The Quantum Psychiatrist

22/12/2022

The Myth of Perfection
Do you sometimes make things harder for yourself?
Amazing life coach Brooke Castillo says "you've got to get comfortable putting out B- work sometimes and stop trying to make everything an A."
I find the myth of perfection especially prevalent in mental health professionals who are by and large high achievers.
I was like you and used to say “Practice makes Perfect”, till my daughter said to me one day, “There is no such thing as perfect!” and gave me my new motto:
“Practice makes Progress.”
You don’t have to be perfect before you can implement integrative methods into your practice. If you’re ready to get off the fence, look below!

https://www.thequantumpsychiatrist.com/the-quantum-mental-health-blueprint

21/12/2022

Poll
I'm doing a poll, what's your biggest challenge or roadblock when it comes to implementing integrative practices into your mental health practice?
1. Lack of time to learn and implement different modalities
2. Lack of money to learn different modalities
3. Other reason

20/12/2022

Values
Values tell you so much about a person, here my number one value:
The pursuit of knowledge and truth.
It comes from my insatiable curiosity since childhood to know more about myself and my fellow human beings. What makes us tick and how can we improve our lot? This is what drives me to do what I do.
What do you value most?

19/12/2022

Coat of Arms
I listened to this great Amy Porterfield podcast the other day and she talked about the 4 words you would have on your own Coat of Arms.
My words would be Truth, Wisdom, Authenticity and Empathy
And I was fortunate to be interviewed by Authority Magazine last year, where I spoke about these values.

https://medium.com/authority-magazine/social-impact-authors-how-why-author-dr-dona-biswas-is-helping-to-change-our-world-62e3edce3717

18/12/2022

Summit Replay
I can’t believe it has been more than a year since I hosted The Quantum Mental Health Summit. For those of you that missed it, here are the replays. I could not host a summit this year as I had originally planned, but you can access the replay of last year’s summit here.

https://www.thequantumpsychiatrist.com/the-quantum-mental-health-summit-2021

16/12/2022

Heal thyself
Today I woke up and felt bleurgh...here's what I do when I'm stuck in a rut.
1. Breathe through my heart
2. Practice tapping
3. Do a neurofeedback session
As mental health professionals, I believe it is vital to practice what you preach and only recommend techniques to others that you would do yourself.
What technique do you practice that helps you feel better?

14/12/2022

Double-Edged Sword
Almost a decade ago, I developed post-natal depression and it was a challenging time for me to say the least. Although my symptoms improved with conventional treatment, I was suffering from unbearable side effects like fatigue and emotional numbing and I realised that allopathic or western medicine is a double-edged sword- there can be no effects without side effects. But I was unable to get off medications due to withdrawal symptoms. It was fortunate that I was then training in many integrative methods and I found lasting relief with them.
Whilst I acknowledge that many people benefit from medications, I believe that non-medication approaches are underemphasised in mental health nowadays. These should form the foundation of good mental health and taught to our children from primary school. For those who are in a similar situation to where I was 10 years back, you will find more information below.

https://www.thequantumpsychiatrist.com/break-through-depression

13/12/2022

Throwback time
I was going through some old interviews and found one I thought I would share about the five things I wish I had known when I first started venturing into uncharted territory and let my fear get in the way.
Does any of this resonate with you?

12/12/2022

My Mission
Five years ago, I was a dedicated psychiatrist who had just ventured into private practice.
Every day I'd try to help clients with the limited tools I had been given during my training but without much success.
I felt hopeless that I could impact my clients positively and if it didn't change, I'd lose my passion for the work that I did.
So I started learning everything I could about integrative mental health and cutting edge tools that could help my clients improve their mental state more effectively.
I trained in numerous modalities, spending tens of thousands of dollars to gain expertise in these techniques, and now I've made it my mission to help mental health professionals just like me learn a range of integrative methods in the easiest and quickest way possible. Which is why I have created The Quantum Mental Health Blueprint, a fundamental course to help mental health professionals use integrative methods in their practice to get better results for their clients. Find out more below.

https://www.thequantumpsychiatrist.com/the-quantum-mental-health-blueprint

11/12/2022

Want a dream practice?
If you have known me for a while, I don’t need to tell you, but for those who have just connected with me, I might tell you that I have always marched to a different drummer. For years I was made to feel less than for having different views and opinions.
But I only found my calling and my happiness when I accepted who I was and played to my strengths rather than trying to be a square peg in a round hole.
I firmly believe that no two mental health professionals have the same style, which is why I encourage all professionals to find out their unique secret sauce and their niche. Create your dream mental health practice with this mini-course!

https://www.thequantumpsychiatrist.com/create-your-dream-practice

08/12/2022

Fun Quiz
I love taking quizzes, they are fun and can give you so much insight into yourself. So I went ahead an created a quiz specifically for mental health professionals to help them find their superpower and create their dream career!
If you are a mental health professional, take the quiz below and you might learn something new about yourself! Post your results and tag me!

https://www.thequantumpsychiatrist.com/therapist-superpower-quiz

30/11/2022

If you have known me for a while, I don’t need to tell you, but for those who have just connected with me, I might tell you that I have always marched to a different drummer. For years I was made to feel less than for having different views and opinions.

But I only found my calling and my happiness when I accepted who I was and played to my strengths rather than trying to be a square peg in a round hole.

I firmly believe that no two mental health professionals have the same style, which is why I encourage all professionals to find out their unique secret sauce and their niche. Create your dream mental health practice with this mini-course!

Reignite the spark in your professional life and develop a transformative mental health practice filled with grateful clients without burning out

29/11/2022

Fun Quiz

I love taking quizzes, they are fun and can give you so much insight into yourself. So I went ahead an created a quiz specifically for mental health professionals to help them find their superpower and create their dream career!

If you are a mental health professional, take the quiz below and you might learn something new about yourself! Post your results and tag me!

29/11/2022

Paradigm Shift

You know those moments where the world seems to crack open and you never see things the same way again?

Mine happened more than 5 years ago when I read Bessel van der Kolk’s The Body Keeps The Score and was inspired to train in neurofeedback and it changed the very nature of my practice and brought great results for my clients.

What have your biggest Aha moments been?

28/11/2022

When I get to this stage in the year I always think two main thoughts.

1. Where the heck did the time go and
2. It's time for a reflection on all that’s passed and celebrate everything I've achieved.

I never beat myself up over things that went wrong because everything has a little nugget of wisdom in there.

Here's my top learning and my top moment to celebrate

You can never be too old, too busy or too tired to learn something new.

It has been more than a year since I mustered the courage to run The Quantum Mental Health Summit and explore the new paradigm in Mental Health. I was working full time and wearing multiple hats, but the desire to know more and create an impact kept me going.

If you missed the summit last year, you can get access to the replays here!

27/11/2022

Where have you been?

If you’ve been thinking where’s Dona been lately, it’s because behind the scenes I’ve been head down working hard.

I'm not going to lie, keeping all the balls in the air at once is sometimes hard and sometimes I drop a couple.

This last few months I've been so deep in creating online courses that popping up on social just slipped away. Here’s a sneak peak at my new website, hope you like it!

https://www.thequantumpsychiatrist.com/

27/10/2021