It's refreshing to hear and see mental health, burnout and wellness being discussed within the profession but is it being actioned at a practice level?

If not, why not, what's the big disconnect?

Are you playing sport, a musical instrument? Are you keeping up with the hobbies you love?

If not you might be missing out on an easy mood and resilience boost.

Discussing suicide in the dental profession.

Please take care listening to this if it is a subject you may find triggering and be mindful of others that maybe in earshot whilst you listen

I reference
'This is going to hurt' Adam Kay
The Tedx Talk by John Nieuwenburg - The cultural taboos of suicide and mental illness

If you need help: 

https://www.samaritans.org.nz/?gclid=CjwKCAjwo_KXBhAaEiwA2RZ8hHwIAQLtV5v-o73kMJlvq3qLUIeZcRgaJgLkRCu9PEN4WDzUWIZFnBoCGGAQAvD_BwE

Love your job? Indifferent or even hate being a dentist?

Maybe it depends on the day, most of us wrestle with leaving or staying in a job at some point in our careers.

But maybe it's not the job, this episode explores how to enjoy the job we're in more and maybe when we're hanging on to a job we should have left.

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Completing your stress cycle

My thoughts based on the chapter' complete the cycle in Emily and Amelia Nagoski's book 'Burnout, Solve Your Stress Cycle'

Have your lion and eat it!

Struggling with another year of functioning in and out of work with the complexities of life in yet another year of the shadows of a pandemic.

Some thoughts on burning out again.

'If we don't make time for health then we will be forced to make time for illness'

Reflecting on the cost of our choices like turning up to work sick or running late to accommodate unrealistic expectations.

We all have less than ideal coping mechanisms/ habits that we lean in to when times get tough.

But do you know what they are and if they're still working for you?

Talking habits and building better ones over the old faithfuls like over eating, over drinking and recreational drugs.