by Michael | May 18, 2015 | Michael's blogs
G’day again Adults are always asking little kids what they want to be when they grow up because they’re looking for ideas. Paula Poundstone What makes this quote funny? Discussions of what causes the jolt of mirth which we enjoy when reading aphorisms and quirky...
by Michael | May 11, 2015 | Michael's blogs
“Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, and half-shut afterwards.” Benjamin Franklin Hi Everyone I think I ended my last blog with the words: “ … my next post will concentrate more on Mindfulness, as well and offering further personal...
by Michael | May 6, 2015 | Michael's blogs
“Doctor, I have a ringing in my ears.” “Don’t answer!” – Henny Youngman, Quoted in Zur Institute Hello Everyone, What an interesting thought, addressing ‘everyone’. Hhhhhmmm. I wonder who you all might be? And do I include...
by Michael | Apr 27, 2015 | Michael's blogs
“Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly” G.K. Chesterton Picture of Dr Steven M Sultanoff www.mirthmatters.com Last week, I blogged about the importance of play and absurdity in the clinical setting. This week, I’ll...
by Michael | Apr 21, 2015 | Michael's blogs
‘I had come looking for an experience but left with only an explanation.’ Mark Epstein, Going to Pieces without Falling Apart I recently came across a fascinating article on the importance of play, creativity, mindfulness and spontaneity, by...
by Karina Stell | Mar 3, 2015 | Karina's Blogs, Uncategorized
Where do we go when we are confronted with a different way of being? When we hear a viewpoint that clashes with our own moral compass or our own understanding of what is okay? Do we jump to judgments of ‘rightness’ and ‘wrongness’, feel the need to label others, when...
by Karina Stell | Jan 31, 2015 | Karina's Blogs
– I wake today on the day I usually write my blog, with the heaviness of a therapist taking a moment to have the melancholy musings of just another human being. So I beg your indulgence and the indulgence of those who are tempted to pull out their text books as...
by Michael | Jan 19, 2015 | Michael's blogs
Yes, yes, I know. Recombobulation is not a word. And you are wondering where part 3 is … On balance, my more than 17 years in Australia has been a sheer delight and a joy and I continually consider myself blessed to live in a country where everything just runs...
by Karina Stell | Jan 5, 2015 | Karina's Blogs
Being Mummy to my three young children was one of the most loved periods of my life. The experience of such closeness, my children’s dependence, our interdependence and the wonderful place of being my children’s “go to” person for love, food, caring,...
by Karina Stell | Dec 19, 2014 | Karina's Blogs, Uncategorized
We wish all our clients and group members a happy and safe holiday period. Our last Tuesday Group is on 23rd December and then we will break until early January. All groups will re-commence from Tuesday 6th, Wednesday 7th and Thursday 8th January, depending on...
