A smile a day keeps the doctor away…
By Shannon Gostelow Provisional Psychologist “There is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor.” Charles Dickens, ‘A Christmas Carol’ I recently returned from a European country full of passionate, expressive but quite serious folk....
Introvert or Extravert???
It’s Friday night. It’s been a long, difficult week. Some of your friends have organised a group social function for the evening. Which one of these reactions reminds you of yourself? “Oh I’m so excited!! Can’t wait! A party!...
A creativity crisis???
Written by Julie Crabtree and Shannon Gostelow Last year a quiet little paper was published in a psychology research journal which traced the IQ (intelligence quotient) and the creative thinking ability of American children aged 5-17 years since 1990. The researcher...
Psychology and the Movies: A Review
By Shannon Gostelow Provisional Psychologist What movie is this from? “After all… tomorrow is a another day” and this…? “Mamma always said life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you’re gonna get.” How about...
Christmas Coping
It is probably reasonable to say that, in Australia, Christmas is a well entrenched cultural celebration – and it is also fair to suggest that Christmas traditions are expressed in a unique way by each of the different...
