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  1. "The child is father to the man"

    5/18/12 7:29am by GaelMc
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    “The child is father to the man”, said William Wordsworth, and so sang Blood, Sweat and Tears.Children teach more than their own fathers.  Children at a shelter type facility have taught me a lot. It was late at night, they arrived without luggage, without even an extra pair of shoes amongst them. The youngest of three children clutched a toy, it was a plastic castle. She refused to let it go.  Read more >

  2. A mother's day message for less than perfect, but perfectly good mothers

    5/12/12 4:55am by GaelMc
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     In my practice the Monday after Mother’s Day is always the toughest. The mothers who come to therapy are not happy. Their ungrateful children and non supportive husbands, at least by definition today, ignored the day. They would have been thrilled to get half cooked eggs complete with bits of egg shell, cold coffee and burned toast, or a small gift, or a hand written card, or three words on facebook, a phone call, a text, ANYTHING!! But nothing. No acknowledgement.  Read more >

  3. Paralyzed chiropractor crosses the marathon finish line

    5/11/12 11:27am by GaelMc
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     Claire Lomas, former chiropractor, paralyzed from the chest down finished a 26.2 kilometers marathon May 8. She did it in 16 days. She was injured in a horse riding accident 5 years ago.To finish the race she needed a bionic computerized suit. She focused on taking one step at time. Her husband, 13 month old daughter and her parents were by her side. It took 16 days.  Read more >

  4. TrishJenkins: From prosperity to prison to purpose

    5/10/12 9:21am by GaelMc
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      An Aussie, a pastor's daughter, wife and mother, a wealthy professional woman and investor. Accustomed to respect, raised in a stable two parent home she hears the door slam behind her. Not just any door. She is in jail.This blog is longer than optimum, but I wanted to give it to you one piece, I could not stand your suspense! Hah, wazup with that? I hope you read it to the end and enjoy it.  Read more >

  5. Olivia the flowergirl

    5/9/12 12:33pm by GaelMc
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    You see we went to the wedding. I was an outdoors wedding in Washington State, in April so you know how much we prayed.  It was such a celebration. But during the ceremony, even though my own dear husband was the celebrant and the groom especially dear, and I would add we were surrounded by fantastic friends Olivia caught my eye. I hope you will flip through the show to see why.    Read more >

  6. The Third Fate by Nadja Notariani: A Book Review

    5/6/12 9:06pm by GaelMc
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  7. Death by pillow - almost

    5/6/12 1:08am by GaelMc
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  8. How to go from a columnist to a novelist: Elena Martina did it

    5/5/12 3:07pm by GaelMc
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    The first thing you notice about Elena Martina’s facebook page https://www.facebook.com/author.elenamartina#!/author.elenamartina is her enthusiasm. She offers cheery chats and helps to other writers. Not surprisingly her column is titled, Happy Living One Day at a Time. As Elena was born in Peru, South America Spanish was her first language. She came to the USA to attend A.P.S.U. and graduated with a degree in Psychology. She did further study at Duke University and just stayed.  Read more >

  9. Credit card fraud did pay

    4/29/12 10:15am by GaelMc
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     Michael Hegarty  Read more >

  10. New York's Irish American community rallies around an ordinary boy in an extraordinary way.

    4/7/12 7:26am by GaelMc
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    A few days ago I read a column in the Irish Central online version. The author Niall O’Dowd said it was the hardest column he had ever written. Upon reading it, myself in tears I knew why.  He wrote of coming to the United States, of his brother in law, sister and nephew following him from Ireland. Of the family settling, at full thrust into the American way of life, forever loving their Irish roots.  Read more >

Gael McCarte

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Gael McCarte
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August 2010
About Me: 

Being in power is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't. ~ Margaret Thatcher

Psychologist, Marriage and Family Therapist, team member of forensic psychologists intervening with offenders in the Department of Justice, consultant and mediator within the Family Court.  Wife, mother of 3.  Published author, blogger, seminar speaker.

INVITE ME TO SPEAK McAuthor2@gmail.com

Examiner.com Atlanta blog

http://www.examiner.com/christian-parenting-in-atlanta/gael-mccarte

Why did I write about criminals?  The answer is here.

http://writersinbusiness.blogspot.com/2011/03/psychologist-gael-mccarte-con.html

Novel, The Con is available at Amazon.com.  http://www.amazon.com/Gael-McCarte/dp/1935434535/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1295287982&sr=1-1.  It fictionalizes my work with offenders in Perth, Western Australia.  The reader has a front row seat to Aussie family life, the criminal mind, the elite schools in Perth, the upheavals caused by the mining and housing boom as tilers and carpenters now out earn physicians. It reveals bush life in Kalgoorlie the gold mining area, and the general Australian life style as it is really lived.  The book has cultural and psychological integrity and is difficult to put down while the twist in the end is impossible to predict.  Also available as an ebook https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/64328

Available in Australia from  http://www.seekbooks.com.au/book/The-Con/isbn/9781935434535.htm

YouTube introduction to The Con: Con meet reader, reader meet the Con...

URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScgybpmgpnA

Jayden Daze, a book for grandparents to read their grandchildren - 6 year old Jayden is the hero.  Grandma titles her time with her days withher grandson, her 'Jayden daze'.  His misadventures and each chapter has a twist or a happy ending.   Available as an ebook at https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/64677

Book on Parenting by contributors who desire to help other parents by being rain makers in what can be a desert of parenting.

E-book, Short and Long Stories to be released soon.

 

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