Wisdom of Aunty Bronwyn

John is far more than an author writer and broadcaster, he’s an Iconoclast and Social Commentator of today, tearing down and challenging staid, dull and outmoded doctrines of yesterday’s establishment and redundant cultural ideology. As a result of his extensive international travels and his firsthand experience of different cultures, ethnicities, religions, traits, lives, habits, ideas, personal ideologies, failings and negative stances, he has developed a wonderful skill of helping people in transition to step back, see the bigger picture, and find clarity of thought and a new sense of direction.In today’s unsettled world of finance, global warming, violence, turbulent events and terrorism, people are more than ever seeking a better stance upon which to base their lives. A platform that gives them back their abilities and love and happiness that much of the media seems to take away by negative reporting.Where more than ever business men and women are facing challenges within not only their work place but within themselves as to what to do, why, where, what if etc, and this has a profound effect on how they view their future and those around them.Over the years, John has written extensively on the subject of Happiness and Emotional Intelligence, “If you are happy” he says “you can cope with anything”.John enjoys lecturing throughout the UK and Europe as well as in America where his English style is thought of as zany and refreshing. His focus on happiness always keeps him well in demand from both Corporate clients as well as organisations and individuals alike, and he is constantly writing articles on the subject for publication in newspapers and magazines all over the world. He is a Christian, enjoys cooking, entertaining, fine wines, travelling, swimming, gardening and anything science fiction. He has a pilot’s license and was once a martial art master.John’s great skill as a writer and Social Commentator is in his ability to empower people with the positive feeling that "anything is possible" and that the biggest hurdles to success are usually ourselves. He has the knack of honing in to how we feel, without any psycho-waffle or new age banter, but instead uses down to earth language that is easy to read and straight to the point.

