Toxic or Tonic masculinity, it’s a choice!
In modern society many men are at a loss as to how to behave, they are ambivalent about their identity and roles in society and are overly influenced by the simple models they find on social media. An example of this is to be found in the comments of Andrew Tate amongst others, who promote […]
Olympic joy is fleeting
With the Olympic Games in its second week it is an opportune time to discuss why so many people are interested, perhaps even totally absorbed by them. For some it can seem hard to understand how and why so many people become so fascinated with sports and people they pay little or no attention to […]
Keep your brain young
At first keeping our brain young might seem like a strange and impossible idea but huge advances in our understanding of the brain from the field of neuroscience is yielding fascinating results. It is obvious that our brain is biologically the same age as our body, but what if we could improve its function so […]
Own your anger
Anger is as relevant a feeling as any of the positive feelings we experience. It exists for a reason and is an important part of the fight flight response to perceived threat. When presented with a threat our primitive brain makes a quick assessment. If we think we can win, or are cornered and believe […]
Kids need unstructured play
Parents today often feel immense pressure to sign their children up to activities like sport , music, dance, art, gymnastics and many others. Those parents then spend huge amounts of time and money running around making sure their children experience these structured and timetabled experiences. To be sure there are many benefits to be had […]
DIY for mental wellbeing
Well, who would have thought that DIY could be a genuine promoter of mental health and wellbeing? Given the frustrations that can occur with DIY it may seem odd to talk about the mental health benefits, but they are real and varied. It doesn’t matter whether the DIY project is for an entire house makeover […]
Soul mates are made, not found
Romantic novels and movies are filled with the idea that there is a soul mate out there for each and every one of us, and if we just wait long enough we will stumble upon them and live happily ever after. While I enjoy a good rom/com as much as the next person, I am […]
Men, it’s time for a tune up
Mental health is an integral part of the overall health and wellbeing of every one of us. It is often said that men don’t look after their health generally and in particular will avoid dealing with their mental health and wellbeing, but this is changing rapidly. Men nowadays have a real understanding that there is […]
Ride the wave
Surfers know the physiological and psychological benefit of catching a wave. This effect is so powerful that they will enter freezing cold water, which could even contain Great White sharks in order to get it. Luckily, we have a version of catching and riding a wave which doesn’t require you to have great balance, toned […]
Take responsibility and self evaluate
It seems there is an increasing tendency for people in our society today to allocate responsibility for anything negative that happens in their life to anyone or anything other than themselves. It seems far easier to blame he, she, it or they, than it is to accept responsibility and do something about a negative situation […]