I hope you enjoy this little taste of the spirit of Christmas from an age before advertising and crass commercialism. Ah, the Middle Ages, those were the days! Whether you are celebrating Christmas, something else, or nothing at all, I wish you a very happy time and all the very best for the New Year Read more »
Interview with Laughter Yoga's "Giggling Guru"
I’ve just been listening to Dr David Van Nuys on the ShrinkRap Radio Psychology Podcast interviewing Dr Madan Katarian the originator of Laughter Yoga. As always Dr Dave is a great interviewer and Dr Katarian is an engaging and giggling guest. Since he first developed Laughter Yoga groups in a park in Mumbai, the Laughter [...] Read more »
The Wizard Of The Desert
This is a preview to a new documentary about Milton H Erickson – The Wizard Of The Desert. I’m looking forward to seeing the whole film he was a fascinating man and therapist who said he invented a new therapy for every client. The body of his work and the diversity of the people who [...] Read more »
The Strange World of the Placebo
Ben Goldacre a doctor and writer has just completed a fascinating two-parter look at the strange world of the Placebo on BBC Radio 4. Starting with the story of Eliasha Perkins in the 18th Century and his ‘Perkins Tractor’ a device reported to provide miracle cures by taking away bad electrical influences. It’s funny how [...] Read more »
Review: Like a Hole in The Head
I’ve just finished reading ‘Like a Hole in The Head’ by Ivan Noble. In August 2002 he was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumour, as a journalist with the BBC he decided to record the course of his illness in an online journal on their website. The book is a compilation of those articles and [...] Read more »
