapists Nelly and Dee who will talk and laugh about their experiences being black physios, not just discussing clinical issues, but real life topics ranging from the good old days of student life to progressing in your own career. This podcast gives an insight into all of these experiences whilst being black, as well as speaking with other professionals to give you more of an understanding of what it is like for our generation as black physiotherapists.
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Episodes
13 episodes
The Minority Experience: Two Physio Students Speak Out featuring Trisha and Ruth
In today's episode, we speak with physiotherapy students Trisha and Ruth as they discuss their experience navigating the profession as minorities and reflect on both their clinical and non-clinical journeys to date.
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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34:38
More than just a work colleague
In this episode we try to dive into the social aspects of the work setting, and try to differentiate between just a work colleague and becoming a work friend.
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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36:34
From the Pelvic Floor up... featuring Cece
This week we are joined by Pelvic Health Physiotherapist, Cece. She is a physio with many strings attached to her bow; a mother of 2, former bodybuilder and online fitness coach. Cece shares her personal journey and how she steered her way to b...
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35:28
The Grass Isn’t Always Greener
Nelly opens up about leaving a job she once thought was her dream. What began with excitement quickly turned into an experience marked by discrimination, microaggressions, and bullying — and ultimately, the courage to walk away and reclaim her ...
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53:34
Not Just a Pilates Babe featuring Torah
We are joined by our special guest Torah, who is not only a qualified physiotherapist, but she is also owner and instructor at Refine Pilates London. She takes us through her career so far and enlightens us how your expertise and clinical reaso...
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1:08:08
The Comeback
We know it’s been a while! In this first episode of Season 2, Nelly and Dee catch up about why the break was longer than expected, how life’s changed, and what’s coming next for The Dope Black Physio Podcast.
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31:42
Black History Month Special featuring Shaun Latibeaudiere
We could not let October pass by without a black history month special! We are joined by fellow physio Shaun and discuss our experiences being black in the workplace, from microaggressions, to cultural differences, influencing the next gener...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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49:07
Health is wealth
We explore what self care looks like to us, from working out and staying active to journaling. Dee reflects on how placement and stress can affect your own personal health and how it has impacted her. This is the final episode for the season...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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35:35
Life be life-ing
Nelly speaks on applying for jobs and going for interviews for new roles and how this can impact your mental health and question your ability. We also try to figure out our dislike for respiratory physio, our experiences working in stroke fr...
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35:44
Keeping it professional featuring Andrea (Paediatric Physiotherapist)
This episode we are joined by a special guest; our girl and fellow physiotherapist, Andrea. We talk about her journey to being a physio and experiences in sports therapy as well as paediatrics. We dive into being a black woman working in the...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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38:42
Sometimes you just have to play the game
We talk about life as a community physiotherapist, time management on a daily basis and the truth about asking those ‘silly questions’ when management says no question is silly. This episode has some little gems for students on placement and...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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38:58
We’re not old, we’re mature
This episode we discuss going back to university as a mature student, compared to going to uni the first time round as a teen. We reminisce about studying, the social life and how our priorities differ as a mature student.
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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34:03
Welcome to the Dope Black Physios podcast
Meet Nelly and Dee! We introduce ourselves and explain the inspiration behind the podcast. We start with how we met, a little bit about ourselves and our backgrounds as well as our journey to becoming the physiotherapists we are today.
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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48:28