Medcast news and blog
The Multitasking Myth
I used to be a proud multitasker. I heard somewhere, and I am sure you have heard it too, that women are better multitaskers than men. It was said with pride, and often attributed to the fact that women simply had to learn to multitask well in order to manage their diverse and competing responsibilities.
READ ON
I made a big mistake last week. It has been a very busy time for me this half year. I’ve had a lot to do and much of it has been quite challenging – pushing the boundaries of what I feel skilled enough to try.
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).
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.
Do you need to upskill in mental health? 2018 is a brand-new year ripe for a new training resolution!
Here’s a personal story about sleep from Dr Genevieve Yates that may tweak your interest in our next eMHPrac webinar.
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...
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.
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.
– It’s never too early or too late to learn some self-soothing strategies.