

Parenting
If you don't know yourself very well how are you going to get to know what is going on inside your child? I had a lovely Skype session...


Mother and Babies
Yesterday in the early evening I noticed a bit of a commotion three streets away when I was returning to my hotel in downtown Auckland,...


Learning To Parent
Before now parents, and mothers in particular, were informed about parenting through family and community. Often a girl would have her...


I Will Always Love You
I Will Always Love You. Those words are what really affected the world, the words she sang so powerfully. I Will always Love You. When...


Do you Believe in Monsters?
I don't. I have never met one yet. I never saw a monster. I have seen them in the movies. They can scare the hell out of me... very...


Depression: Our Modern Mythical Monster
Defining the term ‘depression’ used to be simple. “I am depressed” meant: “I am experiencing a low mood. I feel a bit down. I am not...


Demythologising Depression
As to the title of my book being written, depression is a myth. There is really only one reason to de-mythologise what we call...


Beyond Therapy
Also in my experience many people who finish therapy are interested in furthering their knowledge concerning more meaning in their lives....


The Man in the Street on the Seat
I was walking along California Avenue, Santa Monica. I stopped at a pedestrian light. There, to the left of the pole with the 'press...


BABIES IN CAR SEATS - Lest We Forget -
Parents leave babies in car seats, lock up their cars nicely, walk away and forget their baby is locked inside. The baby dies due to...