Dr George Blair-West is an author and medical doctor specialising in psychiatry who for twenty years has sub-specialised in relationship therapy and treating trauma.
George’s writing career began 25 years ago with scientific publications on suicide and depression while a Senior Lecturer with the University of Queensland. This work resulted in his admission to the New York Academy of Sciences in 1998. A variety of lay articles and five books followed, including a best seller in Australia on the psychology and sabotage of weight loss. The award-winning The Way of the Quest, a novel that explores his passion of how to find one’s meaning & purpose in life. His book ‘How to make the biggest decision of your life – Unlocking the secrets to a healthy lasting relationship’, builds on his talk on TED.com (over 4million views).
He, and his psychologist wife of 34 years, Penny, live in Brisbane and have two children.
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