It's about how each individual "took
charge" of their life, which in reality is what everyone
should do. It's often about going against the odds, yet
in doing so a far more intimate reality emerges of joy.
The stories are the feedback from shows and talk
programmes that have been broadcast on radio in over
180 countries. Many of these countries have no endemic
"social or lifestyle" content available, even in the UK or
USA much information isn't so readily available because
of the narrowness of organisations, taboos, religious
biases, incompetence, historical cultural ideology, fear,
media hype and negativity, ineptitude, embarrassment
and much more.
Arvustused
"After your broadcast I just stopped literally
following anyone and everything, concentrating
on what I wanted and all of a sudden, to have
a life again. Everything else I lost interest
in, and I was able to think more clearly and
concisely too and develop what I wanted from
life.
I stopped following all the celebrity rubbish,
predominantly silly people made famous many of
whom were constantly in rehab and I used to read
about that as if it was important news, who
cares? If you don't respect yourself and place
importance on yourself as you say Aunty Bronwyn,
then there is little hope of anything good ever
happening, and you get hurt just so much easier.
That's all changed now thank goodness."
"Thank you, Aunty Bronwyn for just saying
what was the obvious but you know sometimes
you have to hear it from someone else for
it to register. I'm sure your shows have
helped many more people. Best Lew.
"You were right in that everyone who
procrastinates or doubts hardly ever listens to
themselves, they look outside of themselves as
to what might happen elsewhere or permutations
that no one can control thus they get so lost.
It's not easy to just switch from one mode of
years of expertly getting nowhere to saying yes
or no and moving on in an instant, but it has
made life better for me. I no longer get so
tied up within myself, and I'm getting far more
confi dent at making decisions based upon what's
good for me.
Thank you Aunty Bronwyn I'm now a loyal fan of
yours"
"Aunty Bronwyn, life has picked up considerably
now because as I'm open to new things and events
they present themselves to me. Before I couldn't
see them for looking inwards and thinking "poor
old me, what's to happen". I was the cause of
my own dismay.
Thank you, Aunty Bronwyn you have really laid
down the information for me to get life rolling
again and it has. Thank you again."
Kind wishes Ellen
Preface
Introduction
Index
Chapters
1 Failing Relationship
2 Single Mother, With Teenage Boys
3 Aggressive Manager At Work
4 Domineering Religious Family
5 Mixed Race / Multi-Cultural Marriage
6 University Student, Going Her Own Way Against The Family
7 Incest / Rape In Religious Family
8 City Tycoon Has Health Shock And Mid Life Career Change
9 Married Woman Finds New Lesbian Partner
10 Gay Asian Boy Stands His Ground With The Family
11 Italian Shunned By Jealous Parents Over Daughter's Death
12 Young Gay Lover Copes With Elder Partners Death 41
13 Elderly Widow Comes To Terms With Friends Who Show Up On Death Of Husband
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14 Overcoming Difficult Family Relationships
