Toxic masculinity: that’s a phrase I’m sure you’ve all heard on your travels across the internet. It’s one of those ideas that seems to drift freely through our social feeds, finding its way into the nooks and crannies of everyday life. It’s found its way
The world is an angry place right now. As I wrote about last week, the UK witnessed dozens of violent acts by groups claiming to be protesting an event that was distorted and twisted by known and unknown actors. But zoom out a tad, and there has been anger on
Earlier this month in the UK, something terrible happened. In Southport, Merseyside, three children were killed and 10 others were injured as the result of the acts of a single individual. Thanks to a whole bunch of false reporting, and amplification of that false reporting by prominent individuals, a series
Over the weekend, someone tried to kill Donald Trump. Thomas Matthew Crooks, a 20-year-old man from Pennsylvania, sourced an automatic rifle, climbed onto a roof during one of Trump’s rallies, crawled to the edge and opened fire. He hit Trump in the ear but killed a man and critically
Here’s a puzzler for you. We know that when you take the train in the morning, or go to an office, or a gym, or a library, whatever yanks yer daily chain, there is a chance you might ‘pick up’ something from another person. That could be anything from
What’s up with young people? Over in the world of newspapers (remember those?) a survey has kicked up a bit of a storm. People in their early 20s are more likely to be not working due to ill health than those in their early 40s. Cue row over young
I was on the Tube the other day. As the train pulled into the station, normally those waiting to get on let passengers get off first. Except this time, that didn’t happen. Instead of the usual huffing and tutting that makes travelling on UK transport a uniquely British affair,
Dip into social media and you might find your favourite fitness/wellness/spirituality guru diverting from their usual soul-soothing content in favour of something a little left field. It might be something around vaccines, or 5G, or the things found in food, or alternatively, an ‘herbal’ remedy that can cure
Are you experiencing ADHD symptoms? Do you feel like you might have BPD? Or perhaps you had Aspergers but now you’re not so sure? The language around mental health is everywhere. In particular, the language around diagnosis. With the rise of the internet came lots of things: memes, flame
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It’s Mental Health Awareness Week! Which means your news feeds will be absolutely choked full of posts regarding mental health. And rightly so. Millions of people experience emotional and psychological challenges at any time. Raising awareness is a good thing, right? RIGHT? Well, yes and no. Talking about mental
May is Mental Health Month. The initiative, first started in 1949 by the National Association for Mental Health in the US was designed to help raise awareness of all things the mind. While historically it has been governments that have been the key advocates of better emotional and psychological awareness,
What’s that, two newsletters in a week? What can I say, I struggle to maintain healthy boundaries. But I just had to step into my writing shoes and explore some of the ideas behind the absolutely brilliant Baby Reindeer on Netflix. If you’re not familiar with the show,