I’m reading books about wild women. Here are a few I love.
November 25, 2020
It’s a theme that found me, rather than the the way around. I’ve hit my late 40s and realised I live a certain way and
Blast from the...
Category: books I’m reading
This One Wild and Precious Life Bookclub Guide
August 28, 2020
When I was writing This One Wild and Precious Life, I held a bunch of discussion groups with people I met out and about. These
The First, We Make the Beast Beautiful book club guide is here
August 12, 2018
One of the reasons I wrote First, We Make The Beast Beautiful was to start a new conversation about anxiety. Every chat we have about
We need a new moral code. Here’s my reading list.
August 8, 2018
This is where I think we are going wrong right now. We lack inspiring, spiritual guidance. I’m going to rant for a bit, and provide
The sisterhood of pain and PTSD…an interesting perspective
July 19, 2018
I just read Sebastian Junger’s Tribe. Junger is a war journalist who posits that post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among veterans is mostly an issue with
That’s the way real men behave. Good night.
October 19, 2017
What do you make of this take on masculinity? Or, if you prefer, this take on the importance of certainty. Yes, this is another post
Why am I a nomad?
September 28, 2017
Have you read Bruce Chatwin? I read Songlines, his fiction-meets-non-fiction account of his travels in deep Aboriginal country during a hiking trip at the start of the year.
In which I explain why Zorba The Greek must be read
July 25, 2017
I’m in love with Zorba The Greek. He’s a character (in a novel), a real man (Nikos Kazantzakis based the character on someone he met in
The 9 best books that help heal anxiety
February 16, 2017
I read widely and wonderfully while researching first, we make the beast beautiful, my book about my anxious journey. Actually, I’ve researched the topic for
Lonely much? Me too. This helps.
August 23, 2016
Further to my post on Martha Nussbaum’s notion of seeking out difficulty to have a good life, I’d like to chat to you about a