“Do you see words, like subtitles, over people’s heads when they talk?” A friend recently asked. “No.” I replied, wondering what she was talking about. “I do,” she said. “I just thought everyone did. I worked out it’s a thing called synesthesia. It’s a brain thing...
I’ll be joining keynote speaker and peace activist, Jarrod McKenna at The Gathering 2025. Please join us! The Gathering is a weekend event for men of all ages run by the Centre for Men and Families Australia. A lot has been said about toxic masculinity and the...
This was the alarming start of a recent conversation.”Is it just me, or are older guys willing to be mentors really hard to find?””Yep.” I replied, “At this age and stage of life, they are harder to find.” Let’s call this...
I have two sons aged 12 and 14. As with most siblings their personalities are very different. My eldest well into a season where hormones are messing with his IQ, sleep and sensibility. Peers are becoming his leading influence. This isn’t new or alarming....
Pop quiz: How many iconic Superheroes have a relationship with their parents? Or, let’s just say, their fathers? Most fathers are dead or absent, right? (Some, like Black Panther, have a mother that’s still alive.) What’s going on? Professor Jospeh...
