The Reason For Now

Harvey Weinstein has finally been convicted. We discuss the paradox of how a bountiful capitalistic permissive society rapidly becomes unequal giving rise to resentment and identity politics and ultimately to the Me Too campaign. A permissive tolerant society is not necessarily the surroundings in which humans will flourish because the main predictor of whether anyone will do anything is if they c...

We discuss some of the origins of sexuality and the importance of being true to yourself .

Humans like all animals are hard wired to survive and where life is on the line the quickest response is reflex or instinct which short circuits rational thought. This is the Amygdala Hijack. Most of human behaviour is driven by emotion and has little logic behind it. In addition to this we are tribal and are programmed to respond to structure hierarchy and leadership and therefore often act witho...

Humans like almost all living organisms are tribal. We are therefore hard wired to function in relatively small close knit groups of very similar people. Nature therefore makes us like this and it is biologically good for us both mentally and physically. Modern society is almost exclusively focused on instant gratification which by definition is the experience of the individual. Studies on longevi...

We discuss Royal Duty versus self interest. Megan is apparently suffering from anxiety and trauma. We look at just how common trauma really is an reveal some startling statistics that suggest modern daily life is not suited to humans. We are anachronisms in a society of our own making. Andy posits it is as simple as making choices. Theo explains that as humans very little of what we do and the dec...

There are 4 needs in life. Air, Food, Water, Shelter, but for a happy life you also need close relationships. This is why loneliness is toxic both mentally and physically and why the wrong relationship can be catastrophic. Women are being forced down an androgynous politically correct path just as men are being emasculated by toxic masculinity with the result that everyone is loosing their roles a...

Christmas time is a risky time for relationships despite it being a family focused time. We discuss New Year's resolutions and how they set you up to fail and instead what to replace them with. Failure is a natural part of life the key is insulating yourself from the effects of failure and learning from it.

What is the best version of yourself? This seems to be a hard question and exercises the mind of philosophers, psychologists, in fact every single human with any level of self awareness. In fact self awareness is key because modern life robs you of that with politically correct expectations of equal outcome and social media driven ideals as well as the disintegrating effect of materialism. The end...

It the Royal Family an anachronistic remnant of a by gone era which should have long ago been consigned to the pages of history or are they not only highly relevant but essential to our National identity and integrity? Should members of the Royal Family be paragons of virtue or is it human to err? After all Greek Gods were far from perfect but instead exhibited human frailties such as lust and jea...

The habit of apportioning blame is exists in a vacuum of knowledge about failure. Failure at almost anything in our goal orientated modern society is considered catastrophe therefore the immediate emotional response will be defence or attack. Religion is of course the archetypal construct with which to answer all questions and take ultimate responsibility and in the absence of this then the line o...

There are four main factors why Boris Johnson won. 1: He is likeable (in reality a charming psychopath) 2: He plays the fool (Court Jester Syndrome which makes it hard to hold him responsible as long as he does not over do it and loose credibility which he risked doing at one point) 3: He has successfully walked a fine line between avoiding racism yet being acceptable to the increasingly insecure...

We discuss terrorism in light of recent events and how to deal with terrorists. Research clearly shows that if terrorism is based on religion then people cannot be rehabilitated. If it based on acquiring a specific objective such as land or freedom then the chances are better. If it is alnost impossible to change a religious person's mind what makes religion so powerful? Is the West with increasin...

We discuss cannabis and the evidence that it is in fact highly toxic to the brain especially to teenage brains and is a bigger cause of fatal road traffic accidents than alcohol. It also causes strokes. We discuss that its ability as a gateway drug to Class A drugs is simply the market place supplying it. In other words buying cannabis from a dealer who is likely to have an assortment of illicit d...

As the cold and flu season bursts onto the scene we discuss how it can make you depressed and how to protect yourself. Is Aspirin really an antidepressant? We discuss that the key to recovery in therapy is motivation to do so. This may include whether you like your therapist. The type of therapy is much less important. We also explain the origin of modern therapy which coincided with the rapid acc...

It is an inescapable fact of life that the higher echelons of our society are populated by the more disagreable and dysfunctional of us. Part of the reason is that these people take less responsibility for their actions and care less about the effect of their actions on others which allows them to be single minded and persistent as well as facilitate a certain clarity of thought. Over and above al...

Why is teenage suicide sky rocketing? Is this really what modern society inspires in our young adults? Our own gut bacteria are crucial to our immune functioning and levels of inflammation in the body and can be affected by diet, stress, and light. Especially important now we are ending British Summer TIme. We discuss pressures on professional women and ask why are women becoming more depressed an...

What is the purpose of eduction? Should private schools be banned? Divorce is the biggest stress in life. Why is marrying later in life likely to last? Even if this is true is it a good thing for society? Children learn to do business deals in the play ground and its called playing. Learning to let their opponent win sometimes. What is the biggest killer in the western world and how do we fix it?...

The labour party is proposing to abolish private schools as well as censure the press. Extreme views like this arise in a free speach self serving democracy where structure is atomised by political correctness and without the moderating influence of structure the true extremes within people emerge and run riot. Of course the press should not have free speach. Why? Because the purpose of free speac...

We discus a study that shows different emotions physically affect the shape of the heart in different ways. Emotion and by inference perception is so powerful that if you are well exercised and eating a model healthy diet stress will still ravage your mind and body. Managing stress is therefore more important than anything else in your life with respect to improving your mental and physical health...

There are alot of prescription drugs being prescribed but there is no need to be panicked by the headlines. This is just sensationalist as the next thing you read is that we are on 'potentially' addictive medication in contrast to the title! Furthermore antidepressants which up to 25% of the population may be put on at some point are not addictive. This is because although they do have a short wit...

Boris Johnson is trying to get something done in a political swamp of vested interest and disloyalty. The civil service run the UK and the only time Parliament has been tasked with making a decision it has wasted 3 years. Despite this the UK continues to run seamlessly suggesting that parliament is in fact redundant and that all that is needed is a strong leader and the civil service. At least the...

What is confidence? Why do most of us lack it? Is it different to self esteem and what are determinants of self esteem? What makes us successful ? What makes as happy and how to we make ourselves happy? Certainly setting happiness as a goal is a recipe for stress and dissatisfaction. We address all these questions using the latest thinking and research on these topics.

Ofcourse Trump is racist but then so are at least two of the women in the "Squad" as one has made anti Israel comments and another anti Jewish comments. If he was not racist he could have said that if anyone does not like it America then go somewhere they do like. However his comment is not actual proof of his racism rather he is seeking to inflame the silent majority of white people who are racis...

The police have had to warn the press against publishing anything else politically sensitive which could damage the prospects of UK as a whole . Is this an outrageous challenge to our treasured entitlement to free speech? This is as a result of the British Ambassador To America resigning this week as a result of his classified report being leaked to the press. Should the press be allowed to decide...