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Roe v. Wade why I want to hear from Men
Roe v. Wade why I want to hear from Men.I have spent the last two days wrestling with my own fury at the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the US Supreme Court. Some of my 'wrestling' has been in the context of being an Australian and, as many a social media warrior has...
Leadership and language – sense-making in non-sensical times
Leadership and language – sense-making in non-sensical timesFor office-based professionals, these pandemic years have given us an incredible opportunity to rethink how work works for us and our lives. We’ve learned things about the leaders, organisations and people we...
I don’t really see myself as a Leader
I don't really see myself as a Leader Last week a client told me that I’d changed the way she sees leadership. She also told me that she now also sees herself as a leader – something she hadn’t done before. This is a very flattering piece of feedback and one I am...
Angry women – a powerful force for change
Angry women - a powerful force for changeWatching Leigh Sales' 7.30 series on ‘Why Women are Angry’ has got me thinking a lot about women and anger. I have spent many decades being very uncomfortable with my own feelings of anger. I have also been told to ‘find calm...
Wellbeing in tough times
Wellbeing in tough timesWhat are your top 3, go-to wellbeing strategies? Things you do at least several times a week that help you live, work and love well. Are they any different in lockdown to otherwise? Often we’re very good at knowing (not always doing!) things...
Why saying ‘Not all Men’ is a Problem
Why saying ‘Not all Men’ is a ProblemI was eavesdropping on a discussion between my 16-year-old daughter and a group of her friends and by their tones, I could hear something interesting was going on: “That’s just such bullsh*t!”, said one of the boys. “I’m furious!”,...
The superfood of positive emotions
The syperfood of positive emotionsPositivity Resonance: Understanding everyday love. (Prof. Barbara Fredrickson) Emotions and how they are discussed and classified is a hot topic within and outside of psychology. Traditionally, psychology classifies emotions into...
Good Old Fashioned Hospitality
Updates from Happiness & its Causes Conference 2020Dr Robert Biswar-Diener talked about “Why Hospitality is the answer to some of the world’s most pressing problems.” He defines hospitality as an attitude of welcome - even towards strangers. It is a cousin of...
My dear Melbourne, we are grieving
My dear Melbourne, we are grieving Lockdown Wave 2 in Melbourne has been very different. This time around, no one is posting photos of home-baked bread or #grateful pics of their morning walks. We are truly on our own whilst our Sydney and Brissy friends bask at the...