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Learning about CBT with the Master

Have you ever wondered why depressed people find withdrawing from the world their best path? (If you’ve been depressed yourself you might also wonder why you do it yourself when you know you shouldn’t).

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Head to Health – an online pathway to mental health care
Head to Health – an online pathway to mental health care
Dr Jan Orman

What do you do when you know you have a problem but you don’t know where to go for help? It’s a common dilemma.

Mental Health Training Opportunities for GPs in 2018
Mental Health Training Opportunities for GPs in 2018
Dr Jan Orman

Do you need to upskill in mental health? 2018 is a brand-new year ripe for a new training resolution!

Changing a lifetime sleep habit
Changing a lifetime sleep habit
Dr Genevieve Yates

Here’s a personal story about sleep from Dr Genevieve Yates that may tweak your interest in our next eMHPrac webinar.

There’s a lot going on in your bedroom at night
There’s a lot going on in your bedroom at night
Dr Jan Orman

We need to take sleep seriously. We probably need to put as much emphasis on sleep as we do on diet and exercise if we are going to improve the wellbeing of individuals as well as the population as a whole. And that doesn’t mean taking pills to get more sleep...

When I say “I Love You” I may not mean what you think
When I say “I Love You” I may not mean what you think
Dr Jan Orman

Human emotions are a complex thing. Some scientists try to identify and classify emotions using electroencephalographic signals in the deep neural network. Others study body movement and gesture dynamics. Others concentrate on physiological indicators.

How did you go over Christmas?
How did you go over Christmas?
Dr Jan Orman

I find Christmas a bit stressful but I don’t think I’m alone in that. Everyone has a different basis for their Christmas stress and I know what my problem is. I want to make the celebration perfect for everyone.

Walking the Dog
Walking the Dog
Dr Jan Orman

– It’s never too early or too late to learn some self-soothing strategies.

How is Your Mental Health?
How is Your Mental Health?
Dr Jan Orman

It has become pretty clear in recent times that health practitioners are no less subject to mental health problems than the people they treat. More so perhaps! Why might that be?

A Work in Progress: a story of recovery
A Work in Progress: a story of recovery
Dr Jan Orman

Here’s something worth reading by Scarlett Winter, a 30 something woman in my practice. It’s her story of recovery from severe and longstanding anorexia nervosa and, although hers is a very specific diagnosis, there is much in it for us all to learn about recovery from mental illness generally.