So really, what’ve you got to be worried about?

I have a theory – of course I do – about the meteoric rise of depression and anxiety in today’s … More

I’ve been wondering…

Work….does it strike you as weird that there’s this thing that most of us hate – and yet we have … More

Of late I’ve been thinking, from time to time, about joy – the sort of moment that lights you up … More

For a person who’s always talking to herself (in her head), it’s weird that when I sit down to write … More

He sticks a bag over your head, knocks you out, and takes you away to his secret island, where he … More

Why do we worry so much about what we put in our bellies…and so little about what we put in … More

A letter to my children… People are like buffets. You know how, when you come down for breakfast in a … More

To my children, I don’t know about you but I’m a sucker for words. I believe almost anything anyone tells … More

To my children, Back in the day, Socrates had a daemon – a sort of guardian spirit. It didn’t keep … More

Dear children of mine, I grew up in a nondescript suburb in Sydney, Oz, and left it as soon as … More