drgillianriley
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Resting when you have ADHD
Im on leave for the next couple of weeks. (Well, sort of, – I have a patient to see next week and a few shifts in urgent care the week after. But leave as much as general practice ever allows!) and I am under orders from my own personal care term to “rest”. now I…
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abortion care
did you know the Act government funds free abortion care for residents? They do! did you know you can access that through me? * The wonderful humans at women’s health matters and I have finally sorted through the paperwork, (it’s me, hi, I, the problem it’s me) and I’m on boarded back again with the…
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on sleep
here was an interesting article in the conversation yesterday on infant sleep. Alongside an infographic that appeared on Instagram. I’m not going to link to it because I think it’s a little skewed, and then the comments on it are also, angry. But you can go looking for it if you choose. In the article…
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it takes a village …
I’ll bet you’ve heard that said more than a few times. Or, you’ve heard someone tell you, as you ask, “how do I manage this? How does anyone do this?” That you need to ‘build your village’. And then… the suggestions will be .. you need a cleaner, you need more days of childcare, you…
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neuroaffirming care
so. She says she provides neuro affirming care. but what is that? what does it mean? and what does it look like? excellent questions dr Gillian, well done for asking them to yourself you’re such a smart GP (and really really good looking too ). Let’s answer them! neuroaffirming care derives from the social model…
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talking sponsorship
Started in a couple of new places recently so I’ve been laying out my rules/beliefs and thought it might be handy to have it written down for patients to see too. when I was but a baby gp some time ago (don’t make me put a number on it) it was routine in the practice…
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diabetes week
its national diabetes week! A week when your local health professional comes into their social media to talk to you very seriously about diabetes. So here I am, like a good stereotype. jokes aside though, diabetes is pretty common – affecting about 2 million Australians. Also it can have some pretty gnarly outcomes if we…
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what is weight neutral care?
What is weight neutral or HAES aligned care? You might have heard of health at every size (HAES) care before. It’s a mainly American movement, which arose out of the civil rights movement, which framed healthcare as a human right and access to health does not rely on – weight, weight loss or health status itself. …
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I have news!
I have news! For those of you with short attention spans and/or who forgot your meds this morning (ngl I totally did) here is the executive summary. I have a new home at the surgery in Manuka Terrace Books are open Booking process, fees, and appointment types can be found on my website, please see…
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planning a pregnancy?
Planning a pregnancy? Women, or people planning to be pregnant I would love to see you before you start because there’s lots of things to chat about first! It seems deceptively simple – stop your contraceptive – start trying, and, well basically – yes. And if the first time I see you you are already pregnant…
