Mad Hatter md
Unmasking Medical Gaslighting
A memoir of resilience, hope, and truth in healthcare.
About Mad Hatter MD
My Journey
In early 2019, I was a full-time GP running a successful medical clinic. Within months, I was nearly non-functional — my legs burned, my memory failed, and my brain fog was so intense I couldn’t trust my clinical decisions.
Colleagues told me it was stress. ADHD. Depression. But I knew something was deeply wrong. I shut down my clinic and began a long journey of searching for answers.
I never expected to be dismissed by the very system I had spent years working within. And I never expected the cause of my illness to be something so simple — and so overlooked.
My new memoir, Mad Hatter MD, tells the story from both sides of the stethoscope — the doctor, and the patient. It’s a wake-up call for the medical profession, and a source of hope for anyone who’s been gaslit, misdiagnosed, or told “it’s all in your head.”
📘 Mad Hatter MD launches 23 May 2025.
Let’s start a new conversation — about trauma, illness, and what it means to truly listen.
expert opinion
Maz Farrelly
Emeritus Professor John Murtagh
Emeritus Professor John Murtagh
Media maverick Maz Farrelly (Big Brother, Q&A, X Factor) introduces Mad Hatter MD as the book that will change how you see medicine, doctors, illness – and yourself.
Dr Anita Campbell’s story is raw, confronting, unfiltered – and absolutely gripping.
She’s been gaslit, ignored, misdiagnosed – and nearly died. But this isn’t just another m
Media maverick Maz Farrelly (Big Brother, Q&A, X Factor) introduces Mad Hatter MD as the book that will change how you see medicine, doctors, illness – and yourself.
Dr Anita Campbell’s story is raw, confronting, unfiltered – and absolutely gripping.
She’s been gaslit, ignored, misdiagnosed – and nearly died. But this isn’t just another memoir. It’s filled with tools, links, quizzes, and ideas that will challenge your thinking.
Maz says it best: "She’s angry, and she should be… If you’ve ever been dismissed, undermined, or told it’s all in your head – read this."
Emeritus Professor John Murtagh
Emeritus Professor John Murtagh
Emeritus Professor John Murtagh
Emeritus Professor John Murtagh is an academic General Practitioner, Professorial Fellow of General Practice at the University of Melbourne. He is also highly acclaimed author of several internationally adopted textbooks including John Murtagh’s General Practice.
'Anita, your book is very educational and would be very helpful to students
Emeritus Professor John Murtagh is an academic General Practitioner, Professorial Fellow of General Practice at the University of Melbourne. He is also highly acclaimed author of several internationally adopted textbooks including John Murtagh’s General Practice.
'Anita, your book is very educational and would be very helpful to students and trainees since you embrace important modern concepts such as epigenetics, nutrition theory, the psyche, trauma of various types and malpractice.
Mad Hatter is a very challenging read which compels us readers to reflect on our management of our heartsink patients and we certainly have encountered many such clinical conundrums.
Your experience would serve as an excellent' "cautionary tale”.'
The doctor who listened
A chance meeting with Dr Catherine Collins
Dr Catherine Collin's literally saved my life... Mad Hatter MD is dedicated to her...
She is a warrior, an Integrative GP, and a brave West Australian doctor who, well before I did, knew there was more to health and well being than doctors and medicines... She has dedicated her medical career to a global wellness revolution – which offers a balanced fusion of the best of eastern and western medicine for enhanced health and a transformative approach where the whole patient is truly seen, heard and considered.
An integrative GP is a qualified GP who has done further training in Nutritional and Environmental Medicine. They will spend extensive time covering the usual medical concerns and standard treatments and will also take a deep dive into the root causes of illness. This includes a thorough assessment of lifestyle factors, the gut microbiome, environmental toxins, hormone activity, and the impact of stress and trauma on the body. Our Integrative GPs always honour your story and help you move forward in a way that feels right for you. With your permission, they may enlist the help of allied and complementary health practitioners to aid your personal healing journey.
Dr Collins has recently opened her own modern, holistic and patient centred clinic in Western Australia, Akana clinic is a global wellness revolution – which offers a balanced fusion of the best of eastern and western medicine for enhanced health and a transformative approach where the whole patient is truly seen, heard and considered – is now well underway.
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