15 Loner And Swat Loses Best Friend In Suicide
16 A Dear Aunt Dies Leaving Distraught Niece
17 Coming To Terms With Wife's Death
18 Finding Happiness Again After Mother Dies
19 Twin, Eventually Gets Over His Brother's Needless Death
20 Brother And Sister Lose Parents But Build Life Again
21 Getting A Relationship Back On Track
22 Breaking That Cultural Bubble
23 How An Orthodox Jew Finds Real Love By Leaving Home
24 Indian Girl Refuses To Be Married Off By Parents
25 Getting A Life Again Aft er Husband's Affair
26 Incest - Love Or Sex? (1) Brother And Sister In A Relationship
27 Incest - Love Or Sex? (2) Brothers In A Relationship
28 Incest - Love Or Sex? (3) Sisters In A Relationship
29 Incest - Love Or Sex? (4) Father And Daughter
30 Incest - Love Or Sex? (5) Two Sisters And A Male Partner
31 Unmarried And Unwanted Pregnancy Second Time Around
32 After The Failed Suicide Attempt
33 When You've Failed All Too Oft en
34 Finding A Job And Re-Evaluating Life
35 Our Mental Health
36 Taking Ownership Of Your Life
37 Love And Religion
38 Dysfunctional Families
39 Why Am I Bullied
40 Drugs - The Pit To Nowhere
41 Loneliness - Is It A Choice Or Not?
42 Saying "No" - Often A Difficult Thing To Do
43 Stop Waiting For Approval
44 My Mental Health - A Girl's Story From The Middle East
45 My Disability - My Life
46 When Death Hits You Hard
47 Where Success Lies - Within You
48 Families Are Strange - Not Being Equal
49 Middle Aged And Confused
50 Older / Younger Gay Relationship
51 Infidelity - A Step Too Far (1)
52 Infidelity - A Step Too Far (2)
53 Addicted To Sex Male
54 Addicted To Sex Female
55 Permission, Approval, Validation (1)
56 Permission, Approval, Validation (2)
57 Choices (1)
58 Choices (2)
59 Normal (1) What's Normal?
60 Normal (2) Depression
61 Getting In With The Bad Crowd - Two Black Boys
62 Hopelessness (1) Rich Kid
63 Hopelessness (2) Poor Kid
64 Expectations
65 Deep Disappointment
66 The Common Denominator - You
67 Love - Life
68 Love - Gay
69 Love - Elderly Pensioner
70 Love - Commercial
71 Respect (1)
72 Respect (2)
73 Past Responsibilities
74 Living In The Past
75 The Placebo Eff ect - Encouragement
76 An Affair With My Friend's Father (1) (Male)
77 An Affair With My Friend's Father (2) (Female)
78 Middle Aged Wife Crisis
79 Daughter And Domineering Parents In Old Age
80 When Religion Can Take Over
81 Happiness - Your Choice
82 Loneliness - Choice Or Chance?
83 Failure - Not As Bad As You Th ink
84 Political Correctness
85 Anger - Serving No Purpose
86 My Secret World - What's Your Fetish - Cross Dressing
87 My Secret World - What's Your Fetish - Bondage And The Rest
88 On The Game
89 You've Got To Be In It To Win It
90 The Feeling To Be Needed
91 Letting Go
92 The Future Is What You Make It
93 Changing Life - Mid Term
94 I'm In Need Of Love
95 Being Rejected And Turned Down
96 Coping With Difficult People
97 Creative Frustration
98 Don't Waste Time On Insignifi cant People
99 No Sex Relationship
100 I Was Losing My Self Esteem
101 Doubting Myself
102 Married And White, Black Aff air, Child On Way
103 Jealous Brother And Wife
104 Caught My Brother In Bed With My Girlfriend
105 I'm Hiv+ 17, The First Time I Ever Had Sex
106 Wife 33, Three Children, Dies Of Cancer
107 Getting Lost In Life
108 Irresponsible And Weak Parents
109 Being A Failure
110 More On Coping With Diffi cult People
111 Shyness And Timidity
112 Gay Muslim - Inbred Hatred - Family Divided
113 Dysfunctional Childhood Laid To Rest
114 Whinging And Political Correctness Taken Care Of
115 Unemployed And Feeling Undervalued
116 Changing Th e Way You Look At Life
117 Four Sisters - Three Slim And Fat Me
118 Jewish And Gay - The Good And Not So Good
119 It's My Life Not Yours
120 Listening And Talking
121 Life's Angst
122 The Tale Of Having Endless Boyfriends
123 Life Hysteria
124 Am I Bi-Sexual Or Just Playing The Field
125 Breaking Up The Relationship
126 When Life Long Friends Fade Away
127 Toxic Friendships
128 Those Mythical Family Lines - An Asian Story
129 Black And Gay And Successful
130 When Anger Takes Over
131 Don't Compare Your Life - It Is Yours
132 Jewish Boy - Muslim Girl - Happy Family
133 A Mental Health Conundrum
134 I Like Being Single
135 I Am Society
136 The Power Of Love - Disownment
137 Breaking Free - A Girl's Story
138 Toy Boy Or True Love
139 "Daughters" And "Daddies" -
140 Don't Be Afraid To Disappoint
The End
Chapter
Contact Details
John is far more than an author writer and broadcaster, he's an Iconoclast and Social Commentator of today, tearing down and challenging staid, dull and outmoded doctrines of yesterday's establishment and redundant cultural ideology. As a result of his extensive international travels and his firsthand experience of different cultures, ethnicities, religions, traits, lives, habits, ideas, personal ideologies, failings and negative stances, he has developed a wonderful skill of helping people in transition to step back, see the bigger picture, and find clarity of thought and a new sense of direction.
In today's unsettled world of finance, global warming, violence, turbulent events and terrorism, people are more than ever seeking a better stance upon which to base their lives. A platform that gives them back their abilities and love and happiness that much of the media seems to take away by negative reporting.
Where more than ever business men and women are facing challenges within not only their work place but within themselves as to what to do, why, where, what if etc, and this has a profound effect on how they view their future and those around them.
Over the years, John has written extensively on the subject of Happiness and Emotional Intelligence, "If you are happy" he says "you can cope with anything".
John enjoys lecturing throughout the UK and Europe as well as in America where his English style is thought of as zany and refreshing. His focus on happiness always keeps him well in demand from both Corporate clients as well as organisations and individuals alike, and he is constantly writing articles on the subject for publication in newspapers and magazines all over the world. He is a Christian, enjoys cooking, entertaining, fine wines, travelling, swimming, gardening and anything science fiction. He has a pilot's license and was once a martial art master.
John's great skill as a writer and Social Commentator is in his ability to empower people with the positive feeling that "anything is possible" and that the biggest hurdles to success are usually ourselves. He has the knack of honing in to how we feel, without any psycho-waffle or new age banter, but instead uses down to earth language that is easy to read and straight to the point.
