Weekes also offered something unique to the field: hope

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http://bit.ly/2ojTLwG “To recover, they must know how to face, accept and go through panic until it no longer matters …” Weekes said. “Recovery is in their own hands, not in drugs, not in avoidance of panic, not in ‘getting used to’ difficult situations, nor in desensitisation by suggestion. Permanent recovery lies in the patient’s ability to…

Canterbury teacher facing 11 sex abuse charges

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http://bit.ly/2mGQgA4 A North Canterbury teacher has been charged with 11 counts of sexual abuse against a teenager. The 44-year-old was granted interim name suppression when he appeared in the district court on Tuesday morning. No plea was entered. He has been charged with eight counts of indecent assault, two of sexual violation and one of…

How Procrastination and Depression are Linked

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http://bit.ly/2n1hX76 2. People who deal with stress by putting problems in their ‘too hard basket’ are more vulnerable to getting depressed. There is a huge chicken and egg relationship here. If you ruminate about problems rather than tackling them head-on, it can contribute to worsening depression, but depression can also make people feel frozen. 3….

“I didn’t tell anyone about it until I was 73 … I’m 75,”

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http://bit.ly/2o1wpf7 Speaking to John Campbell today Witi Ihimaera about this new book Native Son the writer’s memoir, he talked about how he overcame being raped as a child and self-harm to become an esteemed and much loved author. Ihimaera is a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit and the first Māori to publish…

Australian PM requests sex offenders enabler at state dinner

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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/sep/21/morrison-toasts-unconventional-trump-but-hillsong-pastor-reportedly-rejected-from-guest-list Scott Morrison capped-off a frenetic day in Washington, where he was feted and challenged in equal measure, by dining under the stars with Donald Trump in the Rose Garden at the White House, but without a special guest he had wanted at Friday night’s state dinner. The Wall Street Journal revealed Morrison had wanted…

Who was this man before he started sending photos of himself to random numbers?

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http://bit.ly/2oqGrHf He says his father was a drunk and abusive, although his mother was nice. He still lives with a birth defect, which he says has rendered him house bound for the last few years. He reckons he only has a few years of life left, according to his doctor. Lionel says he had a…