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Happy Monday everyone! Another week, another round of content for you to enjoy. Over on the podcast, we have our long read on cultures of silence, and how they permeate into work, families and even governments. It’s all based on the Russell Brand story that has hit the headlines

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

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”

🙋 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,

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 most

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

“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,