There seems to be this impression that if I really am a psychotherapist, I cant be serious about it. They think there must be something fishy going on.

Sexual dreams aren't usually about sex.

The Notion Of A Contemporary Epiphany To Me Is Very Exciting, Because It's A Sort Of Biblical Thing. It's Something That Has Happened To People In Other Centuries Or In The Context Of Religious Experience...!!!

It is one thing to go on stage and be funny or be in a good place in your career, but for a woman, actually facing the elements in a physical way is a very powerful thing.

I grew up in the suburbs of Sydney, an arid kind of place, but every day I took the ferry across the harbour to get to school. I'd watch the ships coming in and going out.

Being a psychologist did enable me to maintain objectivity.

There was a special challenge in describing the awful childhood of a person who happens to be my own husband. It was very painful at times, for both of us.