Recently, while arranging a local government ‘meet the candidate’ event, someone questioned whether an independent emcee might have an unconscious bias towards one or more of the participants. Now, I thought the whole ‘unconscious bias’ train had finally arrived at its final station. It appears… Read More »Unconscious bias
Recently I have been chatting with some clients and discussed with them how they should be like a shark. By that, I mean, they should just keep moving; even if it is slowly. You see that if most species of sharks stop moving, the drown.… Read More »Be (like) a shark
On New Year’s Day, I played Tommy (the rock opera) by The Who on my community radio show. Listening to the show, gave me the idea for this blog post. If you are unfamiliar with Tommy, it is the story of a boy who witnesses… Read More »Break the mirror (metaphorically) to make change
G‘day folks Over the past few weeks I have been discussing what I call the 60-30-10 approach to life. I would like to say that this is an original idea…but it’s not. My problem is that I not recall where I heard this. It might… Read More »60-30-10 approach to a less stressful life.
Often I see people who start with, “I am…(insert diagnosis here)”. I then speak with them and ask them to rephrase what they said to, “I have been diagnosed with…(insert diagnosis here)”. The change is subtle but very very important. No-one says, “I am the… Read More »You are not your diagnosis…
I found the article in the main image in The Australian newspaper today (15Feb2021). I am not sure about ‘conscripting’ people to come to regional areas, but something needs to be done. The number of clients I see who have to wait months to see… Read More »Regional Psychiatrists
I am concerned with how quickly clients are handed prescriptions for anti-depressants when visiting a GP.