I’m gradually assembling a collection of resources to make available to website visitors. These resources include a newly published book, articles, papers, downloadable documents and links to other websites of interest.
Book
“Marriage is for Grown-ups”
This book is not for the faint-hearted. It is not for those who find marriage easy, smooth or trouble-free. Nor is it for those who have given up on marriage. Rather it is a practical and compassionate book for those who still hold a vision for marriage, despite disappointments and difficulties, and want to see their own marriage be the best it can be.
Articles
See below for a list of articles I’ve written on the following subjects:
- Spiritual journeys
- Men’s issues
- Midlife
- Gender relations
- Marriage
Some of these articles are available as a PDF download (e.g. those published in Psychotherapy in Australia).
For copies of other articles, send me a request through the Make Contact page, and I’ll send you a copy. Your feedback and responses are always welcome.
“PornBusters: Men, Sex & Desire”
Just about every man has had to deal with the question of pornography at some point in his life. Most men got their first look at pornography at an early age – when we were young and impressionable, while our brains and our personalities were still being formed. And it has now become a habit if not an addiction for many men.
This article presents a number of perspectives and attitudes regarding pornography, and offers three key points for men, drawn directly from the “Men & Sex” workshop.
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This article is also the background reading for the workshop “Pornbusters: Men, Sex & Desire – Realities and Fantasies”.
“From Boys to Young Men to Men: A thousand joys and a thousand sorrows”
This article explores the major stages in the journey from boyhood to manhood. It starts with primary school early high school years, moves on to adolescence, then early manhood, through to the maturing years. It explores what boys and men need along this journey and offers practical suggestions about how those needs can be provided for.
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This article is an edited version of a talk given at the Catholic Education Office in August 2011 to an audience of educators and counsellors.
“In the Best Interests of the Child?”
Ten Point Manifesto regarding family law reform presented at the National Strategic Conference on Fatherhood, Canberra, August 2003.
“The Journey to Consciousness: Depth Psychotherapy Plus Dinkum Spirituality”
It is said that the best preparation for a therapist is self-work. In this account of his personal journey, Noel Giblett reflects on significant personal and professional paradigm shifts. This paper was originally presented at the ‘A Chorus of Voices’ conference in July 1999.
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Paper presented at the inaugural Psychotherapy in Australia Conference, Melbourne, July 1999, and published in Psychotherapy in Australia, Vol.6 No. 4, August 2000.
“Men and Relationship Services: Putting the Cart Before the Horse? Papering Over the Cracks?”
Many men genuinely want to improve their relationships. However, according to Noel Giblett, they first need to develop an intrinsic sense of self. Only then can fundamental assumptions about roles and expectations be truly overturned.
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Paper presented to the First National Men and Family Relationships Forum, Canberra, June 1998, and subsequently published in Psychotherapy in Australia, Vol. 5 No. 2, February 1999.
“On Leaving the Tribe and Honouring the Outsider”
EREMOS No. 54, February 1996.
“To Have Loved and Lost: Some Thoughts on Attachment”
EREMOS No. 56, August 1996.
“A Man’s World?”
EREMOS No. 50, February 1995.
“And the Healing Has Begun: How Psychotherapy Succeeded Where The Church Failed”
EREMOS No. 47, May 1994.
“In My Father’s House: Reflections on Fatherhood, Sonhood and God”
EREMOS No. 47, May 1994.
“The Heart of Darkness & The Light of Love: Reflections on Working with Australian Vietnam Veterans”
Paper presented to the 1991 Australasian Congress on Christian Counselling (published in proceedings); edited version published in Australian Ministry, 1992.
“Homecomings: Stories from Australian Vietnam Veterans & Their Wives”
Compiled and edited to coincide with the Australian Vietnam Veterans Welcome Home Parade in Sydney 1987. First edition (1987) published by the Vietnam Veterans Counselling Service. Second edition (1989) published by the Australian Government Publishing Service.
