Seven steps to change…

What’s this? An article written by Gawler Foundation senior therapist, Paul Bedson: 7 Steps to change your relationship with yourself. This article appeared in the May, 2008 edition of Living Now Magazine Meditation and Emotional Alchemy by Paul Bedson A popular misconception regarding meditation is that it is used to “transcend” or rise above emotions. [...]

Letter to the editor, The Age

What’s this? A letter to the editor from Dr Gawler that appeared in The Age (Melbourne) on Friday, June 6, 2008 AS A cancer patient whose story epitomises so-called “positive thinking” I am aghast at the headline “Fighting spirit useless” in The Age (3/6). Such a headline is not justified by the research it was [...]

Dr Gawler refutes claims positive thinking does not work

By Dr Ian Gawler OAM A team of Melbourne researchers have concluded that psychological responses to breast cancer might not improve a patient’s chance of survival. The findings by Prof. Kelly-Anne Phillips and colleagues were presented recently at the 2008 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting and may prompt some to conclude that [...]

Leading Cancer Expert refutes claims positive thinking does not work

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Dr Ian Gawler OAM, founder and therapeutic director of The Gawler Foundation has refuted suggestions that positive thinking doesn’t work when it comes to dealing with cancer.This is in response to a team of Melbourne researchers who have concluded that psychological responses to breast cancer might not improve a patient’s [...]