Social Perspectives

Social Perspectives

The questions, explorations and readings of a PhD student interested in social justice, ecopsychology and what it means to awaken the imagination.

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Sunday, 21 November 2021

First time dad’s pregnancy guide Aaron Edkins and Megan Parkes

when I was pregnant with our baby, Ava,there was very little to read about a dad's journey. My partner, Jacques, and I had a book abou...

Tuesday, 19 January 2021

Gentleness is strength, though toxic masculinity may not think so

\An article in the Huffpost recently drew attention to Trump's (always tactful) assertion that gentleness or sensitivity is a weakness....

The drama of the gifted child: and the broken society

I used to love Alice Miller. She was big on accepting the whole self within your child. When I had my daughter, Danny, Alice Miller was th...

If you meet Buddha on the road, kill him.

Sheldon Kopp's book, If You Meet the Buddha on the Road, Kill Him! Was one of my favourite books for a very long time. It looks a...

Wednesday, 18 November 2020

Welcoming Ava

It's been a long time since I last wrote on my blog. I last wrote as I became pregnant with my second child, Ava. Jacques and I were thr...

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