The ABC of Self-care
September 7, 2021
We are familiar with the acronym ABC when it comes to CPR, but what is the ABC of Self-care? … More The ABC of Self-care
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Why bring love into medicine?
May 6, 2020
The words love and medicine are rarely used in the same sentence. Not many people say they love taking their medicine. Not many doctors say they love practising medicine. Yet love is at the heart of everything we do. … More Why bring love into medicine?
Self-care: who is the self we are caring for?
January 13, 2020
Self-care is a common topic of conversation these days, and we may think we should be doing more of it, but what is it? And who is the ‘self’ we are caring for? … More Self-care: who is the self we are caring for?
True care – it starts with us
July 22, 2019
We can only care for other people as deeply as we care for ourselves and true care, starts with us. … More True care – it starts with us
Is there a healthy way to be ill?
June 23, 2019
We cannot always prevent ourselves from getting sick, but is there a healthy way to be ill? … More Is there a healthy way to be ill?
Self-care – not just another doing, but a quality of being
May 21, 2019
What if self-care is not about doing anything in particular, not something that we have to add to our days, but rather how we care for ourselves in every minute of our day … for self-care is a quality of being. … More Self-care – not just another doing, but a quality of being
Sleep – our daily medicine
November 10, 2018
Sleep is something that many of us struggle with, and this struggle can affect our whole day, or sleep can be part of our daily medicine. … More Sleep – our daily medicine
The importance of having your own doctor – even when you are one
November 8, 2018
As doctors, we have a tendency to diagnose and treat ourselves when we become ill, which is understandable, but this can get us into awful trouble, and we cannot overstate the importance of having your own doctor, even when you are one. … More The importance of having your own doctor – even when you are one
What is the purpose of exercise?
November 6, 2018
Exercise plays a vital part in a healthy, well-balanced life, so to encourage us all to take some time to do it, let’s look at the meaning of and evidence for exercise and ask ourselves: what is the purpose of exercise? … More What is the purpose of exercise?
Can we truly care for other people without caring for ourselves?
November 2, 2018
I used to think I was a clever person, but the way I lived my life when I was younger was not so clever, as I did not care for myself at all. … More Can we truly care for other people without caring for ourselves?
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