Mined-Out Souls: Why We’re Numb, Overstimulated, and Quietly Folding In — And How to Feel Human Again in the Age of Emotional Extraction

We’re not falling apart — we’re folding in. From ambient numbness to emotional strip-mining, here’s why modern life feels off — and how we might begin to feel human again.

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The Rise of Hardness Culture: Why Men Are Embracing Discipline, Control - and Discomfort - as Self-Care 🥶

Across Instagram, Reddit, YouTube, and away from the algorithms, men are turning to pain, precision, and performance as paths to personal salvation. But why?

ChatGPT-Induced Psychosis: How AI Companions Are Triggering Delusion, Loneliness, and a Mental Health Crisis No One Saw Coming 😶‍🌫️

As millions turn to AI for comfort, a hidden crisis is emerging: ChatGPT-induced psychosis. This deep dive explores how human minds are unraveling under the weight of conversations with machines-without anyone stepping in to stop it.

The Feeling That Isn't There: Why Emotional Numbness Is the Mental Health Crisis We're Not Talking About 🤐

We talk about anxiety and ADHD—but what about numbness? This overlooked emotional shutdown is quietly taking over. Here's why it matters, and how we find our way back.

Inside the Manosphere: What It Is, Why It Matters, and How It’s Shaping Men Today 🙍‍♂️

Explore the truth behind the manosphere—its factions, appeal, and why understanding it is key to addressing modern male mental health.

Anxiety: Demystified

Anxiety Threshold: Understanding Your Limits and Building Resilience 💪

Discover how to recognize your anxiety threshold, identify emotional triggers, and build resilience through mindset shifts, healthy habits, and self-awareness techniques. Learn practical exercises like journaling, mindful exposure, and breathing to raise your threshold and seek support when needed.

Anxiety: Demystified

The Link Between Anxiety and Depression: Dual Diagnosis Insights 🧠

Anxiety and depression often coexist, creating a complex loop of fear and despair. Understanding this dual diagnosis is key to effective, layered healing.

Anxiety: Demystified

Anxiety in the Workplace: Managing Stress and Performance Pressure 🥵

Workplace anxiety shows up as overthinking, avoidance, and burnout. This article explores key triggers, how anxiety impacts productivity, and practical ways to manage stress—from setting boundaries to seeking support—so you can protect your mental health at work.

Therapy in the Age of AI: Promise, Pitfalls, and the Future of Healing 🤕

AI has found its way into the therapy room. Sometimes in controlled ways, sometimes in un-regulated ones. Should we be celebrating this innovation or trying to build walls to keep it out?

Anxiety: Demystified

Anxiety in Teens: Recognizing and Addressing Adolescent Anxiety 😔

Learn how to spot the signs of teen anxiety, understand common triggers, and discover effective ways parents and teens can tackle anxiety in adolescents with confidence and compassion.

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Anxiety: Demystified

Agoraphobia Explained: Causes, Symptoms, and How to Find Freedom Again 🌅

Struggling with fear of public places or leaving home? Discover what agoraphobia really is, common triggers, how it connects to panic disorder, and evidence-based treatments like CBT, exposure therapy, and telehealth options.

Anxiety: Demystified

Social Anxiety Disorder: Understanding and Overcoming Social Fears 🤕

Struggling with social anxiety? Learn the symptoms, causes, real-life experiences, and effective treatments — including CBT, exposure therapy, and self-help strategies — to reclaim your confidence.

Anxiety: Demystified

What Is Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)? Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment Options 👨‍⚕️

Struggling with constant worry? Discover what Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is, explore common symptoms, learn about causes, and find proven treatment options to reclaim your life.

Anxiety: Demystified

The Science Behind Anxiety: How Your Brain and Body React 🧠

Anxiety doesn’t just cloud your thoughts — it reshapes your brain and body, wiring you for fear. Understanding what’s happening inside is the first step to finding a way out.

Autism on Trial: How a Diagnosis Is Shaping Courtroom Defences 👩‍⚖️

What happens when a mind doesn’t follow the rules—but is judged by a system that does? Autism is changing how we understand guilt, intent, and justice in the courtroom.

Anxiety: Demystified

Panic Attack vs. Anxiety Attack: What’s the Difference, and Why It Matters 🤷‍♂️

Confused about panic vs. anxiety attacks? You’re not alone. This guide breaks down key differences, symptoms, and how to respond—so you can name what you're feeling and start to take control.

Anxiety: Demystified

What Is an Anxiety Disorder? A Comprehensive Guide to Types, Symptoms, and Causes 😳

What is an anxiety disorder, and how is it different from everyday stress? This guide explores the types, symptoms, causes, and treatments of anxiety disorders—offering clarity, science-backed tools, and support for anyone navigating the complexities of anxiety and mental health.

Talking to the dead: what happens when we bring back loved ones using AI 🧟

Losing loved ones is awful. The grief that comes from it can and does last for days, weeks, and sometimes, years. There are countless books, seminars, retreats and therapists dedicated to just helping people deal with their grief: that exquisitely painful experience of learning to let a loved one go.

Viewless YouTubers: What I learned watching 100s of hours of raw, unpolished humanity 🤔

👆👆Listen to the audio version above! 👆👆 The world seems a bit rubbish right now, doesn’t it? Open any digital device and a bleak picture is quickly painted. I don’t have to tell you that it’s gloomy out there.  In response I was going to write another version

Welcome to the post-shame age 🤦‍♂️

Something odd is going on.  Have you noticed people’s behaviour, especially those in the public eye, has become a little, well, shameless? Public figures have been, it seems, living in a world where the effects of shame that rule over so many of us seem to not apply.  Whether

Why women are embracing solitude more than ever 🫂

👆👆Audio version here!👆👆 Welcome to the third and final part of my solitude series: a deep dive into how our modern world has pushed us to spend more time on our own.  While this series has looked at men and dating, I’m now turning my steely gaze to women.

Love in the age of AI 😍

Happy Valentine’s Day! What better reason is there to write a newsletter if not for love? ABSOLUTELY BLOODY NONE.  But this ode to cupid is taking a slightly different approach. You see, this newsletter is part of my Solitude Series, a look at how people are spending more time

Why are men turning their back on the world? 🙅‍♂️

👆👆Podcast version of this week's newsletter above!👆👆 More solitude! Oh yes, continuing from last week’s newsletter, I’m taking a closer look at how the modern age is doing strangely unique things to us and our relationships.  While last week was all about how we’re all

Lonely, alone, and on our own - how solitude is changing our world 🙍‍♀️

We spend more time alone than ever before. We eat alone, we socialise alone, we entertain ourselves alone, and more recently, we’ve even started having relationships on our own.  Health organisations have been talking about the dangers of loneliness for years. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared loneliness to