5 Things Men Experience When Falling Love
Ah, the elusive man falling in love with a woman. The thing everyone wants to know about but no-one can properly communicate. Falling in love is complex, it’s not straight forward. It’s sticky, it’s...
View ArticleThe Boy with No Father on Father’s Day
I remember the first night we had Alex home from the hospital and in our house. I remember how scared I was. He was barely three days old, and there he was, in his cot, making all these weird breathing...
View Article6 Hidden Things You Didn’t Know About Anxiety
It may come as a shock to you but once upon a time I terribly suffered from anxiety. Yes, my anxiety was so bad that in some situations it had me shaking like a leaf, always contemplating the worst...
View Article3 Positive Aspects of Anxiety and Depression That Are Rarely Talked About by...
If you’re anything like me then you’ll have spent much of your life visiting a swathe of professionals that have thrown big words around with rarely any explanation as to how they’ve come to this...
View ArticleBe Careful What You Say to People; Your Words Have an Impact
If you’re as old as me then you’ve probably come across your fair share of verbal and emotional abuse. When I was 16 I had my very first IT lecturer tell me that I’d never amount to anything. I was...
View Article4 Ways We Lie to Ourselves in Our Relationships and How to Fix It
The human race has become very good at lying to ourselves. I’m not sure if this is a modern issue, or if it’s something that we have done since the dawn of time. My money is on the dawn of time because...
View ArticleHow to Forge Deeper Connections with People
I have been a shit friend in the past. I’ll be honest with that one right now. It’s a wonder those that have stuck with me, have actually stuck with me as long as they have. That is more-so a testament...
View ArticleWhy Having a Son (or Daughter) Will Change You on a Fundamental Level
About fifteen years ago now, I remember visiting my friend for the first time after I moved back to Scotland from England. I had moved back to Scotland to get well. I had gone through so much trauma...
View ArticleMen and Marriage: Why Do We Say ‘I Do’?
Ah, the age-old question that has many women scratching their heads. What makes a man want to stop running free and wild and settle down with your lovely self? In a world where you have to essentially...
View ArticleThe Uniqueness of High Functioning Autism
High Functioning Autism isn’t something that you can just diagnose at the drop of a hat, and it’s even more invisible and challenging than you would expect. Most of us have absolutely no clue we are on...
View ArticleReflecting on Fatherhood and Addiction
I remember the moment it happened. The doctor smiled at my wife and praised her, “Looks like you’re dilated, you’re going to have your baby now.” I can remember the blood rushing from my face, the...
View ArticleThe Psychology of Self Reflection
Did you know that most of us lie to ourselves all the time? The brain will do literally anything to stop itself from feeling hurt, and that includes whispering to ourselves sweet nothings until the...
View ArticleLet Your Passion Transcend Through Your Work
If you’ve ever wondered in the past what you would be good at, then chances are you’ve been mystified by some of the leaders in the area you’ve researched, and by how they do it. They seem really good...
View ArticleTrying to Understand Depression
Depression is insidious. It’s something the slowly creeps up on you when you’re unaware. Unless you’re intuitive and understand when to look out for the triggers, some of us walk through life...
View ArticleSometimes It’s Not About You
This is something my wife will say to me a lot: Not everything’s about you, Raymond These arguments begin when we’re going over how she feels about something or other. She’ll tell me what’s happening...
View ArticleWhat Is Love?
Love is a peculiar thing. Love has come and gone for me over my lifespan, and I have experienced many forms of it. Looking back, I can remember my “first love” (crush!); a girl in school who paid me...
View ArticleThe Process of ‘Being Positive’ is Not What You Think
Be positive This is the trend that you’ll hear millions of westerners shout from the rooftops. It’s something that’s taken hold over the last ten years in a social frenzy of people trying to take the...
View ArticleIf You Want to Change the World, Start with Yourself
I was watching a Jordan Peterson interview the other day when the interviewer had asked the audience if they had any questions; of course, there was many — but the microphone went to a young lady who...
View ArticleThe Falsehood of Empathy and Compassion
Empathy and compassion seem to be buzz words in 2019. It seems as if having these qualities are held as the moral bastion of good people in the western world. “Where is the compassion?” In my eyes, the...
View ArticleWhen You Give, It Should Be Without Attachment
Are you one of those people that likes to give to others? I’m one of those people. In fact, I’ve always been one of those people. Giving whatever I have whenever I could. But I’ve not always been of...
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