I was quite excited to have the opportunity to write for dentistry.co.uk So some of this recovers subjects I have written about before but the Links to both articles are below, enjoy Burnt out? Would You Know? Rising Above Stress In the Surgery

Your mental health matters, I came across this hidden and unlisted on my YouTube channel.  It's an important message, so sit yourself down, make a cup of tea and spare yourself 15 mins.  Please share to anyone who needs to hear this.  It was recorded late 2017.  Click Here to Watch

This week, as often happens, my nutritional and coaching studies overlapped with my dental life.  My studies turned to providing positive feedback and I was reminded of an excellent presentation I attended back in 2016.  It was titled ‘My DA and Me’ It was refreshing to see on the agenda of The Lumino The Dentists … Continue reading My DA and Me

Today is seven years since the devastating February earthquake in Christchurch in 2011. Like anyone here on that day or the surrounding months, it’s forever part of me. I've been reflecting on those seven years and wanted to share some of the lessons the quakes taught me, both in and out of the surgery. The … Continue reading Post Quake Thoughts

I feel pretty lucky to be here in New Zealand (NZ) for so many reasons. It’s a beautiful country, moving here in 2005 was a lifestyle choice. The country is about the size of the UK but the population just shy of 5 million, that’s less than half the number of people who live in … Continue reading Still Ten Foot Tall And Bullet Proof?

In case you missed it, I'm a dentist .... and dentists if you missed it I'm a personal trainer and coach. This might seem like an odd combination but we're all special snowflakes and for me I've had a lifetime passion for both  health and fitness.  My whole journey has being trying to combine two … Continue reading A bit about me

That might sound silly, but the only times I have asked that of someone was when I suspected domestic abuse of my patient.  The only times I was asked were during my pregnancies when the midwife had to ask: 'are you safe at home?'  Safety isn't restricted to domestic abuse, crossing the road or wearing safety specs in … Continue reading Are You Safe Enough?

So, big week and if you look back as far as Brexit big year.  Big shock results? they shouldn't have been, the important thing is to correct the why before we have bigger problems.  It's the age old differences of the 'have's and the 'have not's, those perceived to be listened to and those who … Continue reading Has The World Gone Mad?

In an ever changing landscape of moving goal posts and increasing pressures I wanted to talk about the stuff they don't mention at dental school, or if they did I slept through it! When you're 18 you're 10 foot tall and bullet proof, you just chose a vocational degree, job at the end, start on … Continue reading Why This Blog?