Celebrity Sexual and Domestic Abusers Trigger Survivors

Dr Jury said reading endless comments online praising abusive people or hearing co-workers singing abusive celebrity’s praises can be confusing and distressing for victims.  https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/12/the-insidious-impact-celebrity-deaths-can-have-on-survivors-of-sexual-and-physical-violence.html For survivors of sexual or domestic violence the accolades can feel like “a total obliteration of their victimisation”, according to Women’s Refuge CEO Dr Ang Jury.  This doesn’t just affect…

What causes fear of the unknown?

Lack of predictabilityFeeling that you don’t have enough information to make accurate predictions can cause your anxiety to rise. One way to counteract the lack of predictability is to get more information. For example, if you’re experiencing fear of the unknown related to a new school or neighborhood, you might consider exploring the area before…

Why Do People Park Next to You in an Empty Carpark?

There are fascinating psychological phenomena observable in many parking lots. In countries or cities with high levels of congestion, quiet carparks are symbolic of rural or suburban bliss, and therefore finding an empty parking space (or, at best, one without spaces around) is an interesting sport. It is also a fascinating place to observe social…

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Loneliness is literally killing us | Will Wright

lonely individuals had a 26% higher risk of dying. This figure rose to 32% if they lived alone. https://www.forbes.com/sites/neilhowe/2019/05/03/millennials-and-the-loneliness-epidemic/?sh=6ca0aeda7676 Healthcare tech entrepreneur Will Wright shares the strong impact that loneliness has on our health, and proposes a novel idea for how we can easily connect with others and combat its effect. Millennials And The Loneliness…

Ngāi Tahu and ACC to build new central city Dunedin ACC office

https://www.acc.co.nz/newsroom/stories/ngai-tahu-and-acc-to-build-new-central-city-dunedin-acc-office/ Ngāi Tahu Property and ACC today signed an agreement to build a new state-of-the-art ACC office building in Ōtepoti Dunedin. Construction is set to get underway in 2021 at the site of the Dowling Street Carpark. The building, which is a 50:50 joint venture between Ngāi Tahu Property and the ACC Investment Team, will…

“Extraordinary things emerge from following thousands of ordinary lives”

https://www.msd.govt.nz/documents/about-msd-and-our-work/newsroom/2020/executive-summary-now-we-are-8.pdf “Extraordinary things emerge from following thousands of ordinary lives” – adapted from Helen Pearson (The Life Project) The Now We Are Eight Report continues the series of “Now We Are” reports, adding child-centred descriptive information about the cohort children’s wellbeing and development in middle childhood, in the context of their families, whānau and wider…