Recently, on social media, I have noticed that more and more conversations of mental health and social issues are being had, which is amazing. However, I have also noticed that these conversations - or the information shared - are being had by people who may not have the professional expertise to put across their points. Which, whether intentionally or not, can cause harm. Therefore, I have put together a bit of a rationale for why content creators, such as myself and others like me, are likely more trustworthy sources of information relating to psychology and mental health. You may disagree, but please let me know if you do and why.

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It’s the start of Men’s Health Month and Men’s Health Week (10-16 June). In this episode, I briefly cover the origins and rationale for the week's development, and within that context, I offer a review of “Maybe I Don’t Belong Here” by David Harewood (OBE), a book about racism, mental illness, and recovery.

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If you are like most human beings, you will likely have made a fair few New Year's resolutions in your life... and like everyone else, you may not have been able to stick to them as much as you would have liked. Personally, I am not one for resolutions or the whole "new year, new me" idea. But if you are, here are some reasons why you may not have stuck to your resolutions in the past. And (more importantly) how to make sure you can keep them... and just in time for New Year's Eve. It's like I planned this or something.

Sources

· The top 3 reasons New Year's resolutions fail and how yours can succeed (Caprino, 2019);

· A psychotherapist says there are 3 common reasons so many people's New Year's resolutions end in failure (Abadi, 2019);

· 10 Reasons Why New Year's Resolutions Fail (Wallen, 2020);

· The Transtheoretical Model of Change Prochaska & DiClemente (1983)

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