A few weeks ago, I made the tentative decision not to write about the election; wasn’t sure I was up for it; nor did I imagine that I had anything especially insightful to say. As Samuel Beckett might have put it: less is more—more or less, and more is less—even more so. True, but after an internal debate, I r…

This week, we’re mastering jet lag, unlocking the mental benefits of exercise, and tackling mental health for healthcare workers. Let’s jump in!

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The Shape of Joy has three parts. Part 1 is entitled "Curved Inward." In this part I describe how our identities have become increasingly self-referential and how this undermines our mental health. Part 2 is entitled "Turning Away" and in this section I describe how the first step toward joy is a step back from yourself. We disengage from our neurotic, …

Gary Belkin, a psychiatrist and former Deputy Health Commissioner for New York City, has spent his career exploring how mental health systems can help tackle social challenges. In particular, Belkin’s work has demonstrated the potential for scaling mental health interventions through “task sharing” – or equipping and empowering non-experts like teachers…

Hello there! As I started this substack with info about mental health, I started thinking about what people think to make up their mental and emotional well-being.

*Disclaimer: This is not a shit on GLP1s post. This is a call to be conscious consumers. TW: FATPHOBIA, EATING DISORDERS

Taylor Allbright, PhD has written us an honest and thoroughly researched article (with citations) that ultimately offers enthusiastic, evidence-based encouragement for practicing mindfulness, which she says contributes to “an upward spiral for the whole family, helping everyone’s mental health and wellbeing.”

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Your editor, Owen Muir, here. I am an atheist. But sometimes, I doubt my lack of faith. I have some degree of envy for those who feel the sense of the divine, in all honesty. I think that healthcare often does a bad job of interfacing with faith. We emphasize science, but we don't emphasize existential dread, thoughts and prayers, and the whole shebang that is getting sick and suffering. People want to be delivered from suffering; they don't necessarily want a 50% reduction in symptoms. I've been friends with Ben, the author of this article, for several years now. When he asked me to help him start a not-for-profit in his home state of South Carolina that would provide faith-informed care (to people who want it) and accessible care to everyone else— this sounded like a good idea. Thus, I agreed to help, and what follows is the story of that journey. Ben asked me if he should tone down the “faith in God and belief in Jesus” part of his story. I told him no—because his real st…

When I got back from my #sabbatical in September 2023, one of my mentors (of more than twenty-five years) said to me over a mound of excellent Arkansas barbeque, “None of us are worried about you Heather, we are simply grabbing some popcorn and sitting back to see what you do next.”

(NOTE* – I capitalize several words that have other cultural, spiritual, and contextual meanings).

NOTE* – I capitalize several words that have other cultural, spiritual, and contextual meanings).

NOTE* – I capitalize several words that have other cultural, spiritual, and contextual meanings).

NAPA VALLEY, Calif. — This time of year is often associated with gratitude. But let’s be honest: Sometimes that concept rings hollow. When the world seems dark and life feels like a slog, it can be difficult to muster gratitude for anything. It might even feel tone-deaf or just plain wrong.

Exercise Your Mind

Following a death investigation, coroners send reports to organisations to take action to prevent similar fatalities. However, no one is responsible for understanding who receives these reports, whether they respond, if action is taken, nor is there any systematic use of these reports to support national learning. The

“You’ve Got to Be Joking!”

It is December: it is darker and colder, and seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, has come up in conversation again. Articles are popping up left, right, and center on how to beat the winter blues.

Hey readers of The Frontier Psychiatrists, a newsletter edited by Owen Scott Muir, M.D., DFAACAP, he was just on a podcast made by a friend and colleague, Arjun Nanda, M.D.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

On the day I gave birth, I called in sick. I remember it vividly. At 41 weeks and a handful of days pregnant, I made my way up our spiral staircase in our Bondi apartment, and called in sick to tell them I wouldn’t make it, I was having a baby.

I am taking a short break to this week to recover … the murder of Nasrallah and the attack on Lebanon (which Hezbollah was defeating the Zionist bastards), the ongoing slaughter of Palestine that not one so called leader has the courage to stop, and the fall of Syria. I was hysterical watching the fall of Syria. I have yet to look at the events that are…