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My Podcast Experience by Amy Hargrave
I am volunteer youth and community presenter for the Black Dog Institute and I was lucky enough to get the opportunity to feature on the Being Well podcast series made by Black Dog. In my episode I talk about my experience of using the online mental health tool ‘myCompass’ to keep my headspace positive.
READ ONReaching the summit of the medical ‘evidence mountain’ can often seem like too much hard yakka. It is much easier to assume that the guidebook is informed by good quality evidence but, how can we know for sure?
A keep it simple summary on management of Migraine
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.
A keep it simple summary on Peripheral Arterial Disease.
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.
This podcast is en excerpt of the webinar where we discussed the recent advancements in the development of online tools and resources available that are potentially helpful in keeping people safe from suicide.
60-70% of the Australian community will experience a traumatic event at some time in their lives. These are events that have the potential to result in long term psychological complications. Only 20% of those people will develop symptoms of PTSD.
A Keep it Simple Summary for Acne Vulgaris
I started work as a GP in 1995 and was nearly burnt out as a GP before I’d barely started. I was overwhelmed. Not so much with the clinical workload but just the crushing burden of thinking ‘How am I supposed to know all this stuff?’