2024
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Mounjaro and the Pattern We Keep Ignoring
When I first started hearing about this latest miracle drug, I didn’t feel hope. I felt déjà vu. Because we’ve been here before. We’ve been here with miracle tablets, miracle injections, miracle technologies, miracle platforms. Every time, there’s a rush. Every time, there’s money. Every time, there’s a small group of people who get incredibly…
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Mental Health Isn’t Entertainment – The Raw Truth
I’ve just written about my own brain and how it works. Or doesn’t work, depending on the day. ADHD, depression, anxiety, the whole bloody catalogue. And I kept it raw because that’s how it needs to be. But here’s what’s been winding me up lately. Mental Health Isn’t Your Next Binge-Watch Turn on YouTube. Open…
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When Every Day Feels Like Work – Living with ADHD Burnout
When Every Day Feels Like Work and Nothing Feels Like Progress! I was scrolling through one of our group chats this morning and seeing what people are up to. One mate’s done a parkrun – he’s getting into shape, doing brilliantly. Others are talking about their Saturday plans. Shopping. Hanging out with family. Going to…
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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…
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A Year of Opening the Door at Louth Andy’s Man Club
We’re moving soon. The room we’ve been using at Louth Andy’s Man Club has served us well, but it’s getting tight. We’ve been getting a dozen or more men through the door regularly, and the space just doesn’t have much give left in it. On top of that, there’s some uncertainty about the building itself…
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Task Overload Is Slowly Killing Your Momentum (and We Let It)
You ever stare at your screen like it’s judging you? Because it bloody well is. Not with words, obviously. With that smug, flickering little cursor. Blinking at you. Mocking. Reminding you of the graveyard of half-finished projects, forgotten tabs, and that glorious idea you started six months ago but now couldn’t explain if someone held…
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The UK Online Safety Act: What It Means for Your Online Presence
The UK Online Safety Act, which received Royal Assent in September 2023, represents one of the most significant pieces of digital legislation in recent years. This act aims to create a safer online environment by placing greater responsibility on service providers to protect users from harmful content. What Is the UK Online Safety Act? The…