by Dr Elizabeth Thompson | Jun 16, 2025 | Blog Post, General
Is Stress a Choice? Stress is often seen as something that happens to us, an unavoidable byproduct of our modern lives. But what if, at least in part, stress is something we choose? Not the stressors themselves, of course, life will always throw us curveballs, and...
by Lou Cullen | May 13, 2025 | Blog Post, General
Mind Matters: Breaking the Silence, Building Resilience Mental health has gained so much more exposure within the health industry and our society as a whole in the last decade than in thirty years of my medical profession. In 2016, it was popularised by the...
by Dr Elizabeth Thompson | Apr 17, 2025 | Blog Post, General
Raising Awareness of Stress and Trauma April is stress awareness month and with the next NCIM conference coming up in May about trauma I wanted to talk about stress, trauma and some practical ways we can manage these events in our lives. Whilst trauma or a...
by Dr Elizabeth Thompson | Dec 5, 2024 | Blog Post, General
Beyond the Tears: Understand and Coping with Grief “Whenever we think about loss, we need to think about love” Julia Samuel As a palliative care doctor who has worked in cancer care for over thirty years, I have experienced my fair share of death both...