Sydney Musings and the Charter for Compassion
by Dr Stan Steindl, Clinical Psychologist, Psychology Consultants, Pty Ltd Sydney Musings Whenever I’m in a big city, I love to watch the people. Today in Sydney I’ve taken time out to just sit and connect with the humanity of …
Compassion’s place at the borders: A response to Andrew Bolt
By Dr Stan Steindl, Clinical Psychologist I’ve always been bemused by the apparent derogatory term “do-gooder”. I wondered to myself, “Isn’t doing good a good thing?” I mean, doing good is reflected in the Golden Rule, is it not? Treat …
If anti-smoking laws make you angry, try ‘reframing’ the problem
By Dr Mark Wetton, Clinical Psychology Registrar, Psychology Consultants Pty Ltd One of the common techniques used by psychologists is called ‘reframing’. Put simply, this means to look at a problem in a different way. The idea is that by …