The central theme of my work both clinically and academically has been the study and treatment of stress from a dental perspective. While treatment was aimed very much at structural integrity and its impact on the system, I also looked at stress from other viewpoints and found ways of benefiting my patients either through my own work or by referral. Running through the work on this blog you will notice…
I know you’re out there, I’ve met you, I’ve listened to you, I’ve spoken to you You are the ones who care, I mean really care Often wear your heart on your sleeve Want the best for everyone even to your own hurt Would give the shirt off your back if it would help someone out Yet in all this goodness you miss out, you get rolled over, used …
Too tired of the job, too young to retire I have discovered that this can happen at any age It’s also known as burnout — Being strong for too long— Nothing left in the tank The only apparent answer — QUIT But It doesn’t have to end here — Old ways are changing — Careers were for life Now just a period of time — Education not wasted but transferrable…
You can reflect, get clarity and regret or reflect, get clarity and act It’s a choice you get to make when you’re young - BUT - Implementation is key How often do you think about it and not do it The change of a job, location, relationships, friendships, hobbies Stuck in the same old same old becomes a habit until time takes its toll You wake up one morning and…
The concept of stepping out of our comfort zone, has been used as a way of helping us embrace risk and make changes in our lives that can lead to real personal growth. Sounds great but this definition is low on perspective. I believe that we still need a comfort zone to operate from, we can be so far out of our comfort zone that we no longer thrive we simply…
Isn’t that where many dreams remain — On the shelf Left in the “ONE DAY” Department No Hope of realisation Really? No hope — there’s always hope — Just got to know where to look A while ago my daughter was talking to me about a friend of her’s A friend who has a passion and a purpose — she wants to be a nurse All things were working out…
We set New Years resolutions — Why not set one NOW Done by Christmas — There’s a challenge — Half the year gone Can whatever you are dreaming of be at least — Started by Christmas So that you go into the New Year on a high That’s what I will be discussing in the No Regrets Masterclass A dream is the vision — It is in the mind’s eye…
A few days before I retired from Dentistry one of my patients said — ‘It’s as if you know me’ This comment came because I had given her a book to read after her first visit. I wrote the book quite a few years ago and have given it out when I feel the time is right With this lady who suffers from Chronic Fatigue the time was right. What…
‘I didn’t know you were leaving, no one told me!’ Funny thing about retirement — The feeling of being disposable Being needed until you aren’t — There’s someone to replace you — It’s all good You can leave now — Maybe earlier than you planned but it suits us better Helps us drive our business into the future — Bye And with that the door is closed and the work…
Dragging herself out of the comfort of bed and to the surgery, took effort extreme effort — To overcome the fatigue and the mental torment The painful joints, the aching muscles, the incessant headaches Yet she came because she knew — ‘There had to be More to life than this’ She’d tried everything to get better and as a last resort came to us Referred by a friend who’d had…