Spoiler alert — discusses plot lines in the new Netflix drama, Adolescence.

It’s been a while since I have been utterly transfixed by a depiction of a mental health professional in the media. The character Briony Ariston, played by Erin Doherty in Netflix’s Adolescence was utterly brilliant and so ...

Amidst the upcoming RANZCP elections and the ongoing stalemate between NSW public sector psychiatrists and the NSW government, it is important to remember that some of those with the burden of continuing to provide a psychiatry workforce are sitting their essay examinations tomorrow.

I’ve written a...

It’s looking very much like the mass resignation of over 200 NSW psychiatrists will happen in three days, save an 11th hour resolution to this workforce crisis. So much has been said about the plight of the psychiatrists who are leaving and for the patients and the system they left behind, but a dis...

I had a pretty sudden health setback in April, and I've decided to start writing about it. And I'm sharing something I've realised from the whole ordeal that I see in some of the candidates I've been coaching and training for the MEQ exams. 

The post is not for sympathy but to illustrate a common t...

I recently reflected on an individual coaching session that I ran, and it made me focus on how important my role was to help an exam candidate to feel safe and comfortable with how they were finding things. 

The candidate told me, "I wasn't sure how to prepare for today, on one hand I wanted to ove...

I'm heading home after delivering a successful round of face to face workshops for the MEQ and CEQ essay exams. 

I had trainees come to meet me in Queensland from so many places, including New Zealand, Tasmania, Adelaide, Far North Queensland, Sydney, the Gold Coast, Newcastle and Lismore. 

We del...

 With the February 2024 RANZCP MEQ and CEQ essay exams behind me (and each time it does feel like I am sitting them alongside you!), I've been asking trainees about their experiences with the psychotherapy written case assessment (PWC). 

I have been contacted by trainees who I have helped with othe...

With only three weeks to go until the RANZCP MEQ and CEQ exams, there is still time to refine the way you write essays and make them stand out.

With three weeks to go, you may be still at the stage where you are writing essay plans - the greatest procrastination approach of all - and really rehashi...

Greetings all, 

It's that time again where unsuccessful candidates examine their feedback from their recent RANZCP MEQ or CEQ attempt. After trying to come to terms with the result, and work out how to be successful at the next attempt, all eyes are on inboxes waiting for feedback that they hope wi...