Addiction is still misunderstood

Addiction is still misunderstood

Except it was. Absolutely. I was an addict, I am an addict, I have now accepted, very happily, that I will always be an addict. There is little that separates me from the drug user in the dark alley and the drunk on the park bench other than the great fortune of having made it … Read more

The Queen is my mental health icon

The Queen is my mental health icon

I’ve watched it multiple times and each time I’m hit with a kind of spiritual lightning bolt: The Queen has more to offer us in terms of life advice than any of the self-proclaimed wellness gurus now littering social media and culture. popular. It’s all in this 76-minute documentary, a true treasure trove of guidance … Read more

Amber Heard’s mental health issues should not be used as a weapon

Amber Heard’s mental health issues should not be used as a weapon

In a world where not even Netflix has enough content to sustain our fickle attention spans (the streaming giant is apparently losing subscribers faster than a Bridgerton character’s clothes fall off), we’ve had to find a new form of late-night entertainment: catching up on today’s celebrity court hearings. For the last week or so we … Read more

You’re never too old to seek help with your mental health struggles

You’re never too old to seek help with your mental health struggles

This column is about being human. It’s about you. So this week, I want to start with an email I received from Linda, a reader in her 70s, who wrote to me about mental health in older generations. “Your article made me think of the thousands, if not hundreds of thousands of people like me, … Read more