“Babies have the toughest job on the planet, because they have to change the most in the shortest time. We that must keep up with them have the second toughest job. Compared with that gruelling 24/7 learning curve, organisational change is pretty straightforward. And this change could change things for so many new families.”
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Patritherapeutic: Can the Dad in Every Man Help Heal the Wounds of Patriarchy?
“Just as you don’t have to be a dad to be patriarchal, you don’t have to be a dad to be patritherapeutic.”
We Are Not Like A Broken Leg: A Psychiatrist On The Problematic Illness Model.
“We can grow our language so it does a better job of preserving dignity and hope for people in unimaginable pain and difficulty.”
Yes After No, And Other Small, Good Things.
“And then a story came back to me from a very long time ago, one of the most powerful, shocking and beautiful I know.”
Yes and No, Rabbits and Elephants: The Brain Science of the Referendum
“So many impulses acted on, so little empathy, so little vision for the future. We are behaving like rabbits, it turns out. And most of us would rather be elephants…Now stick with me because this is the best thing I’ve heard in nearly 30 years of medical education.”
This Nation-Family Needs A Miracle. But It’s Not Too Late.
“I think it helps to think of our nation as like a family, like any normal-weird, messy-when-stressed family.
The referendum is a chance to sort some of our sh*t out.”
Undecided But Unimpressed? Here’s A Simple Fix…
“As both sides compete for your vote there’s so much to think about, and yet it doesn’t need to be overthought.”
The Voice of Youth in Houses Big and Small
“A house with kids has to behave itself. Question time might be bearable again. And we might get more bipartisanship on small matters like the soul of a nation”
Yes, Dad? Risk, Shame and Your Old Man’s Vote
“On Fathers’ Day this year I learned that men over 50 are the least likely to vote Yes in the referendum.”
Yes or No? A Therapist’s Guide
“Our nation is now faced with a Yes/No question it must answer by law. Both cases have flaws, neither is perfect. But we must choose the ‘least worst’ option, the one on balance of probabilities most likely to turn out ok.”
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