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Matt Hussey

Matt Hussey

Matt is an award winning journalist and a fully certified therapist helping bring the world's best mental health, to anyone and everyone.

Understanding the culture of silence around Russell Brand 🤔

I’m taking a bit of a left-turn this week, as there’s an issue that has become national news that touches upon the subjects I talk about here at The Brink. Last weekend, Russell Brand, the comedian and more recently, conspiracy theory peddling YouTuber was named in a four-year

The myth of Myers-Briggs 🧞

The myth of Myers-Briggs 🧞

If you’ve ever worked in a corporate environment, chances are you would have stumbled upon the Myers-Briggs test. It’s a series of 93 questions, each one designed to prod and probe your personality. The goal? To put you, and everyone else into one of 16 different “types”. Those

How a botched bank robbery gave birth to Stockholm Syndrome 💸

How a botched bank robbery gave birth to Stockholm Syndrome 💸

🙋 BEFORE WE BEGIN 🙋 You can now listen to this newsletter on Spotify and on Apple Podcasts, or just press play below! There’s an odd anniversary being discussed in mental health circles this week: it’s been 50 years since the inception of the term “Stockholm Syndrome”. That’s odd,

What happens when big pharma lies about its drugs 💊💉

What happens when big pharma lies about its drugs 💊💉

Over on Netflix, there’s a fantastic new drama series called Painkiller - based on the brilliant book Empire of Pain. It tracks the story of how the opioid epidemic took hold of America, and how the Sackler family was instrumental in bringing about the healthcare crisis. One of the

We need to talk about therapy speak 🙊

We need to talk about therapy speak 🙊

Therapy speak is everywhere. Throw a digital stick into the internet ether and you’ll clatter into people being “toxic” or “gaslighting” someone else. Keep going and you’ll find a galaxy of narcissists not maintaining their boundaries, and preventing everyone else from practising self care. Search “gaslighting” on YouTube

When mindfulness goes wrong 🤢

When mindfulness goes wrong 🤢

“Take a deep breath”, “find your inner calm,” “channel your peace”, and so on. Mindfulness is big business. Mediation apps alone, pull in about $100 million for their owners every year. Zoom out a little further, and the mindfulness industrial complex is a monster. When folded into the Wellness Industry,

The power of rotting emotions, and how they help us feel something new 🦨

The power of rotting emotions, and how they help us feel something new 🦨

Your emotions rot. That’s a phrase you don’t often hear. But using this slightly macabre description of how we feel is a powerful way of understanding how we change. Let me explain. When we think of ourselves, what makes up that idea will be a mix of memories,