Men’s Mental Health: Why Men Struggle in Silence Many men reach a point where life feels heavier than it used to. Things that were once manageable start to feel overwhelming. Thoughts race. Sleep becomes difficult. The sense of direction that used to feel solid begins to slip. On the outside, everything might look fine. Inside, it’s a different story. This is something I see often. Men carrying a lot, quietly, for a long time. The Hidden Pressures Men Carry For many men, the

If you’re anything like me, you’ll have set New Year’s resolutions many times over the years. You may have become fed up with yourself for making the same mistakes, resolving to never have that extra drink again, to stop staying up until the early hours binge-watching comedy box sets, or to finally break the habit of doom-scrolling through endless social media reels. Although the specific habit we vow to change differs from person to person, most of us have been here before.

For many people — especially men who attended boarding school — adulthood can bring a confusing mix of strengths and struggles. On the surface, they may appear resilient, independent, and highly capable. Yet beneath that exterior, they may experience low mood, difficulties with intimacy, a lack of motivation, or a persistent sense of pointlessness. What makes this even more complex is that many former boarders see their education as a privilege. They credit it with giving the

When you imagine a brain at rest, you might picture it switching off – like a computer in sleep mode. For much of the early 20th century, scientists thought the same: that the brain was mostly quiet when it wasn’t actively solving a problem. But in 1924, German psychiatrist Hans Berger discovered brain waves using one of the first EEG machines. He found that the brain was still buzzing with electrical activity even when people were just sitting with their eyes closed. Fast fo