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Dr Katie Amiel has over 20 years’ experience working as a doctor and GP in the NHS. She is an experienced and certified Coach, member of the Association for Coaching, certified and accredited Lifestyle Medicine Physician, member of the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine and trained Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) Practitioner. She is an Ambassador for the charity, Doctors in Distress and the Honorary Doctor in Residence for The Poetry Pharmacy.

Katie has extensive expertise in supporting wellbeing through mindfulness, compassion and creativity and is passionate about her work supporting both healthcare professionals and parents who have children with additional needs. She has run events, courses and workshops for organisations including the NHS Practitioner Health Programme; Kings College London; NHS Coaching and Mentoring Scheme and Health Education England.

Katie founded The Bigger Picture Collaboration (https://biggerpicturecollaboration.co.uk) which has worked with organisations including NHS Charities Together, the Royal College of GPs (RCGP) and the Royal Literary Fund to improve healthcare professional wellbeing by offering a wider perspective and focus on creativity, the arts and humanities.  As a result of her work, she was nominated for a RCGP Inspire Award for Outstanding Contribution. She edited the book ‘These Are The Hands: Poems from the Heart of the NHS’ for NHS Charities with Deborah Alma (The Poetry Pharmacy), featuring Michael Rosen. Her writing also features in the bestseller 'Many Different Kinds of Love' by Michael Rosen. 

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Dr Kate Davies has 20 years experience working as a doctor and GP in the NHS. She is an experienced Lifestyle Medicine practitioner and certified Transformational Coach, with specialist expertise in supporting people with executive function challenges. She has also trained in Mindfulness-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and has extensive experience as a GP educator, having supervised and mentored GP trainees for many years.

Kate is passionate about inclusive and compassionate leadership, with a strong belief in leading with vulnerability. As a GP partner, she has helped shape her practice around values of equity, compassion and high-quality care. She also brings her leadership skills into the community, having served as Chair of Governors at a primary school, where she supported the school through challenging periods of transition and change.

Her coaching work focuses on helping people overcome barriers linked to executive function, emotional overwhelm and life transitions. She combines her medical background with her coaching skills and lived experience as a home-educating parent to create a safe, practical and supportive space for growth.

Kate co-founded The Survive & Thrive Collective to bring together her medical expertise, coaching practice and personal experience of parenting a child with additional challenges, offering a community where parents can find both emotional support and empowering strategies.