A Study Group of one does not research make!

I blog to record my thoughts and as a research diary...and your comments areĀ welcome so I am not a data set of one.

Contribute to PhD research: make a difference by discussing a Brene Brown book you read.Ā  bibliotherapy book club brene brown phd popular culture psychoeducation Apr 15, 2024

Have you ever: 

  1. faced a life-changing experience that created a mental well-being challenge for you, AND  
  2. read one of Brene...
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Resist or protest your way brene brown resistance to the staus quo Apr 03, 2024

I am born with resistance in my blood. I am a child of the 1960s, the daughter of a regular army officer who did three tours of Vietnam (the...

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E.P Thompson. Writing by Candlelight dissenting intellectual marxism phd Apr 03, 2024

I am capturing this seminal dissenting intellectal's text here as it is not available as a downloadable Pdf or in ebook format...and I really want...

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How bibliotherapy can help mental health professionals bibliotherapy industry partnership psychoeducation Apr 02, 2024

Psychoeducation has long been a favoured intervention of mental health professionals. It is a theory that encompasses and recognises the inherent...

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Resisting the urge to run and hide equals vulnerability phd read resistance to the staus quo Mar 27, 2024

Today as I vulnerably await an outcome on my research ethics application that uses online book clubs as both methodology and method, I have read a...

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Observations of Lead with Courage workshop in Brisbane brene brown industry partnership phd Mar 24, 2024

A long held intention to attend a Dare to Lead training came to fruition, albeit for different reasons than originally intended. I initially came...

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The PhD Imposter Syndrome phd Mar 15, 2024

I post this as a confession, a reckoning, and an encouragement to other PhD students. I often feel overwhelmed, scared and dumb! I stumble my...

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A ten-step book review process by Professor Tara Brabazon book review Mar 12, 2024

After posting a recent book review to social media and making mention in the caption that I followed Professor Brabazon's 10-step process, I have...

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Book Review: Daring Greatly by Brene Brown book review brene brown industry partnership Mar 06, 2024

Daring Greatly: How the courage to be vulnerable transforms the way we live, love, parent and lead, by Brene Brown (2012) is a book of hope. Hope...

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A reflection on evolution, resistance, and revolution phd Mar 04, 2024

Re-reading Daring Greatly (Brown 2012) to write a book review for Typeface Books, I was struck with how close the term evolution is to...

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