Has Ben Affleck Become Addicted To The Gym?

In the 1970s, William Glasser, MD wrote the book Positive Addiction (See Amazon). In it, he made the case that choosing a healthy behavior over something unhealthy may not be such a bad thing, even if a compulsive element is involved. Read more…

Every Student Podcast

I was actually quite strategic in that. I am Choice Theory trained (William Glasser’s Choice Theory) and that is a philosophy of positive psychology and that was something that I was trained in at Chifley Bidwell. I knew that if it was the pathway that I wanted to go...

Reality Therapy & Military Families

By Nicole M. Arcuri Sanders Military children are the “Children of the world, blown to all corners of the world. [They] bloom anywhere.” Just like dandelions, military children never know where they will go and where they will grow. Reality therapy offers this...

Blind Insights – Glasser’s Choice Theory

This is the most confronting episode of Blind Insights to date. David shares how the findings of William Glasser, founder of Choice Theory, and student of Abraham Maslow (of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs), have informed his approach to teaching and his mental...
Preparing our kids for the future…

Preparing our kids for the future…

Have you ever tried to play a game without knowing the rules? Whether it’s monopoly or pick up sticks if you know the rules you can play with confidence. Bendigo pyschologist Ivan Honey founded The Get Happer Project especially to help children and parents learn the...
Educator re-wires kids’ brains, transforms lives

Educator re-wires kids’ brains, transforms lives

Ragnar Purje might be strolling out in his community when a small cry will erupt nearby. “Mr Purje! I’ve got the power! I’ve got the power!” A student, arms flailing, is gesturing wildly at their head. He might be behind the wheel when, squished up in the rear window...
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