John Sharry trained as a scientist, social worker and psychotherapist. He is Director of the Parents Plus Charity and a weekly columnist for The Irish Times. He is the author of ten books in counseling and mental health including three best-selling positive psychology books and seven popular self-help books for parents and families. His writing has been translated into eight languages including Spanish, Japanese, Chinese and Arabic. He is particularly interested in how a psychological perspective is crucial in understanding how people will respond to the current peak oil/climate change crises. His website is http://www.solutiontalk.ie. He lives in Dublin.
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Hope in the Face of Disaster – Creating a sustainable, viable, future path for civilisation
This paper explores the many crises that civilisation and humanity will face over the coming decades, it proposes a central cause to these crises. Some constructive choices that individuals, communities and nations could yet make are outlined.
January 9, 2014
