June 2024
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What Happens After Andy’s Man Club Ends at 9 O’Clock
Monday night. Andy’s Man Club. A dozen blokes, maybe more, in a circle. Serious stuff gets said. Real stuff. And then it’s 9 o’clock, and everyone heads home. Except it doesn’t always work like that. Not for me, anyway. And from what I’ve heard, from other facilitators and even some members, not for others. Sometimes…
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Am I Depressed, Stressed, or Just Having a Crap Day?
You know those days when you’ve barely lifted a finger yet you feel like you’ve been run over by a bus? Sick to your stomach, completely drained, brain fog thick enough to swim in. And the worst bit? You start wondering if you’re just being a miserable old git, or if something deeper is going…
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When Kindness is Monetised, it’s not Kindness. It’s Business.
There’s a strange irony in how compassion has turned into a commodity. Once a human instinct, kindness is now a marketing strategy, wrapped in mindfulness quotes and branded hashtags. What used to be something we simply did for one another has become something that’s bought, sold, and packaged as “wellbeing.” The kindness industry is booming,…
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The Ego Machines Driving Your Social Media Feed
Open Facebook for five minutes and you’ll see it. A pastel background. A sunset. A soft-focus image of a woman staring at the horizon. A quote about protecting your energy, choosing peace, healing your inner child. Thousands of likes. The Ego Trip Hiding in Your Social Media Feed Hundreds of comments. “Beautiful.” “Needed this.” “Thank…