Books, a short film and picture books about feelings, from Michael G. Quirk. No pressure to do it or read it. Take what helps and leave the rest.
Tessa is a frightened red heeler. One day her owner is gentle, the next he is harsh, and she can’t keep up. So she hides in the dark under the house. Then someone sits down on the ground, speaks softly, and waits for as long as it takes.
“If you choose empathy, let it begin… it takes as long as it takes.”A story by Michael Quirk. All 8 parts on YouTube, Instagram and Facebook.
Our feelings are not the problem, they are the path. Paperbacks are printed and posted by Amazon; ebooks download straight away.
Fred Murray’s business is going broke, his wife is barely coping, and their teenagers are finding their own ways through each day. Like most of us, the Murrays have learned to push their feelings away. A novel about a different view: our feelings are not the problem, they are the path.
Right in Front of Your Face and The Cowered Dog together. The first tells the story; the second shows you how.
Open the door labelled “sadness”, name the feelings that have run through your life, and find where you are now, at your own pace, on your own.
“Nothing is for nothing.”
MICHAEL G. QUIRK · THE COWERED DOGThe same ideas, for the little ones. Aussie animal families, their grandparents, and the Bird of Love, who visits every backyard on the street. Square, full-colour paperbacks printed by Amazon; the films and audiobooks download straight away.
8 more: the rose garden in your heart, the seed of fear, love under the door.
17 yarns: the feeling bushfire, the water dam, the slide projector.
16 yarns: the moon on the water, the lighthouse, tiny steps.
8 yarns: the door marked sadness, the rusty car, digging for gold.
Both picture books (PDF), both audiobooks (MP3) and the 12-episode Koala Movie (MP4).
All three picture books (PDF), three audiobooks (MP3) and the whole 42-episode movie (MP4).
All 5 picture books, 5 audiobooks and both movies. Every backyard on the street.
Why bottling up our feelings never quite works, and a gentler way. A short guide you can read in ten minutes. Free, straight to your inbox, with an occasional note from Michael. Nothing pushy.
In the past, Michael G. Quirk has been a civil engineer, a clinical hypnotherapist, a house-husband, an owner-builder and a clinical psychologist. Michael has been helping people connect with themselves since 1982. During this time, an approach has developed, now called Within Content. It is an education. He currently resides in Australia with his wife and is the father of five children.
