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17
May
May
How to have it all
The having it all wars are on again. Sheryl Sandberg
Facebook's COO, is advising women to “lean in”: to
believe in themselves and be more pro-active if they want to
combine career success with a vibrant family life. Others,
such as Princeton professor Anne-Marie Slaughter,...
28
Sep
Sep
What Kind of Parent Do You Want To Be?
In 2040 will your kids be thanking you, or be in therapy?
I believe being a parent is the most important job in the
world. Parents of all types, politicians, kids, and people
without kids all over the world agree with this.
The interesting...
27
Oct
Oct
Dying of Nostalgia; Thomas Dixon Explores Homesickness
Dr Thomas Dixon, writer of the excellent History of
Emotions blog, recently interviewed Professor of History at
Weber State University, and a leading historian of emotions
in the United States, Susan J. Matt. Her first
book, Keeping Up With the Joneses, was a study of envy in
modern...
31
Aug
Aug
Fionnuala Barrett on Goethe and Fashioning Ourselves on What We Love
Goethe said, amongst many other clever things during his
lifetime that we are shaped and fashioned by what we love.
Like all other statements which reinforce the idea that we
are captains of our own destiny, there is an onerous, if not
a frightening, edge...
22
Aug
Aug
Rachel Heller and Amir Levine on Attachment Styles
How would you react to the following scenarios?
*
You call your date/partner and after the first ring, you're
transferred to voice mail.*
Do you barely notice or do you assume s/he is purposely
ignoring you?*
*
*You're sitting in an experiment room and suddenly you
notice smoke...
02
Aug
Aug
We All Need Words go Jackanory in our bibliotherapist's chair
Dear Bibliotherapist,
Bam! Just like that, the summer holidays are upon us. Six
loooong weeks of paddling pools or rainy days on rotation.
Story time crops up more often in the summer nine-to-five,
so which picture books are at the top of your...
01
Apr
Apr
Robert Rowland Smith on Misquotation
'Quote me that I was misquoted': so joked Groucho Marx, in a
famous quote that I hope I've not wrongly quoted.
You don't have to be famous, however, to suffer the ignominy
of misquotation. It happens all the time, especially in
relationships. Just think...
07
Mar
Mar
Alain de Botton on Work and Marriage
Employment often seems at odds with the happiness and
internal values of the individual. Must it always be this
way?
There are broadly speaking two philosophies of work out
there. The first you could call the working-class view of
work, which sees the point of...
25
Feb
Feb
On the tyranny of thanks
Recall the last time a child perhaps your niece or nephew,
your son or daughter said thank you to you. How delighted
were you by their gratitude? How warm was the glow inside?
And now think again.
What kind of pressure was on that...
30
Jul
Jul
Dear Bibliotherapist...
Tent
Dear Bibliotherapist,
I recently got dumped at a festival. I'm 39, and I feel too
old either for festivals, or for being dumped. Can you
suggest some books to give me solace?
Dear Dumped,
Sadly none of us is too old...
22
Jul
Jul
We All Need Words on Making Words Count
Can you remember the first text you ever sent?
No, I can't either. Texts are as routine to me as putting on
my shoes before I go out. But not for my Dad. He's had a
mobile for a couple of years,...
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