Creative Doctors

Thursday, 1 December 2016

Introducing Dr Greg De Moore

Greg De Moore

Dr Greg De Moore is a psychiatrist and academic in western Sydney.

I first encountered Greg at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 2009, probably during the January test, maybe even on my birthday which always falls in that test. He was out the back of the members stand in a little tent flogging cricket books.

I picked up a likely looking present for myself and asked the bloke behind the counter what he knew about it. “Great book,” he said. “About a colonial cricketer and champion AFL player who had a pretty difficult time from a psychological point of view” (I could be paraphrasing but that’s how I remember it)

“Never heard of the author,” I said, “can he write? I can’t bear a book that’s not well written”

“Well,” he said smiling widely, “I wrote it and may be a little biased so maybe you’d better ask someone else.”

The Great 2017 Schedule Shuffle

The Creative Doctors team is shaking things up a bit for 2017
We are still planning the usual three big events for the year - Writer's Night, Visual Artists Night and Performer's Night at Camelot - but this year they will come in a different order so be prepared!

Writer's Night will be in late March/early April

Photo by David Stephenson

Performer's Night at Camelot will be in late June/early July
Visual Artists Night will be in the latter part of the year

We're hoping that a winter's night at Camelot will allow some people to come who are restricted by exams and spring holidays when we make Performer's Night later in the year.
We are also hoping that some of the visual artists who are willing to sell their work will be able to do so in the very active pre-Christmas market!

The dates will be finalised in the next few weeks so keep an eye on the blog and your email inbox.

Looking forward to seeing you at these and some other surprise events we have up our sleeves for 2017.

Monday, 5 September 2016

See you on Thursday Night!

Is psychiatry the most creative medical discipline?
Are psychiatrists the most talented doctors?

Looking at the program for Thursday's Creative Doctors Performers Night at Camelot you might be forgiven for thinking so.

Cooking Up Some Creative Ideas

Here's something for you Creative Doctor cooks, and a story to go with it that might inspire you.

Tamika Woods is a young woman with a passion for art and cookery that stems from a childhood and adolescence where lactose and gluten intolerance forced her to take a keen interest in what she consumed. Her artistic heart was not happy with the "ordinary" stuff.

She's a girl who won't let obstacles get in her way. Since completing her training as an art teacher
Tamika has embarked on further studies in nutrition. She puts it all together in a beautiful blog called Sproutly Stories.

This month Tam launched her first e-book - a week's worth of fabulous breakfast recipes. It comes with a promise that if you make them for a week not only will you feel better for it but she will give you back your $10 investment if you can prove you have done so. There is creativity in everything she does - including the marketing approach! Here's a link to the e-book if you're interested. The Morning Mission e-Book. Its worth clicking through to the blog just to look at the pictures.