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January 7, 2020January 7, 2020

Social ‘Resiliencing’

Australia is currently facing unprecedented devastation through both bushfires and drought. It’s hard to escape the images, where in some regions frightening fires are raging through towns at a pace that’s difficult to imagine. With the drought there are vast… Read the rest

January 4, 2020January 4, 2020

When Safety is Beyond Your Control

For over a month we have been breathing carcinogenic smoke from bushfires in my home city of Canberra. Many other cities and towns are in a similar situation but Canberra (because of its geographical nature) is worst . The levels… Read the rest

January 3, 2020January 3, 2020

Resiliencing….. (and other such ‘ings’…)

Two experiences over the Christmas/New Year break have been the cause of much reflection and contemplation. Firstly, I was privileged to be presented with a manuscript for Kerrie Atherton’s latest edition of her book Stories of Hope. Secondly, I was… Read the rest

November 26, 2019November 26, 2019

Why Resilience Cannot be Engineered

‘A social and community psychology of resilience is needed if we are to understand why many of us are not always able to preserve well-being and sustain our progress toward the goals we have set ourselves and for those… Read the rest

March 14, 2019March 14, 2019

The Mystery of the Emotions

The Mystery of the Emotions One of the puzzles of human ‘being’ is the uncontrollability of the emotions. The idea that the brain can just ‘will’ or ‘turn on or off’ the emotions is one of the delusions of the… Read the rest