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Doing time for addiction: observations of a health worker
by E K Wills No preconceived ideas could prepare me for what I would discover during my 6 months in gaol for a drug term. The system is...
EK Wills
Apr 25, 20224 min read
Medicine training is like an abusive relationship
For those who go through the trials of getting into medicine training, they are aware that the relationship they have entered deserves...
EK Wills
Dec 28, 20214 min read


CoVid Checklist and Lockdown Tips
By Dr EK Wills So it seems the health department have evolving recommendations and everyone has different advice to help flatten the...
EK Wills
Apr 7, 20203 min read


Abortion at a glimpse: the law vs women
By EK Wills © Coco Reid Why do women not get to say what happens with their bodies? And why are we still talking about this in this day...
EK Wills
Sep 28, 20193 min read


Mental health: the new catchcry
By EK Wills Everyone touts the importance and need to focus on our mental health, yet precious little seems to be done about it. From...
EK Wills
Sep 28, 20192 min read


Dad Speak and how to decode what he really means
By EK Wills In perfect timing for Father’s Day, an article in the SMH inspired me to expand on the theory that father’s have their own...
EK Wills
Aug 31, 20193 min read


How do you deal with death?- and how to introduce the concept to your kids
by EK Wills This holiday period has been a mixture of good times and learning experiences. Our friends visited from overseas after not...
EK Wills
Jun 20, 20193 min read


Get Angry: women still suffer and it’s not over
By EK Wills A friend lost her kindred sister to the horror of violence this week. The attacker was someone she had previously trusted and...
EK Wills
Mar 9, 20195 min read


The health of the nation: while doctors are divided, how can the system improve?
By EK Wills There are many systemic issues in our current public health system but from my perspective within that structure, the heart...
EK Wills
Feb 10, 20194 min read


Tis the season to be crafty: Christmas activities for everyone and the art of social communication
By EK Wills What better way to spend time with friends and family than to get together for an activity? It could be to socialize over...
EK Wills
Dec 22, 20183 min read


Getting some perspective: eating cake by the ocean to get into the spirit of holidays
By EK Wills Last weekend we attended our son’s scout Christmas party at the beach. Unusual you might say, but this was the sea scouts and...
EK Wills
Dec 15, 20183 min read


Where to turn for help? ... ways to access mental health assistance and Share the Journey
by EK Wills I recently had a patient lament that the system makes it so difficult to access services to mental health. That comment rings...
EK Wills
Oct 27, 20183 min read


How are you feeling? What contributes to your mood and what cognitive behavioural therapy can do
by EK Wills Do you doubt yourself even when you have achieved goals you set for yourself? Or feel unloved even when surrounded by family...
EK Wills
Oct 19, 20183 min read


Obsessions with appearance: are you what you eat or what you enhance?
By EK Wills Ever gone on a diet? Or looked at your reflection and wanted to change something? Well, who hasn’t, right? Lately, I’ve been...
EK Wills
Oct 13, 20183 min read


Fragmented and distracted: the new age of communication
By EK Wills Driving home with my son yesterday, we were listening to the radio and I was struck by how specifically directed it was to my...
EK Wills
Sep 29, 20183 min read


Open Dialogue: Let’s talk about the power to heal
By EK Wills Being a talker, my ears always prick up when I learn of ways we connect that help us in life. I read that a… ‘study of people...
EK Wills
Sep 22, 20182 min read


Life: do you have skills to tolerate distress, regulate emotion and be effective interpersonally?
by EK Wills This week was one to test anyone’s patience. And so I was glad to learn about a specific type of therapy that includes skills...
EK Wills
Sep 15, 20183 min read


What’s the point? How suicide effects so many of us.
By E K Wills Why do we get up every day, go to work/school, suffer the setbacks and strive for goals? Usually it’s because we want to, we...
EK Wills
Aug 26, 20183 min read


What are your options if you have heavy menstral bleeding due to fibroids? Just hysterectomy?
By EK Wills I’ve always had heavy periods but they seemed to get even more troublesome over the years and I ended up iron deficient and...
EK Wills
Apr 14, 20184 min read


5 Tips To Navigate Low Points And Look After Yourself When Life Gets In The Way
by EK Wills This week I managed to get a viral infection. It’s a seemingly small thing but enough to throw a spanner in the otherwise...
EK Wills
Apr 8, 20183 min read
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