• PrefaceIntroductionIndexChapters1 Failing Relationship2 Single Mother, With Teenage Boys3 Aggressive Manager At Work4 Domineering Religious Family5 Mixed Race / Multi-Cultural Marriage6 University Student, Going Her Own Way Against The Family7 Incest / Rape In Religious Family8 City Tycoon Has Health Shock And Mid Life Career Change9 Married Woman Finds New Lesbian Partner10 Gay Asian Boy Stands His Ground With The Family11 Italian Shunned By Jealous Parents Over Daughter’s Death12 Young Gay Lover Copes With Elder Partners Death 4113 Elderly Widow Comes To Terms With Friends Who Show Up On Death Of Husband Only14 Overcoming Difficult Family Relationships15 Loner And Swat Loses Best Friend In Suicide16 A Dear Aunt Dies Leaving Distraught Niece17 Coming To Terms With Wife’s Death18 Finding Happiness Again After Mother Dies19 Twin, Eventually Gets Over His Brother’s Needless Death20 Brother And Sister Lose Parents But Build Life Again21 Getting A Relationship Back On Track22 Breaking That Cultural Bubble23 How An Orthodox Jew Finds Real Love By Leaving Home24 Indian Girl Refuses To Be Married Off By Parents25 Getting A Life Again Aft er Husband’s Affair26 Incest – Love Or Sex? (1) Brother And Sister In A Relationship27 Incest – Love Or Sex? (2) Brothers In A Relationship28 Incest – Love Or Sex? (3) Sisters In A Relationship29 Incest – Love Or Sex? (4) Father And Daughter30 Incest – Love Or Sex? (5) Two Sisters And A Male Partner31 Unmarried And Unwanted Pregnancy Second Time Around32 After The Failed Suicide Attempt33 When You’ve Failed All Too Oft en34 Finding A Job And Re-Evaluating Life35 Our Mental Health36 Taking Ownership Of Your Life37 Love And Religion38 Dysfunctional Families39 Why Am I Bullied40 Drugs – The Pit To Nowhere41 Loneliness – Is It A Choice Or Not?42 Saying “No” – Often A Difficult Thing To Do43 Stop Waiting For Approval44 My Mental Health – A Girl’s Story From The Middle East45 My Disability – My Life46 When Death Hits You Hard47 Where Success Lies – Within You48 Families Are Strange – Not Being Equal49 Middle Aged And Confused50 Older / Younger Gay Relationship51 Infidelity – A Step Too Far (1)52 Infidelity – A Step Too Far (2)53 Addicted To Sex Male54 Addicted To Sex Female55 Permission, Approval, Validation (1)56 Permission, Approval, Validation (2)57 Choices (1)58 Choices (2)59 Normal (1) What’s Normal?60 Normal (2) Depression61 Getting In With The Bad Crowd – Two Black Boys62 Hopelessness (1) Rich Kid63 Hopelessness (2) Poor Kid64 Expectations65 Deep Disappointment66 The Common Denominator – You67 Love – Life68 Love – Gay69 Love - Elderly Pensioner70 Love – Commercial71 Respect (1)72 Respect (2)73 Past Responsibilities74 Living In The Past75 The Placebo Eff ect – Encouragement76 An Affair With My Friend’s Father (1) (Male)77 An Affair With My Friend’s Father (2) (Female)78 Middle Aged Wife Crisis79 Daughter And Domineering Parents In Old Age80 When Religion Can Take Over81 Happiness – Your Choice82 Loneliness – Choice Or Chance?83 Failure – Not As Bad As You Th ink84 Political Correctness85 Anger – Serving No Purpose86 My Secret World - What’s Your Fetish – Cross Dressing87 My Secret World - What’s Your Fetish – Bondage And The Rest88 On The Game89 You’ve Got To Be In It To Win It90 The Feeling To Be Needed91 Letting Go92 The Future Is What You Make It93 Changing Life – Mid Term94 I’m In Need Of Love95 Being Rejected And Turned Down96 Coping With Difficult People97 Creative Frustration98 Don’t Waste Time On Insignifi cant People99 No Sex Relationship100 I Was Losing My Self Esteem101 Doubting Myself102 Married And White, Black Aff air, Child On Way103 Jealous Brother And Wife104 Caught My Brother In Bed With My Girlfriend105 I’m Hiv+ 17, The First Time I Ever Had Sex106 Wife 33, Three Children, Dies Of Cancer107 Getting Lost In Life108 Irresponsible And Weak Parents109 Being A Failure110 More On Coping With Diffi cult People111 Shyness And Timidity112 Gay Muslim – Inbred Hatred – Family Divided113 Dysfunctional Childhood Laid To Rest114 Whinging And Political Correctness Taken Care Of115 Unemployed And Feeling Undervalued116 Changing Th e Way You Look At Life117 Four Sisters – Three Slim And Fat Me118 Jewish And Gay – The Good And Not So Good119 It’s My Life Not Yours120 Listening And Talking121 Life’s Angst122 The Tale Of Having Endless Boyfriends123 Life Hysteria124 Am I Bi-Sexual Or Just Playing The Field125 Breaking Up The Relationship126 When Life Long Friends Fade Away127 Toxic Friendships128 Those Mythical Family Lines – An Asian Story129 Black And Gay And Successful130 When Anger Takes Over131 Don’t Compare Your Life - It Is Yours132 Jewish Boy – Muslim Girl – Happy Family133 A Mental Health Conundrum134 I Like Being Single135 I Am Society136 The Power Of Love – Disownment137 Breaking Free – A Girl’s Story138 Toy Boy Or True Love139 “Daughters” And “Daddies” -140 Don’t Be Afraid To DisappointThe End ChapterContact Details

“After your broadcast I just stopped literallyfollowing anyone and everything, concentratingon what I wanted and all of a sudden, to havea life again. Everything else I lost interestin, and I was able to think more clearly andconcisely too and develop what I wanted fromlife.I stopped following all the celebrity rubbish,predominantly silly people made famous many ofwhom were constantly in rehab and I used to readabout that as if it was important news, whocares? If you don’t respect yourself and placeimportance on yourself as you say Aunty Bronwyn,then there is little hope of anything good everhappening, and you get hurt just so much easier.That’s all changed now thank goodness.”“Thank you, Aunty Bronwyn for just sayingwhat was the obvious but you know sometimesyou have to hear it from someone else forit to register. I’m sure your shows havehelped many more people. Best Lew.“You were right in that everyone whoprocrastinates or doubts hardly ever listens tothemselves, they look outside of themselves asto what might happen elsewhere or permutationsthat no one can control thus they get so lost.It’s not easy to just switch from one mode ofyears of expertly getting nowhere to saying yesor no and moving on in an instant, but it hasmade life better for me. I no longer get sotied up within myself, and I’m getting far moreconfi dent at making decisions based upon what’sgood for me.Thank you Aunty Bronwyn I’m now a loyal fan ofyours”“Aunty Bronwyn, life has picked up considerablynow because as I’m open to new things and eventsthey present themselves to me. Before I couldn’tsee them for looking inwards and thinking “poorold me, what’s to happen”. I was the cause ofmy own dismay.Thank you, Aunty Bronwyn you have really laiddown the information for me to get life rollingagain and it has. Thank you again.”Kind wishes Ellen