Ashraf Docrat

  • Representing men and their emotions: Media that goes beyond stereotypes

    Representing men and their emotions: Media that goes beyond stereotypes

    While there may be a lot of representation of men in media, it can often rely on outdated stereotypes consisting of aggression, power and limited emotional capability. So, we sought out your opinions on media which show men dealing with their emotions in a healthy way and rounded up some recommendations for your next…

  • How Brooklyn Nine-Nine challenges and redefines men in comedy

    How Brooklyn Nine-Nine challenges and redefines men in comedy

    While the 2020 Griffith Med Revue, Broke Limb Nine-Nine, may have closed its curtains for the last time on Saturday night, it was a reminder of why the original TV series it’s based on, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, continues to be so loved. While undoubtedly a popular comedy show, Brooklyn Nine-Nine does much more than just…

  • MY WELLBEING STORY: YEAR 3, 4 + BEYOND

    MY WELLBEING STORY: YEAR 3, 4 + BEYOND

    This Blue Week, we asked people at different stages in their medical career, to share their personal Wellbeing Stories unique to the current context of their medical careers. Through various stages of medicine, we all face our own unique challenges and although it may sometimes feel like we are all alone or the only…

  • MY WELLBEING STORY: YEAR 2

    MY WELLBEING STORY: YEAR 2

    This Blue Week, we asked people at different stages in their medical career, to share their personal Wellbeing Stories unique to the current context of their medical careers. Through various stages of medicine, we all face our own unique challenges and although it may sometimes feel like we are all alone or the only…

  • MY WELLBEING STORY: YEAR 1

    MY WELLBEING STORY: YEAR 1

    This Blue Week, we asked people at different stages in their medical career to share their personal Wellbeing Stories unique to the current context of their medical careers. Through various stages of medicine, we all face our own unique challenges and although it may sometimes feel like we are all alone or the only…

  • My caffeine free journey

    My caffeine free journey

    For as long as I can remember, I’ve always loved tea and coffee. I would always have a stash of loose-leaf tea at home and relished trying out the coffee at different cafés. Once I started uni, having a flat white before an 8am lecture or an afternoon lab was like coming up for…