Author Archives: kaust12

A few weeks ago we had family powerpoint night. Yep, powerpoint night. Five slides, five minutes each with the theme of Climate Change and our home. Each member of the family presented on a topic – transport, fashion, food, power, water and waste. We listened, we laughed a lot. We ate snacks. At the endContinue reading “Climate change and health”

This one is a personal story about change. One morning, about 15 years ago, I was driving into the city and stopped at the red light. I looked over at the car next to me and there was a woman with a huge smile on her face, a number on her arm and a bikeContinue reading “Exercise and our minds”

The truth is, change is hard. We accumulate knowledge and patterns of behaviour over time (for some of us it can be decades), and reality is that it takes time for change to occur. I was listening to the Brene Brown podcast, Unlocking us, and her interview with the amazing Marc Brackett. As they talkedContinue reading “Making change”

Sometimes it is hard for us to remember that we are human, and prone to the same mental health challenges that anyone else in the community might face. We are lucky to have colleagues who are willing to share some of their personal experiences dealing with both their own mental health and that of theirContinue reading “Mental health in the medical profession”

I assumed that my first post was going to be about one of my passions – starting to lose weight, ways to manage anxiety, adding more exercise into your day. Instead, I find myself thinking about how we manage the COVID-19 outbreak in our community. I understand there is a high level of anxiety, thereContinue reading “Pandemic and Social Distancing, Quarantine and Mental Health”