I am very pleased to have this opportunity to share with you my experiences as a trainee at the Maudsley Hospital. This training differs from many in that I am a part-time Senior Registrar and a part-time mother. Unlike most children, mine actually opened the doors to my professional aspirations. I became a trainee in a specialty whose clinical approach not only corresponded to the one I wanted to practise, but one which also promised to increase my understanding of human behaviour.