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Girlfriend trifecta – three positive reviews and big ticks for global perspective in May issue My last two reviews (‘Excellent advice on helping a friend with an eating disorder and dealing with stalking’, ‘Pressures to sext and give oral sex’) have been almost entirely positive. That’s pretty unusual. The May issue makes this a trifecta. Whenever [...]
Last Friday I spent the day at the Student Wellbeing Action Network (SWAN) Symposium co-hosted by Wellbeing Australia and the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY). The day brought together policy makers, researchers, practitioners, teachers and – most importantly for me – students to talk about how approaches to wellbeing can be [...]
I have always loved the movie ‘The Matrix’. I watched it again recently with my daughter Meaghan, and I can’t help but be struck by the parallels of the situation that Neo, Morpheus and their allies find themselves in the movie, with the circumstances of a growing number of people who are fighting passionately for [...]
As long as the West continues to accept the portrayal of people of colour as generic, interchangeable bodies with which to contrast modern, individual white models, then there can be no room for empathy; they will remain the "other". Self-criticism is a fundamental and essential trait of any society that wishes to progress. The issue [...]
When it comes to your mental health, it's true that being alone is better than being in bad company, according to a new study from the University of Michigan. Psychiatrist Dr. Alan Teo, who led the study, found that people with unsupportive or critical spouses were significantly more likely to be depressed than people who [...]
I recently heard of a girl who was given a boob job as a graduation present by her parents. The parents had just invested a fortune in educating their daughter in one of Australia’s top schools. But it seems the final message of her schooling was effectively to not worry her pretty little head about [...]
The problem lies in the ease with which people can get their hands on unlimited supplies of alcohol virtually any hour of the day and at ridiculously cheap prices. The solution is simple – provided politicians have the gumption to act on it. via Time for leadership on alcohol | DrinkTank.
Website Cafe Press has close to 100 infants' clothing items, bibs and blankets baring overtly sexual and offensive slogans; including "horny", "sexpert", "classy ho", "wanted: one night stand" and "sl_t: all I need is u". via 'sluts' baby clothing | Cafe Press | sexualisation | children.
Children have always found ways to discover the world on their own, and that's essential - it's important that adults don't interfere with that discovery and self-education. But it's our adult world that is increasingly seeping into their childhood, at the touch of a button. And when the mark of fitting in with your mates [...]
Science is starting to recognise the connection between the ancient and authentic meditation experience and optimal performance states, both at work and play. What the martial artist refers to as "muslin" and elite sportspeople call "the zone" can also be found in the essence of meditation practice. It is primarily useful in stilling the mind. [...]
