Life hacks… What the Storm Cannot Steal: My Mental and Emotional Toolbox 2 Aug 2026 In my last post I told you about my father's workshop. Decades of tools, some he had designed and built himself, gone in one night to a burglar. He knew…
Life hacks… A storm in your brain — why you can’t think your way out of depression 28 Jun 202629 Jun 2026 One Tuesday morning, I sat at my desk and stared at an email for forty minutes. It was three sentences long. I read it five times. I could not work…
Life hacks… Turning Woes into Wisdom 27 Apr 2024 Trials and tribulations often precede blessings and rewards. We live in a world that craves comfort and predictability, where troubles are seen as unwelcome intruders disrupting our desired tranquillity. Yet,…
Life hacks… Living with depression for 35 years – what have I learned? 18 Nov 202222 Nov 2022 I have lived with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD, formerly Clinical Depression) for all of my adult life – that is 35 years. For most of that time, my depression was undiagnosed…
Life hacks… my name is mark – and i have major depressive disorder 12 Jul 2022 Even today, in an open-minded 2022, depression has a dangerous level of stigma attached to it. Back in 1985, when I first suffered my serious bout of depression, it was…
A Most Unlikely Trailblazer 