Amy MaddisonOct 29, 20213 minWhat is going on in healthcare?A reflection on the story behind the book, Beyond the Stethoscope, featuring friend and author Lucy Mayes. What is going on in healthcare?...
Karen KlakOct 28, 20215 minThe importance of a medical community – beyond the obviousBy Karen Klak I believe it takes a village to heal a child… A community is a place where we feel welcome and connected, a place of trust...
Sharee JohnsonOct 28, 20213 minToday I am a PatientIn this piece, Sharee Johnson, Psychologist & Executive Coach, & Founder of Coaching with Doctors, talks about a recent patient experience.
Sue RobinsOct 15, 20212 minThe Day Kindness Went ViralBy Sue Robins I’ve been on social media for over a decade, and I finally went viral on Twitter. It was not from a clever or controversial...
Amy MaddisonAug 4, 20214 minKindness for families with disability When I thought about ‘kindness’ in the health sector and in the community, I immediately thought of my viewing of the ABC series, ‘Love...
hushfoundationOct 25, 20194 minWe are all in this together ‘More than anything when I was going through cancer treatment, I wanted to see my oncologist’s heart.'
hushfoundationOct 21, 20193 min1000% ExcitedAn article by Sue Robins, Canadian Patient Storyteller and Author of Bird's Eye View: Stories from a life lived in health care.
hushfoundationMar 26, 20195 minWe are only (and not only) human, after allThe importance of a humanistic approach to the way we care and are cared for. By Amy Maddison I still remember back in 2014, reading...
hushfoundationJan 4, 20193 minThe efficiency of kindnessby Guest Contributor Monday mornings of my surgical rotation this year made me a little apprehensive. Each week we were assigned to a new...
Amy MaddisonNov 22, 20182 minGathering of Kindness, November 13 2018There has been significant focus on the mental health and wellbeing of doctors in both mainstream media as well as in medical journals...
Amy MaddisonNov 6, 20186 min'Being Sam': On kindness demonstrated and kindness welcomed.This post is written by Morag Zwartz- a Melbourne Journalist and writer. She recently published 'Being Sam' which movingly details her...
Amy MaddisonSep 17, 20183 minLittle by little....The stars began to burnToday my therapist fired me. By Sue Robins. Sue Robins is a New York Times published writer, health conference speaker and mother of...
Amy MaddisonJun 28, 20186 minHardwired to be kindWritten by Dr Brian Goldman. Dr Goldman is an emergency physician in Toronto, Canada. He is also a writer who blogs at...
hushfoundationMay 10, 20185 minA Letter to My DaughterHow our rigid rules can disconnect us from our souls' truth and the ones we love the most… by Karina Meacham When rules, guidelines,...
hushfoundationDec 22, 20174 min“What Matters” - Gathering of Kindness poem by Michelle Phillips. November 3, 2017 What Matters? in life, in health in death, in wealth? the breadth of our experiences is tremendous and we do well to remember this answer...
Amy MaddisonDec 10, 20172 min“We are not in an era of change, we are in a change of era” By Lucy Mayes I know a little bit about what it feels like to bring an audacious idea into action in the world. This made it all the...
hushfoundationNov 24, 20171 minA tool for 'kindfulness'By Christine Ireland, teacher. The Kindness sessions I went to on November 3, 2017, were immediately applicable to not only my line of...
hushfoundationNov 7, 20175 minBurnout Culture and Disconnected MedicineBy Dr Nathalie Martinek Reports to date show that health and caring professionals across every specialty experience high rates of...
Amy MaddisonNov 3, 20174 minCelebrate KindnessHi, my name is Tanya Hendry and I work as a Manager at EACH, a social and community health service. I have spent most of my career...
Amy MaddisonNov 1, 20173 minKindness practice Ideas to kickstart your individual kindness practices at work. By Liz Ramsay No one wants to live with strain and unpleasantness in their...