Journal
a reflection on social media, following the publication of my first study.
Reflections on Social Media and it's relationship with comic artists and cartoonists. The peer-reviewed article Published in JoCat, was written in 2018 and edited in 2021 for publication without changing data from the 2018 exploration of how fans play a role in the...
Entitlement Vs Anarchy : a reflection on pandemic, rabbit holes, and the freedom rally
In times of uncertainty, society becomes polarised and the darker side of human nature emerges, but are there grey areas? I have long pondered the complexity of this phenomenon before the pandemic, in relation to topics which cause enthusiastic ‘debate’, but in the...
8 ingredients which can help in challenging times
Having mental health depends on our resilience. Our resilience depends upon our ability to respond, rather than react, and a readiness for forgiveness. Much of this stems from our Temperament which we are born with, and is wrapped up in Attachment Theory. However, we...
The Winter/Yule: a book review?
It is June, and the winter darkness has truly descended. The hibernation time has begun, if you follow the rhythms of nature and find you sleep longer during the dark months. Often folks reflect on feelings of darkness and light, which like the seasons are described...
The rise of art therapy VS art as therapy
In May we saw news of comedian, Magda Szubanski, and “egg boy”, Will Connolly helping bushfire survivors in NSW using art therapy, and on abc news about “art as therapy” delivered as a peer support workshop for PTSD. “Many clinicians have acknowledged art expression...
Easter new beginnings, the death-birth cycle & floods and fires
March bore witness to the cycles and power of nature. Again. The last 12 months have caused cartoonists and journalists to reflect on the biblical end times and astrological shifts of the masculine and feminine. Sensational perhaps. Yet so full of fear and anxiety,...
“I am not afraid of storms for I am learning to sail my ship”
Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888)