A lovely article in North Shore Living Magazine about me winning the Faber Writing Academy Writing True Stories scholarship to help me fine-tune my biography of Emeritus Professor Michael Cousins AO, one of the world’s leading pain medicine researchers, clinicians, educators and advocates. The book is titled, Breaking the pain barrier: The extraordinary life of Dr Michael J. Cousins.
Australia’s Father’s Day celebrations this year will be a little different because of COVID-19 lockdowns around the nation. Instead of picnics, barbeques and trips to the beach, many dads will celebrate on their own or use Zoom, Facetime or a myriad of other devices to connect with their loved ones. There are 4.6 million dads […]
On 25 July 2021, Painaustralia will launch my biography of a trailblazing Australian pain medicine pioneer, Breaking through the pain barrier. The extraordinary life of Dr Michael J. Cousins. You might ask what inspired me to write this book. Here’s my story. The room swirled as my eyes fluttered open. I could feel something tight […]
It was Socrates who said the unexamined life is not worth living. He preferred the death sentence to being unable to examine his life. He may even have said, ‘Writing my life story is more important to me than living.’ Many would have you believe the past should stay in the past, but the wise […]
