Understanding your mind is not about therapy-speak — it's practical. This section covers the core psychological concepts that shape how men think, feel and behave: emotions, thinking patterns, self-awareness and why your brain does the things it does. No jargon. Just clear, informed writing that might explain a few of the things you've wondered about for years.
Practical Tools
Overwhelm isn’t a character flaw. It’s not some moral failing, like leaving the toilet seat up or thinking cargo shorts are a good idea. It’s simply what happens when you keep stacking demands higher and higher until the whole thing starts to wobble like a badly built shed in a gale.
Understanding Your Mind
Middle-aged men are expected to make peace with Radio 2 and accept that the music of their youth has been appropriately filed under nostalgia. Some of us have declined this invitation.
Understanding Your Mind
Depression in men is under-diagnosed, under-treated and over-fatal. A significant part of the reason is that most men — and many of the people around them — don't recognise it when it's happening.
Understanding Your Mind
Your brain is lying to you. Not occasionally, not in unusual circumstances — regularly, systematically, and with considerable conviction. Here's what it's doing and why it matters.