A bit of rain doesn’t fix a potential drought problem for New Zealand
We are entering an era – if we haven’t already – where patterns of rainfall we have planned for are likely to be disrupted, meaning that we have to think carefully about how we live as new patterns...
View ArticleRadio NZ National Nine to Noon show – Parenting slot on resisting pester...
In this parenting slot of the show, I talk with Kathryn Ryan about saying no to persistent children and teenagers, and have some tips on how to manage those situations....
View ArticleMedia contribution: Waitotara residents are standing firm on sodden ground
Massey University Associate Professor of Disaster Mental Health Sarb Johal says residents would need to come up with some of their own answers about what they were willing to do to make staying in...
View ArticleDominion Post Editorial: Psychological damage can linger long after flood...
Flooding differs from some other types of disaster as it is often possible to prevent the impacts, and also the lengthy recovery period afterwards. The long recovery time can increase the risk of...
View ArticleMedia contribution: Funeral Webcasting Addresses a Major Void for the Grieving
“The life of the dead consists in being present in the minds of the living” – Cicero Rituals of mourning are changing. Communities live farther away and further apart from each other than ever. The way...
View ArticleMedia contribution: MH370 wreckage dredges up psychological pain for victims’...
Far from providing closure, discovery of MH370 debris on Reunion is likely to “reset” the grieving process for victims’ families and friends, psychologists say. Some families want answers, while others...
View ArticleMedia contribution: More uncertainty for MH370 families
Family and friends with loved ones on board the ill-fated flight MH370 will be facing more uncertainty following news that debris discovered a week ago was from the airliner, an expert says. Overnight,...
View ArticleRadio New Zealand Nine to Noon with Kathryn Ryan – Parenting slot on holidays...
Clinical and health psychologist Sarb Johal, and Associate Professor at Massey University on school holidays – are they fun or just a lot of hard work? Tips to make the most of school breaks....
View ArticleRadio New Zealand Parenting on Nine to Noon: Failure to Launch
Clinical and health psychologist and Associate Professor at Massey University Sarb Johal discusses the challenges of adult children who can’t or won’t leave the nest, also known as ‘failure to launch’....
View ArticleOn the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and implications for NZ
The UN recently agreed a framework for the next 30 years for disaster risk reduction, known as the Sendai Framework for DRR – the agreement was reached at a conference in Sendai, Japan earlier this...
View ArticleResearch paper published – Finding positives after disaster: Insights from...
My colleague and I have written a paper that has been published in the Australasian Emergency Nursing Journal. You can read it here. Here’s the abstract. Background: This paper identifies positive...
View ArticleThe Magnificent Seven (or what you need to build a solid platform for wellbeing)
Happiness isn’t the same as wellbeing. Happiness is just a part of what we need to feel satisfied with how life is going for us. Besides happiness, we also pay attention to how much meaning and purpose...
View ArticleRadio NZ Parenting slot – When parents and their adult children fall out
When parents and their adult children drift apart, or have a falling out, the results can be far-reaching. For example, it can mean that parents don’t see their grandchildren, and the grandchildren...
View ArticlePsychological intervention after disasters workshop
The 4th International Workshop on Psychological Intervention After Disasters (PIAD 2015) was held at the International Centre of Excellence on Integrated Research on Disaster Risk (IRDR-ICoE), Taipei...
View ArticleResearch paper published: Communicating with the Public during an Earthquake...
One of the challenges of research is making sure that you are able to communicate with audiences that may be able to use what is produced, not just to other researchers (though that is useful too)....
View ArticleNew site at sarbjohal.com
Thanks for reading this blog. I’m now closing down this site and moving to integrate all my activities in one place, so please come to sarbjohal.com to access this blog and other content from me on the...
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