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Grief is not a purely negative emotion. Over time, it becomes bittersweet—sadness is joined by love and gratitude. Nostalgia is a healthy response to loss. Longing for the past motivates us to appreciate the present and improve the future. The goal of coping is not to erase

"Life is short, so you've just got to do what you want to do and what makes you happy." ⁦DonateLife 💗⁩ #DonateLife abc.net.au/news/2024-11-0…

Demedicalising dying: medicine must accept death as a natural part of life | The BMJ Ho ho ho ⁦Paul Keeley⁩ ⁦Prof. Mark Taubert⁩ ⁦Simon Tavabie 💙⁩ bmj.com/content/387/bm…

One of the most reliable ways to improve our mental health is to help others. After being randomly assigned to do just 3 acts of kindness a week, people felt significantly less depressed, anxious, and lonely. Lifting others up elevates us too. Giving shows us that we matter.

“[S]he was the only psychiatrist that ever lived between Townsville and Darwin” #RuralHealth #dementia ⁦RDAA⁩ ⁦Dementia Australia⁩ abc.net.au/news/2024-12-2…

“Some start crying because they haven't seen anyone for a week…” #loneliness #MentalHealth #CompassionateCommunities abc.net.au/news/2025-01-1…

Many people mistake warmth for integrity. The fact that someone is nice to us doesn't mean they'll do right by us. Trustworthiness can't be judged in one interaction. It has to be observed over time. People with strong principles honor their commitments to us and to others.

GP shortfall forecast to grow to 8,900 by 2048, and is likely to disproportionately impact rural, regional and remote areas #RuralHealth ⁦RDAA⁩ abc.net.au/news/2025-01-2…

“I don’t know” is not an admission of ignorance. It’s an expression of intellectual humility. “I was wrong” is not a confession of failure. It’s a display of intellectual integrity. “I don’t understand” is not a sign of stupidity. It’s a catalyst for intellectual curiosity.

#Kindness makes the world go round ⁦Virginia Trioli⁩ abc.net.au/news/2025-02-1…

Psychological safety is not about withholding criticism. It’s about enabling people to speak up without fear. The goal is not to lower our standards. It’s to replace knee-jerk reactions with open-minded consideration. All ideas are welcome. Not all views are equally valid.

"The fact that we don't produce medications in Australia, particularly these critical medicines … I think that's one of the reasons we've got ourselves into trouble” ⁦- Dr Michelle Gold ANZSPM⁩ #PalliativeCare #PallANZ ⁦Palliative Care Australia⁩ abc.net.au/news/health/20…

Clonidine in palliative care- A thread 🧵 Clonidine is not a new drug. Developed in the 1960’s it has been used to manage hypertension, hot flashes, migraine and even ADHD. Use perioperatively and in ITU for pain relief has been fairly common inc via spinal and epidural route

Emotion regulation is not about denying your feelings. It's about choosing a constructive response. Victimhood is blaming others for what you feel. Regulation is taking responsibility for how you react. A key to resilience is expanding the space between stimulus and response.

"We know we need more specialists and we need more doctors in our rural and regional areas and we believe that one of the best ways is a grow-your-own program” #RuralHealth #RRIPM Ping ⁦ANZSPM⁩ ⁦RDAA⁩ abc.net.au/news/2025-04-2…

Prof Reino Pöyhiä quoting Dr Robert Twycross & Dr Anne Merriman during the opening session at #EAPC2025 with delegates honouring the two giants of #PalliativeCare with a standing ovation

Prof David Currow: chronic dyspnoea is largely invisible but nevertheless causes measurable (aka ‘real’) suffering #EAPC2025

Prof Andrew Davies: the word “constipation” means different things to different people, so just asking “Are you constipated?” is not enough to exclude change in or distress from bowel habits #EAPC2025

Dr Mhoira Leng: our #PalliativeCare colleagues in Gaza tell us the hardest thing for them is feeling abandoned #EAPC2025

War is a life-threatening illness and those caught up in it experience total pain #EAPC2025 #PalliativeCare