Why the people around you — a partner, an ex, a colleague — can seem helpful one moment and demanding or accusing the next. It’s not random. It’s a pattern with a name, and once you can see it, you can stop unconsciously feeding it.
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The Clouds Don’t Care About Your To-Do List When did you last do something with absolutely no purpose other than it felt good? I ask because I’ve just come back from a few weeks off, and I’ve been turning that question over the whole drive home. Watch Out for the “Shoulds” I feel like I
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The version of you that learned to fit in at school is probably still running. Here’s where the mask came from, what it costs, and what becomes possible when it comes down.
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Male friendships rarely end with a row. They fade, diverge, or quietly dissolve. Here’s why men rarely grieve them, and why that matters.
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A reader’s confession of loneliness despite a happy marriage opens this look at why male friendships quietly fade in your 40s, and what to do about it.
Where Did Your Mates Go? Male Friendship at 40 Read More »
What I learned when I stopped ‘doing’ I’m writing this during my daughter’s guitar lesson. The Tiredness Trap series has come to an end, and for the first time in a while, I have nothing scheduled to write about. So here’s the question I’ve been sitting with: why does “being lost” feel like a problem,
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Seven weeks on exhaustion, interrupted by exhaustion. Dr Ed Rainbow on what recovery actually feels like, what restoration requires, and where the work goes from here.
The Tiredness Trap Week 7: The Long Refuel Read More »
Exhaustion isn’t a private experience. Dr Ed Rainbow on the man who comes home and disappears, the intergenerational pattern, and what chronic depletion actually costs a relationship.
The Tiredness Trap Week 6: What Exhaustion Costs the People Around You Read More »
The series about exhaustion was interrupted by exhaustion. Dr Ed Rainbow on the ADHD boom-crash cycle, the shame underneath high performance, and the grounding practice that brought him back.
The Tiredness Trap Week 5: The Hidden Exhaustion of High Performance Read More »
Your body has been sending signals for years. Dr Ed Rainbow on the cortisol cascade, what alcohol actually does to your sleep, and the testosterone test most GPs don’t run.
The Tiredness Trap Week 4: What Your Body Has Been Trying to Tell You Read More »
