“, Direct suffering takes a huge toll on many people’s lives.  But often the people supporting those who are suffering are also under considerable stress.

Marriages or intimate partnerships are less often “”for life”” than they have ever been. Families are often small or scattered.  For increasing numbers of people,

“, It’s a bizarre notion that we generally expect people to be happy in their marriages or sexual relationships. Yet we don’t automatically expect single

With only days to go (June 2005) until the end of another financial year, many Australians will be considering how to minimise their tax.  This

Few human beings have or are ideal parents. As a species we are too complex to be ideal in any of our relationships, never mind

There are few shocks to the human system ruder than becoming a parent.  From one day to the next your own not entirely unselfish needs,

It was impossible to remain unmoved by recent images of Israelis being dragged from their homes in the Gaza strip (September 05).  Perhaps the most

In the United States recently, I attended a couple of deeply inspiring interfaith services that, for me, were unexpectedly ruffled by a request from one

There is nothing most parents want more for their children than happiness, and nothing that causes them greater pain than their children’s unhappiness.  Nevertheless, the

One of the songs my children used to sing when they were little – and I imagine countless small children still sing it – went,

“”If anyone can cause a happiness revolution, Stephanie Dowrick can””Paul Wilson”,,

This year’s Easter Retreat at Mana Retreat Centre in New Zealand was especially powerful and beautiful.  One of the participants, New Zealander Mike Gowing, created

Interfaith in Sydney Monthly services (plus) Weekly meditation with Stephanie Dowrick Pitt Street Uniting Church, 264 Pitt Street, Sydney 2000 (near Park Street) Next Interfaith

“”Be still””: A Meditation Day for beginners and experienced meditators. 22 July 2006 – Terrigal, NSW Our Lady Star of the Sea Parish Hall, Serpentine

Northern New South Wales I will be speaking and offering a workshop in Tweed Heads, and speaking at Byron Bay, as part of the  uplifting

On 15 March I am speaking in Sydney (226 Clarence Street) at the first of the Adyar breakfast events. Adyar is one of the widest-ranging

More on happiness – I will give a major keynote address on happiness and its role in our lives as part of the major “Happiness

The Sea of Faith National Conference 2006 God: Creator or Created? 22-24 September 2006 at Dunmore Lang College, Macquarie University in Sydney. Speakers include Don

Perth – Talk and One-day Workshop on Happiness 30 June 2006 and 1 July 2006 Stephanie will give a major talk on the social, spiritual and emotional