Rebel Co

Rebel Co

Know yourself. Rewrite the rules. Rebel together.

This is not a wellbeing workshop.

We’re not going to tell you to sleep more, exercise more, manage your time better, set firmer boundaries or become more resilient. Doctors already know that stuff.

Too much of the wellbeing conversation starts with the same assumption, the problem is you.

We think it’s time to look at the whole picture, what this work does to us, the relationships and pressures that can leave us feeling trapped, and the organisational and systemic forces shaping how we practise.

There is a movement growing of doctors pushing back against the idea that sacrificing ourselves is simply part of being a good doctor, and finding different ways to practise.

We want you to leave with a better understanding of the toll this work can take on us, practical ways to recognise and respond to the relationships and pressures that can leave us feeling trapped, and a sense of solidarity with other doctors who believe there has to be a better way to practise.

The choice doesn’t have to be put up with it or walk away.

Saturday 24 October 2026

2 pm to 5 pm

Main Hall, Gorman House, Canberra

Speakers and special guests include:

Sue Read is a psychologist, former Matildas player, and founder and Director of Life Unlimited Psychology. She knows what it means to perform under pressure, and will explore how unhealthy relationships and environments can keep even capable people stuck, and what it takes to regain agency and thrive.

Dr Laura Chapman Chapman founder of The Know You Co a Canberra practice built around putting GP wellbeing first and creating more time, autonomy and space for complex medicine.

Dr Alexis Badger is a specialist GP, former Australian Army Medical Officer and founder of With Me With You, a practice built specifically around the needs of veterans and first responders.

Dr Paula Conroy is a GP and founder of Insight Health Advisory, working at the intersection of health, leadership and performance.

Dr Jess Nathan is a GP and founder of Kintsugi Holistic Health, a practice focused on mental health and built around longer consultations, whole-person care and a move away from volume-driven general practice.

Dinner and drinks afterwards, within walking distance.