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![A Horrible Terrible No Good Very Bad Parenting Day: Vaccination Day for the Anxiety Expert](/media/1528/shutterstock-vaccination-photo.jpg?width=800&height=600&v=1d75922b5b531f0)
I consider myself a child anxiety expert. It’s my specialty trade in my private practice but I’ve also backed it up with published research studies.
![How did you go over Christmas?](/media/lkmdhhc1/how-did-you-go-over-xmas.jpg?width=800&height=600&v=1d8331134d514f0)
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.
![How is Your Mental Health?](/media/1389/download.jpg?rxy=0.47636363636363638,0.47540983606557374&width=800&height=600&v=1d75922b46691e0)
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](/media/1370/hope-letter-sized.jpg?rxy=0.32333333333333331,0.336283185840708&width=800&height=600&v=1d75922b400cb30)
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.
![Improving Mental Health in the LGBTI+ Community](/media/1385/hand-holding.jpg?rxy=0.4637223974763407,0.53164556962025311&width=800&height=600&v=1d75922b45023b0)
The next Black Dog Institute / eMHPrac live webinar will be held on 15th November. It’s an auspicious date. It’s the date the results of the national plebiscite on marriage equality will be announced.