There’s something weird going on in the demographic world. That’s not a sentence you thought you’d hear today! But there is, and I’m going to tell you about it. Figures around the average life expectancy of men and women in America have skewed. Women are living
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 four-year
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
🙋 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
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,
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,
If you've always tried to avoid a fuck or bugger when in the company of others, it turns out you might be missing out. That's according to author Emma Byrne and her book Swearing Is Good for You: The Amazing Science of Bad Language. In it
A lot of people are going through a lot right now. As we've touched on before, the cost of living crisis, global 'boiling', and the uncertainty around the economy has meant we dream more, sleep less, and feel less in control. But, says a group of
Our immune system is great at keeping you alive, but it turns out, it also plays a role in our social interactions, and even our personality, according to researchers at the University of Virginia. Historically, scientists believed the immune system and the brain never talked to each other. But now,