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Young people, pornography and bullying
Today’s teenagers are the first generation of young people to grow up with ‘sexting’, sex tapes, and using pornography to bully others. Have we fully considered the very real impact of pornography on teenagers’ lives?
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Ridicule
Ridicule is a serious and endemic problem in modern science.
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Play it again Sam
Reproducible science is regarded as the gold standard of reliability and high quality. This challenging article explores what reproducibility means and asks us to place science in a broader, universal context that has meaning to the whole.
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Pseudoscience
'Pseudoscience' is a term used by people to deride and dismiss a claimed scientific finding or hypothesis on the basis that it is poor science. We must be very aware of the harm that is done in the use of words like “pseudoscience” that attack, denigrate and dismiss and reduce science to a game of control.
Pseudoscience, Bullying, Corruption, Evidence-based, Intelligence
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Publish and perish
“Publish and perish” describes what is really happening in science. We have made it about results and money, not people and truth, and it is worth exploring how this impacts all of humanity.
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Good Science – a matter of trust?
In January 2014 a game changing, cheap, simple and effective way to produce stem cells hit the press. Within months the study was discredited, and the integrity of the scientific publication process was exposed as deeply flawed.
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Play it again Sam – last night’s leftovers and reproducibility in science, Part 2
Reproducibility is the hallmark of great science. The truth is that it hardly ever happens. In Part 2 we look at this in the context of this planet and evolution. Is reproducibility even possible and is it something we ought to be aspiring to?
Evidence-based, Bullying, Corruption, Evidence, Intelligence
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My son and Esoteric Connective Tissue Therapy
A short piece by a mother who observed how withdrawn her son was from being teased and how easily he came back to himself with the support of Esoteric Connective Tissue Therapy.
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The age of persecution – inquisition, witch hunts and crusades
Inquisitions had existed before but had never been taken to the magnitude of the medieval inquisition sanctioned by the Popes against the Cathars. This compelling article reveals the outplay of a torturous crusade against humanity and the Ageless Wisdom.
Ageless Wisdom, Accountability, Bullying, Religion, Persecution, Reductionism, Supremacy
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So, you want to be a man?
Growing up as men we have many choices to make about what sort of ‘man’ we want to be. Who will be our role models and what sort of effect will they have on our lives?
Acceptance, Alcohol, Behaviour, Bullying, Children, Confidence, Raising children, Tenderness, Body image
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You cannot bully your way to Heaven
Judith explains how she has used bullying for most of her life without realising the effect on others.
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How do we become a less violent society?
Violence is an accepted part of our everyday – we expect it. So how do we become a non-violent society, or said another way, how do we come back to being a loving race of people?
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Self-care: Saying no to abuse
A Disability Support Worker’s perspective on how self-care is about learning to deeply honour the body and saying no to abuse in its many forms.
Abuse, Acceptance, Bullying, Communication, Culture, Empowerment
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Why are doctors killing themselves?
Our code of ethics asks us to, “First, do no harm.” So why are doctors killing themselves?
Bullying, Depression, Exhaustion, Fatigue, Health, Medicine, Mental health, Overwhelm, Stress, Well-being, Burnout
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The silent abuse – leaving an abusive marriage
Emotional abuse is subtle and easier to push aside because there are no obvious bruises, yet it is equally as crushing as physical abuse. One woman’s story of leaving behind an abusive relationship and claiming back her true power.
Abuse, Relationships, Self-love, Break up, Bullying, Domestic violence, Empowerment, Relationship problems
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The bully
If a bully wins a fight and controls people by fear, what kind of world is it we live in? From school yard bullying to global corruption, what happens when we let ill-energy run our lives?
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Work – the binding factor in our society
Do you know that feeling of not wanting to go to work? Have you ever questioned why this is the case and what impact it has on your life?
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The pressures society puts on men
Seven men share their experiences of the pressure they felt to conform. Even when they knew it was false, men put the same pressure on each other and passed it on to younger boys.
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Cyber-bullying and politicians
Tanya Curtis explores how cyber-bullying in politicians is accepted as normal and the impact this is having on our policies.
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Teenage aggressive bullying, breaking the cycle of abuse.
There are many parents who are living with aggressive, angry and abusive teenagers. However, this is not who they actually are. Many teenage boys don’t know how to be themselves as they try to fit in with everything around them.
Bullying, Love, Abuse, Connection, Role models, Anxiety, Hurt, Depression
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Cyber-bullying – A crime that affects everyone
This article explores the deep rooted causes of cyber bullying and looks at ways to bring about a shift in the apathy that exists around this extremely important topic
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Bullying and suicide in construction – does building culture need to change?
Building industry culture encourages men to be hard, tough and strong. From the time men enter the industry as an apprentice, they often feel they have no choice but to enjoin this macho culture. Bullying is commonplace. Could this culture be contributing to the unusually high suicide rates in the building industry.
Depression, Burnout, Bullying, Stress, Drugs, Domestic violence, Exhaustion
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Game changer – how to overcome the fear of rejection
In the game of rejection, who are the players, what are their objectives, what is the ultimate outcome and what if there was nothing to fear? Here we explore the rules of engagement, why the game is played and how we might overcome our fear.
Acceptance, Appreciation, Bullying, Confidence, Rejection, Relationships, Self-worth
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Men and abuse
Why do men abuse themselves and those closest to them? For some men abuse is just part of their day to day lives and the behaviour they use as a result of not living who they truly are.
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Men and abuse – let’s have the conversation
Men have had a long history of being associated with abuse, but can we have a mature conversation about why this might be and how we might be able to change it?
Brotherhood, Bullying, Domestic violence, Healthy relationships, Men's health
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Astral – Maya, Glamour & Illusion
Find out why it is so essential to understand what Astral energy is and how to free yourself from its seductive and harmful grips.
Awareness, Bullying, Conflict, Corruption, Emotions, Energy, Essence, Evolution, Illusion, Livingness, Soul, Spirit
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The impact of the human voice
Our Audio of the Month for August 2020 looks at the subject of abuse and how we can feel physically knocked by words.
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Family Crime
Home sweet home – how sweet is it? Is family a place of nurturance and love, or a hive of abuse?
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Boys and pack energy
Why do boys change behaviour dramatically when around other boys?
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Sticks & stones…words will never hurt me
Bullying, verbal banter and verbal abuse is something that as men we experience frequently from young and yet it is rarely spoken about. In fact it is considered a rite of passage and normal male behaviour.
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God invented business
Our September 2022 Audio of the Month reveals why the office cleaner is so important, how God created business and what that means to us in daily life.
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Breaking the cycle of workplace bullying and harassment
No one likes to be bullied or harassed, yet this is exactly what most of us will experience or witness at some stage of our working lives. What difference can we make?
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The tender man – a woman’s observations
Women claim to want a sensitive and tender man, but do we?
