Publications
Articles
"EFT: Tapping Into New Solutions", introducing the potential applications of this therapeutic tool in the field of addictions, in the January-February 2009 issue of the Addiction Today journal.
"Getting beyond a 30 year fear of needles in 15 minutes" on the main EFT website (former Gary Craig's site) can be read here (Spanish version available here)
"The Case of Suicidal Woman on a Balcony" here
"EFT and Metaphor Create a Transformational Healing Experience" here (Spanish version available here)
"EFT Client & Practitioner Safety Tips" here
A series of short articles on various aspects of health, addictions, wellbeing can be found on my blog on the Wired In website devoted to drug and alcohol addiction recovery.
I am honoured to have contributed to a groundbreaking manual for enhancing mental health and wellbeing by Dr Mike Smith and Marion Aslan (2007), The THRIVE Approach to Mental Health & Wellness, ISBN-10 0955646103. My contribution was to write a section on EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique), just one of the numerous self-help, self-development and healing aproaches described in the book. The book is available through Mike's and Marion's website, www.crazydiamond.org.uk, as well as through Amazon Books.
In my "past life" I was a botanist and horticulturist, and have written a number of articles on gardening, reports on botanising expeditions, and a horticultural reference book, Pulmonarias & the Borage Family, which was published in 2003 by B.T.Batsford in the UK and by Timber Press in the USA.
The book is available from Amazon books:
Some quotes from reviews:
"Timber Press has produced many fine works on horticulture and botany, but of the many which this reviewer has handled for Plant Science Bulletin or simply read for his own interest, this is far and away the finest." — Plant Science Bulletin, 50(1) 2004
"The author's enthusiasm is catching and detailed." — Marty Figley, Home Town Life, July 2004
"An exhaustive treatment of the plant family that includes such varied plants as comfrey, forget-me-nots, and heliotrope, with more than 100 striking color photos from all corners of the globe, Pulmonarias and the Borage Family, by Masha Bennett, is a testament to the author's research travels. " — The American Gardener April 2004
"Serious plantspeople will treasure this book…it is the only book available on the subject." - Patricia A. Taylor, The Times (Trenton, NJ)
"It is a very good book and one all keen gardeners should have in their library." - John E. Bryan, John E. Bryan Gardening Newsletter
"…I was delighted to find that this book now exists…including enough lovely coloured photographs to send you into a wild state of plant lust." - Dorothy Rodal, Bulletin, Hardy Plant Society of Oregon
"This is a valuable taxonomic work." —Taxon, August 2003
"Bennett presents the information for each genus and species in a precise scientific format. Yet, she lightens the text–and adds a wonderful element of subjectivity (and occasionally humor) – by quoting a number of well-known garden writers." —Pacific Horticulture, Oct/Nov/Dec 2003
I have also contributed material on the Boraginaceae family for the award-winning Royal Horticultural Society's Encyclopedia of Perennials, published in 2006 by Dorling Kindersley (www.dk.com)
My current writing projects focus on practical tools for addiction treatment, enhancing happiness and wellbeing.