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“I don’t have anything to prove anymore. I can relax.” Paloma Picasso – born April 19th 1949. Daughter of the world famous artist Pablo Picasso, a hard act to follow? It depends on how you view your life. From this quote I image that she has spent a lifetime doing everything possible to leave the […]

I talked in the last blog about my attempts at suicide, but I’m not going to pretend there are any quick fixes. But you can learn to look out for the signs. Yes, I still have down days. When my dad died in 2017 I had a couple of weeks where I was just out

Trigger warning: This post contains descriptions of suicide attempts and strong language This is part two in a series of four posts. You can find the first one here. For many years, I struggled with depression and stress and anxiety – all the things I talked about in the first blog/here. And I actually tried

The first of four blogs about stuff, as men, we find hard to talk about.

Feeling fake, an impostor in your own life? Stuck, unable to move forward because someone gonna find out? Even though you’re good at your thing, years of experience. They? will see through you. Your self-worth is through the floor. Sitting at your laptop staring at the screen, your fingers refuse to touch the keys. You’re

I recently read a post about banking apps. Towards the end the author said – paraphrasing here – he hated change but change brings great opportunity. There were a number of comments on the post repeating the same kind of thing, change brings opportunity. Why Do People Fear Change? It depends on who you are.

“There’s no point worrying over spilt milk.” Something my mum said to me as a child. Meaning, yes it’s a pain – you have to clear up the broken glass and milk you dropped, you might have to go out and buy more milk. But unless you have a time machine, you can’t un-drop that glass. So

Why are you choosing to be unhappy. Being unhappy is simply a state of mind. A way of reacting to past, present or even future events. You don’t have to be miserable, really you don’t. Your state of mind or how you’re feeling in the moment won’t change any. Or will it? Being unhappy may

Sleep: it’s the most underrated yet critical part our lives. There are many reasons why experts say we need around 8 hours sleep per night. The idea that going to bed late and waking up early is a heroic way to live is plain wrong. Check out some of the most famous motivational blogs –