Professor of Psychiatry Glynn Harrison considers the question: In the age of doomscrolling and brainrot, how can we find true rest?
Does being “spiritual but not religious” offer the freedom it promises? Does it satisfy our souls’ deep ache for higher power?
Self-improvement has a dark side. We become anxious about our performance, and even when we make gains, we wonder what’s next.
We’re bored and addicted to our phones. Buying a dumbphone or reducing screen time isn’t enough. What if the problem is deeper?
Are we really better off in a society without faith? And how can we find significance for our lives in secularism’s crumbling shadow?
What is the real path to happiness if not a focus on ourselves and how can we begin to find freedom through self-forgetfulness?
Why are we so weary? Our diaries are packed. But is the problem deeper than that? How do we find contentment in a world of overactivity?
How can men understand themselves, and seek to be better men, in a world in which the idea of masculinity is so divisive, disparaged and unclear?
Millennials and Gen Z are reportedly experiencing higher levels of anxiety than any generation before them. Anxiety feels ever-present in modern western culture. What's causing this?