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Who is the true Henry David Thoreau?
Henry David Thoreau – rarely has there been a writer who can convey such deep philosophy with so few poignantly chosen words. Philosopher, inventor, writer, abolitionist… a polarising figure both during and after his life, he was more a servant to truth than he was to society.
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Claiming women’s rights and female empowerment – What’s absolute honesty, responsibility and self-worth got to do with it?
Could absolute honesty, responsibility and self-worth be the key ingredients to the flourishing of women’s rights?
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Embracing the hug
When it comes to hugging, do you embrace it or does it scare you to your inner core? A hug can tell us more in three seconds than half an hour of dialogue could ever accomplish.
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The Merchant of Venice and the ancient grudge
Is The Merchant of Venice ‘the most scandalously problematic of Shakespeare’s plays’, or a powerful, comical, vivacious, colourful expose of the turbulent state of division in which humanity still chooses to live to this current day?
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Internet porn – the ultimate educator for normalising abuse and violence in our relationships
As we determine what intimacy, love and connection means in our society, internet porn has become a global sex education and created a new ‘normal’. Do we want this abuse to infiltrate and influence our children’s lives?
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Body image: a new way to look at a growing issue
How men and women perceive their body image is a growing issue and is intimately linked with how we feel about ourselves. Could our body image issues be linked to the choices we make?
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Big Tech, Lockdowns, “iso”, and social control: waking up to a dystopian nightmare
In 2020 we got through the pandemic socialising on Facebook and Twitter. But what happens when Big Tech uses its power to silence debate? What is the world we have woken up to in 2021?
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How to find a true partner when online dating – one woman’s account
One woman’s honest path of unfolding to finding a true partner on Online Dating.
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‘Treat them mean keep them keen’ – why do mean guys get the girls?
Why do women discount tender, gentle men in favour of tough, cool, mean and unreachable ones when it comes to relationships?
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Bringing out the feminine side of science
This beautiful article, written by a man, is about bringing out the feminine within all of us, men and women, and exploring what this might mean for science.
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Shakespeare’s Richard III and The Winter of Our Discontent – a new take
Glorious summer or an insatiable winter of discontent – what will we choose? What made Shakespeare’s King Richard III a best seller of its time and still the most performed play in the 21st century?
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Shakespeare’s Othello: How does a hero fall?
How does the hero fall? Packed with turbulence, intrigue, prejudice, deception, devoted and unrequited love, Shakespeare’s Othello lays bare the tragedy of our ignorance of our own true divine nature and the false forces that nudge us into mayhem and misery.
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Talking about suicide is a great start. Let's explore further.
Suicide is no longer the taboo topic it once was, and the problem of suicide, particularly amongst men, is now widely acknowledged, with a public campaign in full swing to encourage men to speak up. This is a great start, but what is really going on?
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“Why did you stay?” An insight into abuse
A revealingly honest interview examining the justification for blurring the lines between love and abuse.
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International Women’s Day: In the pledge for parity, we’re fighting a war we cannot win
The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is parity, and even though equal rights and opportunities are an enormous achievement for women, there is something far greater that we’ve been missing along the way.
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Considering internet dating for beautiful mature women
If you are a mature single woman and would like to meet a man but haven’t considered internet dating websites, read this article to see why it might be the way to go.
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Beyond the sheets. Exploring our relationship with love, sex and intimacy
A gay man’s reflection on a time when he fell in love with a woman and found himself questioning love, sex and intimacy only to find that love had nothing to do with sexuality or gender, discovering that love can exist with anyone.
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Boys and pack energy
Why do boys change behaviour dramatically when around other boys?
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Free love and war
Men are conditioned to accept pornography at a young age, but does it have to be that way?
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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?