There's a new narrative surfacing in gender politics. Patriarchy affects men negatively too...in terms of what society, including women, expect of them. This new narrative has spawned a book and a Movement: Boys Do Cry. https://youtu.be/PQu7K9s_Kqw
If you follow my blogs regularly, I’d better warn you that whilst this is hugely important and you should watch it, this video is longer than usual. There was a great programme on BBC1 last week with Dr Chris…
Well as you’ve hopefully seen in the media: it’s Mental Health Awareness Week this week. You may remember last year Princes William and Harry and the Duchess of Cambridge doing loads of work in terms of profile-raising. I think…
Ever heard yourself saying: “I want my life back”? Well you never lost it, but presumably you were living it in a way that didn’t make you happy. And that is the definition of stress!! It’s telling you you…
Are you listening to your System? Okay! Time for me to put my hand up…and explain why I’m in my cycling gear!!! So some of you may have missed me for a month. I haven’t done a blog since…
Well good on you Lloyds Bank! Have you seen their latest TV ad? It's highlighting mental health and the need to talk about it. The more cynical of us will say it's just a PR stunt, and God knows…
This week is Children’s Mental Health Week. In a way it’s a surprise that a separate Mental Health Week is necessary for children, but if you look at the statistics, it’s more than necessary…it’s essential. A survey released before…
Being vulnerable is being powerful! Sounds wrong doesn’t it? We’ve been brought up not to be vulnerable ever since we were this high. The childhood programming goes: “Well if you allow yourself to be vulnerable, people will hurt you…
There was a documentary last week on Channel 4 about the state of the nations prisons, after several prison breakouts. The statistics are shocking: a rapidly rising prison population and, with the government cuts, dramatically fewer prison guards per…
Is our constant Search for Happiness bad for us? That sounds like a nonsensical question. How can happiness and the search for it possibly be bad? Well I’ve just ordered a new book: The Other Side of Happiness by Dr…