Couch trip

Mrs Couchtrip: Can we watch something? There should be some Graham Norton. Me: Ok but I’m just watching this interview then I’ll see if I can find it. We’ve just made a sausage pasta bake i...

https://couchtrip.wordpress.com/2024/10/03/mrs-couchtrip-calls-me-on-my-america-obsession/

Is Fear stronger than Hope? Does Anger trump Joy? I know it’s not as simple as that, and both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris (like the voters that vote for them) are a complex mix of emotion an...

https://couchtrip.wordpress.com/2024/09/30/running-on-emotion-the-contrasting-emotions-of-donald-trump-and-kamala-harris/

This was honestly the best takedown of Jordan B Peterson, self-proclaimed male guru and lobster-loving lone preacher man, that I have seen. Caitlin Moran’s chapter “The Advice of Men” in he...

https://couchtrip.wordpress.com/2023/09/08/the-best-takedown-of-jordan-b-peterson/

What is wrong with us as South Africans? This is the eternal question that we ask at every level of our society. The answers we arrive at depend on what we do for a living and how we see the worl...

https://couchtrip.wordpress.com/2021/08/12/south-africa-on-the-couch/

In recognition of Joe Biden’s swearing-in as the 46th POTUS tomorrow, I’ve put together a short US Presidential Quiz. The link is here and if you do take the quiz please pop a comment below t...

https://couchtrip.wordpress.com/2021/01/19/us-presidential-quiz-and-my-summer-reading/

So we’re back at school and I’ve had the opportunity to chat to some of our matrics (Grade 12s) about how they feel about the “new normal”. Everyone seems to have taken an emotional knock...

https://couchtrip.wordpress.com/2020/07/16/mrs-couchtrip-goes-on-a-power-trip-and-other-coping-strategies/

It’s the last day of holidays here and I’ve been thinking (again) about narcissism. Particularly about how important it is to own our own narcissism. Perhaps it’s prompted in part by watchi...

https://couchtrip.wordpress.com/2018/10/08/owning-our-own-narcissism/

This short video clip from the London-based School of Life is really excellent. I’ve never actually heard of the School of Life until I click on the link and am enlightened that they are a “g...

https://couchtrip.wordpress.com/2018/08/16/why-psychotherapy/

With Day Zero looming, Capetonians are getting increasingly anxious about the day when the taps run dry. I have mixed feelings about this. I’m very concerned but there also times when I feel re...

https://couchtrip.wordpress.com/2018/01/30/5-stages-of-cape-towns-water-crisis/

Fascinating article on the upcoming Clinton vs Trump debate at The Atlantic (http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/10/who-will-win/497561/). I was feeling quite anxious about the upcom...

https://couchtrip.wordpress.com/2016/09/21/learning-from-the-donald/