What do you crave? Beyond the usual: food, a drink, a break, a holiday, not to work anymore, and spend your days posting pictures on Instagram from exotic locations with the caption “today’s office 🤷”. What I mean by that is, what is the thing you always seem to think
Have you manifested lately? Even if you haven’t, you probably know someone who has, or at least, professed to the benefits of bending the universe to their whim. Indeed, since the COVID days, Google searches for “manifesting” went up 600%. Over on social media, it has become one of
Self-care, wellness, focusing on you, being selfish. These have become synonymous with our times. The global wellness industry, which captures everything from traditional medicine, mental wellness, wellness tourism, personal care, healthy eating, spas, all the things designed to help us care for ourselves, is worth $5.6 trillion. Yes, I
While the world has gotten better at talking about its feelings, there is still at least one emotion where things remain a little tricky: Grief. It’s that emotion that we never seemed prepared for. The one we see on TV and film, and say to ourselves, “oh yeah, I
Boundaries are everywhere. They turn up in our politics, in our sports, and of course, it's a top trending topic on social media. But they make us feel weird. We don’t like it when they’re imposed on us, we’re uncomfortable about having to impose them
That’s an odd opening question, isn’t it? But it turns out, belonging is one of those topics that touches all parts of our lives, but yet it’s a word that never really turns up in those conversations. I’m talking about things like loneliness, why everyone finds
According to my newsletter analytics, many of you lovely, caring, thoughtful readers are in or around the midpoint of life. That is, you’re probably somewhere between the ages of 40-60. I know I certainly am. As a result, you are a prime candidate for a mid-life crisis: that existential
Imposter Syndrome, it’s everywhere. It’s in our schools, our colleges, our workplaces, and even in our relationships. In a review of 62 studies on the subject, wherever we looked, between 56-82% of people say they had it or are currently experiencing it. And it’s not just us
We’re not very happy at work at the moment. Employers don’t trust employees, and job happiness is at an all-time low. Zoom out a little further and trust in institutions, and their leaders have stubbornly sat at historic lows. In summary, there is a growing gulf between those
Does it? Does having a pit full of cash make us sad? For many of us seeing this headline, it may sound completely counter-intuitive, considering the cost-of-living crisis that is currently hammering people’s lives. Why would having financial security be a bad thing? It isn’t, my pedigree chums.
In today’s polarised, angry, annoyed, frustrated world, there is one thing that unites us. And no, it’s not the sense of glee we see when bullies get their comeuppance, or when you find money in your jeans after not wearing them for a while - although they are
Happy New Year, Brinkers! How are those New Year’s Resolutions going? Still holding strong, or are you beginning to look at them like that guy who gets on the train and starts singing at the top of his voice like it’s completely normal? Yep, our 2023 selves have