Mental health slips out of the closet and into a book near you

Rita McInnes, psychologist, responds to Natasha Mitchell’s article, The forces that control, in the Age, 22nd March 2014, on books by Scott Stossel and David Adam. You get anxious, I get anxious, everybrain gets anxious. Anxiety is a normal part of our biology and evolution. Until recently it has been … Read more

Book Launch thanks

Thanks everyone for a wonderful book launch, for all your support and kind wishes. Thanks especially to Craig Hassad for his speech and encouraging words about my book. Thanks to the fabulous team who worked with me on the book, Fran MacDonald, Carol Goudie and Sam Harmer. It has been … Read more

Riding the what-if fast train track to nowhere

I had to laugh at myself this morning. I woke up worrying. “What if no one comes to my launch?’ Then, “what if everyone comes to the launch?” Then, “what if no one likes it?” Then, “what if everyone likes it and I’m never left alone?” And so on and … Read more