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Are you safe to work? – reframing physical and emotional factors in fitness to work

Have you ever been on your way to work and asked yourself “I don’t really feel well . . . should I really be working clinically today” – and yet still turned up and completed a full day’s work?

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Staying in the workforce is good for my wellbeing
Staying in the workforce is good for my wellbeing
Tessa Moriarty

*In April 2021, approximately 619,000 older Australians (aged 65 and over) were employed in the labour force", and at 66 years, I’m proud to be included in this statistic. By Tessa Moriarty

Dealing with Dementia
Dealing with Dementia
Dr Jan Orman

For as long as I have been in practice (and that’s a long time!) I have done my best to avoid looking after old people.

Communicating clearly in mental health
Communicating clearly in mental health
Dr Jan Orman

Clear unambiguous communication is important in every aspect of health care – none more so than in mental health.

Mental health and climate change
Mental health and climate change
Dr Jan Orman

Do you know anyone who is distressed about climate change or concerned about the future of the planet? Is that person you?

Netflix and chill
Netflix and chill
Dr Jan Orman

If a good friend suggested to you that, instead of going to the movies together, you just go home to “Netflix and chill” how would you respond?

Strategies for surviving the news
Strategies for surviving the news
Dr Jan Orman

“Mass shootings are part of the American landscape….”

What makes a mental health app work?
What makes a mental health app work?
Dr Jan Orman

Clinicians I talk to often say that they recommend mental health apps all the time, but they find that even the most enthusiastic users seem to disengage pretty quickly.

Have you lost your mojo?
Have you lost your mojo?
Dr Jan Orman

I’m pretty sure I’ve lost mine. I lost it in the early part of 2021 and haven’t laid eyes on it since.

Are we all ok?
Are we all ok?
Dr Jan Orman

Often OK is the very best I can do (especially lately), and I try to be grateful for that, but wouldn’t it be nice to be more than OK, to be flourishing, for a little more of the time! I hope I don’t have to wait for the world to be a better place before that happens.