by Lene | Feb 27, 2026 | Uncategorized
Dr Lené explores attachment and postpartum depression in the video below, and we’re grateful to shine a spotlight on this important topic. If you or someone you love is struggling during the transition into parenthood, please know that you are not alone and that...
by Dr Shea Walls | Feb 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
When we talk about postpartum (or peripartum) depression, most people naturally think of mothers. While it is well recognised that women can experience depression during pregnancy or after childbirth, it is far less commonly discussed that fathers can be affected as...
by Lene | Jan 27, 2026 | Uncategorized
Choosing Intention Over Resolutions in 2026 As a new year begins, many of us feel the familiar pressure to set New Year’s resolutions—often ambitious goals that promise transformation but can quickly become overwhelming or difficult to sustain. For me, resolutions...
by Lene | Dec 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
Over the past week, I spent five days immersed in nature in South Africa’s North-West Province. The experience resonated deeply with a recent congress presentation by Dr Merryn Young on nature prescription—a growing, evidence-based approach in modern healthcare that...
by Lene | Dec 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
To make a mental health condition diagnosis, it’s very important to always investigate for any other medical conditions that could be causing or exacerbating the mental health symptoms. For example, if someone presents with depression and fatigue, they should be...
by Lene | Dec 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
This day is filled with so much hope and sadness at the same time. We had our baby boy at 34 weeks, 6 week’s early. He spent 3.5 weeks in the NICU and although he was a HUGE preemie, he still had issues breathing, developed jaundice, and had feeding difficulties for a...
by Kirsten Whitlock | Dec 20, 2025 | Uncategorized
There is strong evidence for therapy as part of mental health management; there is also strong evidence that medication plus therapy far outperforms medication alone. There are a couple different types of therapists, which is worth understanding, so that you can make...
by Lene | Dec 20, 2025 | Uncategorized
The holiday season brings a time of excitement and rest from work for many, but for those with mental health conditions or difficult social circumstances this can be a particularly difficult time. We mostly hold onto idealised visions of what our festive period will...
by Lene | Dec 20, 2025 | Uncategorized
Something that comes up all the time for us as mental health care doctors, is weight gain. The medical community as a whole is shifting the approach to weight management and obesity. Obesity has for a long time been seen as a consequence of lifestyle and “poor...
