We use different words for things we struggle with in life. Words like difficulties, disorders, mental health concerns, diagnoses, problems, or worries. In the end, whatever word we use, it means we...
The short answer is yes, online therapy does work. When the world as we knew it ended in 2020, lots of us had to change our mindset about online therapy. We had no other option than to move from...
I know we suck at a lot of things. Sometimes I’m astounded by our petty wilfulness around asking for help. Somehow, being a man in midlife makes it worse. We feel that we should know the answers and...
What is depression?
Depression is when we feel stuck in sadness, emptiness, or heaviness for a while and cannot simply snap out of it. We feel hopeless, worthless, and guilty. We find it hard to...
Relationship dynamics can be surprisingly confusing. You make what feels like a simple request — and suddenly it escalates. You ask a question. Your partner feels criticised. You feel hurt. You’re...
We often think of “managing our feelings” as something that involves controlling them — getting a grip, calming down, moving on. But the reality is more complex — and far more useful.
The way through...
We like to believe that rest is something we earn — a reward waiting at the end of the to-do list, once everything is finished, once we’ve achieved enough. But the to-do list never actually ends...
Every long-term sex life has a shape to it — not a straight line, but something more like a set of hills. There are stretches where you can’t keep your hands off each other, and stretches where sex...
We like to believe we leave our relationships at the door when we walk into work. That the person who shows up for the 9am meeting is a clean, professional version of us — competent, composed...