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I am a Doctor of Psychology, living in Melbourne, Australia. I have been a practising psychologist for the last 14 years. I am also the director of a Mindfulness and Meditation Centre called ‘A Place To Be’, and founded an annual fundraising community event in Melbourne called The Mindful Walk.
I have been published in Academic Journals, including Quality of Life Research. I am a member of several professional associations, including the Association for Contextual and Behavioural Science (ACBS), an international community of scholars, researchers,
I undertook the writing of this book series after 14 years of working with clients, witnessing the substantial shifts made when metaphor and story are used to teach psychological processes. And I was keen to write and present this series in a way that would connect to people beyond the therapeutic / self-help domain.
Reviewed by Carolina Restrepo for Readers' Favorite
Dr. Carrie Hayward offers a short but valuable story about a woman named Winnie, who has come upon a moment of her life filled with uncertainty and gloominess, not only from the weather but mental gloom; being human means having bad days or even bad years. In this story, Winnie is an example of a lonely person who struggles to move forward and see the positive side of life. Sometimes the only way to get out of that mindset is to force oneself outside their home and wait for the sun to come out again. Winnie has become the embodiment of our present society and just how hard it is to live with mental issues, lack of confidence, aloneness, and most of all, lack of perception about the future. The Woman Who Lost The Sun is a reminder that we can beat the odds and see the light at the end of the tunnel.
The Woman Who Lost the Sun has reminded me just how easy it is to fall into a dark hole. Her resilience and determination to make it stop are remarkable. We should all have that ability, and if we did, I am sure the world would be a better place. Weather is a mysterious thing that happens to control our lives. It may seem like a background thing, but be it a sunny or gloomy day, it can have the power to change your attitude toward life and even disrupt life. The illustrations that give life to Winnie are simple yet marvelous; they say more than what meets the eye. We sometimes feel that people on the outside don’t understand us or, worse, can’t help us; Winnie took matters into her own hands and didn’t allow a couple of bad days to turn into a lifetime of sorrow. Thank you, Dr. Carrie Hayward, for giving life to Winnie; she is a positive reminder of how much power we have as individuals.
