We’ve all been living with Covid-19 for several months now. Not surprisingly, it’s reported that the number of new cases of depression has increased alarmingly since March. Social distancing, fear of the virus, worrying about our...
Social media and the illusions of success it creates on other people’s profile pages has a lot to answer for. It concocts and spreads myths of dreams’ suddenly coming true for lifestyle leaders and entrepreneurs elsewhere...
If you’ve ever thought that using ‘positive affirmations’ is flimsy whimsy and the sort of thing only people in the Whoo Whoo Brigade believe in, you’re wrong. Studies[1] have shown that positive affirmations really can work. ...
Did you set yourself any resolutions for this year? How are they going? Have you flunked out, yet? If you have, you’re in good company. Stop beating yourself up about it. It turns out that sixty-five...
When was the last time you berated yourself? Five minutes ago? Maybe half an hour? I’m talking about that uninvited, vicious little voice that sneers, “You idiot – why did you say that?”, or “You look...
Hands up who likes Winter? The cold, short, dim daylight? The much longer, colder darkness that descends mid-afternoon? Most of us are not too keen. Winter’s lack of light itself has become a known culprit of...
Depression afflicts more women than it does men, but more men commit suicide than women. It’s the Number One killer of men under fifty years old, and many of those are entrepreneurs and business leaders. Why...
It’s that time of year when lots of people go on holiday. How about you? Even if you have no plans to escape the daily grind yet, mental health experts agree that a trip every now...
It’s not true that suicide rates are highest over the holiday season. In fact, if anything, they’re lower at that time of the year than from April through to October. Be that as it may, though,...
“What did you want to be when you grew up?” is a question that either results in peals of laughter or an awkward silence. Examining the past can be painful. Few of us stick to the...