I had been asked to do an urgent home visit of a new mother. She has no history of mental illness. She is sitting at a table in her kitchen. She has no expression on her face. Her 4-week-old daughter …
Why Crazy Socks? Because every year over a million patients lose their doctors
In 2015, I was a new surgeon working in a large public hospital, and it so happened that one of my regular anaesthetists was a woman of my own age and seniority. We traded recipes and travel destinati…
Be more like Jacinda: Why we all need a wellbeing budget
When New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern came to power she promised her government would do things differently, and with Thursday’s landmark Wellbeing Budget she kept her word. “Today we have la…
Why all CEOs must ensure their employees feel psychologically safe
Just over a year ago, on the way to an end of year celebratory drink, our team were caught up in the Flinders Street incident. My Co-CEO and two of my team were hospitalised with injuries, two were ne…
‘I convinced myself my panic was normal. That all new mums felt this way. I was wrong.’
Probably one of the key moments when a part of my mind sounded an alarm to say all was not well in the world of my mental health was the time I managed to get a burglar cornered by police and arrested…
There is an urgent need to reimagine school toilets. Dannielle Miller is taking on the challenge
Dannielle Miller was reading about a young person in despair who had harmed themselves in their school toilet when she decided something needed to be done. Could contact numbers on the toilet door for…
Our culture of overtime is costing us dearly
About 13% of the Australian workforce is working 50 hours or more per week, which is seriously harming our mental health, writes Joshua Krook, from the University of Adelaide, in this piece republishe…
The six biggest factors behind burnout at work and what to do about it
Burnout is a common problem in contemporary workplaces, but it’s complex and often overlooked, says one organisational psychology expert. Many people don’t pick up on the warning signs of burnout befo…
‘I wasn’t just sad, I was sick’: Brigid Glanville on her battle with postnatal depression
Earlier this year I was floored by a Sydney woman’s raw, unflinching, description of her experience with postnatal depression. ‘I can barely recognise myself in the woman weeping at the ki…
The three simple changes Shahirah Gardner made to help combat burnout
When Shahirah Gardner, co-founder of financial management app startup Finch, started feeling symptoms of burnout a few months ago, she made three simple changes to her routine in a bid to reconnect wi…
