Turns out your parents were right, new research shows watching too much TV is bad for you.  This week on Radio Live Tony and I talked about the research that was in the news this week out of the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study. (Click here for audio of the interview) This world famous Read more

So today I talked to Tony Murrell on Radio Live about how we can use the approaches of mindfulness to improve parenting and our connection with our kids. (Click here for a link to the audio). It’s interesting because when you look at the positive psychology literature around parenting, it seems very pessimistic.  Initial studies Read more

My talk this morning on Radio Live was all about anxiety and how we can use mindfulness skills to help us manage “fear of fear”.  (Click here for a link to the audio) Fear of fear makes us want to block or avoid the primary fear, and when this happens the tangle begins. Normally two Read more

My piece this week on Radio Live was focussed on the psychological concept of “Flow.” (click here for a link to the audio) For those of you interested here’s some more about flow and engagement.  Firstly here’s an interview with the researcher who coined the concept, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi from a 2004 TED conference. To read Read more

I just wanted to let everyone know that Radio Live have been good enough to give me a few minutes each week to talk about some things that really matter to me.  I’ll be talking to Tony Murrell on the Home and Garden show each week about Mindfulness, positive psychology and giving some tips for Read more

A great introduction to stress and the use of mindfulness. Feel free to contact me if you would like to know more about how to use mindfulness in your day to day life Read more

In case you missed it here’s a link for my interview with Wallace Chapman last Sunday morning: 2013: Time for a change – Audio Player – Audio – RadioLIVE Read more