We are over halfway through the year. Before I tell you about my recent life-changing-hideous-failure-induced epiphany, how’s those New Year’s resolutions going? I was one of several behavior change experts interviewed for a Next magazine article ‘Resolution Reboot‘. The article … Continued
I was stunned. I was in Italy, at my first (male-dominated) robotics conference – watching in shock as a young woman presenter was publicly bullied, tag-team style, by two senior men. It was horrible to watch. I kept expecting someone … Continued
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Sometimes the most terrifying, and therefore most courageous, thing you can do is admit that you are not coping and ask for support. This is what I told the men who called Lifeline crisis counseling when I volunteered there as … Continued
Warning; this is a grim read. But possibly worth stomaching if you were ever shamed for crying - as so many people have been. I rarely cried as a child. This partly due - I think - to being a … Continued
This is the article that got me a spot as a Huffington Post contributor. It’s dedicated to two heroes: the courageous young woman in the Stanford sexual assault case and rugby hero and courageous anti-depression campaigner, Sir John Kirwan. The precursor to getting … Continued
We’ll get to the sex therapist shortly. Our first port of call is sex callers at Lifeline. When I started volunteering at Lifeline crisis counselling 10 years ago, the training for ‘wannabe’ Lifeline telephone counselors was spread over a three-month … Continued
It’s not just failure I’m scared of. I’m scared of many things: Criticism Ridicule Put downs Being incompetent Not getting high enough grades Not being good enough….. But not good enough for what? Most of us are scared of all of these things. … Continued
I couldn’t believe my luck. My good luck that is. The Indian train conductor had just sprinted though my carriage and locked himself in the train engine in front. I guessed there was a racial problem, as; hot on his heels, two … Continued