Photo by Marcus Ganahl  on Unsplash Climate change is a technical problem, right? Something that can be fixed with better technologies and smarter policies. But what about the disruption happening at a different level; our personal connection. What about those of us who are already entangled in the affairs of climate change, the reports we read that spell doom, the people who feel the weight of what’s coming and cannot unknow what they know. It is not just eco-anxiety, but a

Photo by Chris LeBoutillier  on Unsplash Technological advances paint a promising picture: a smarter, cleaner and more efficient future, but what if the very thing supposedly changing the world for the ‘better’ is draining the lifeblood of the climate fight – energy itself. Artificial intelligence is neither clean nor sustainable. It is not a weightless, frictionless entity but a costly development, paid through damage to the environment. Behind every ‘intelligent’ model is a

Photo by Kelly Sikkema  on Unsplash We talk so often about the consequences of climate change; melting ice caps, wildfires and rising seas, explaining changes in degrees, targets, timelines and risk curves. But what of ecological grief? What about the psychological impact of the loss of the world we know? Something is lost already, and it’s not a hypothetical scenario. It’s obvious in the loss of landscapes once loved, trusted seasons, and assumed stable futures. It feels app

Photo by Daniil Komov  on Unsplash It’s not a lie that humanity loves a quick fix; efficiency is a driving force in most modes of life, in business, in leadership and our day to day routines. Do more with less, limit waste and maximise output. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is shaping our view of efficiency, especially from an environmental standpoint, but do faster results combat the extremities of energy drained by using AI? Recent research questions this and the answer is si

Photo by Katarzyna Grabowska  on Unsplash As we reach mature adulthood, many of us will have been, or are in, in long-term relationships spanning several years, if not decades. The foundations of these relationships are intertwined, habitual and consistent. When we consider long-term relationships, especially in later life, we often celebrate togetherness; the feeling of something cozy and familiar. What if the real driving force behind relationship satisfaction and relationa

Photo by Ian Schneider  on Unsplash Why do most New Year’s Resolutions fail? Every January we perform the same rituals; ‘this year I will be healthier’, ‘this is the year I stop smoking’, ‘this year I’ll work harder’, and by February, the narrative of the future self has gone quiet and we slip back into our usual routines. So…where does motivation go? Do goals disappear because we lack self-discipline? Or is it that, actually, the motivation behind these conscious goals may s

Photo by Kyrie kim  on Unsplash New beginnings are not just dates, but psychological revolutions. The first day of anything  spurs something magical; the first Monday of the month, the first day of spring, the first day of the year . What if, this ‘magic’ is not mythical, but, a deep psychological mechanism that allows our minds to carve new selves from old failures? Why is it that we feel a particular way about these kinds of landmarks, and what does that say about our attit

Photo by Content Pixie  on Unsplash The new year is a host for transformation; reinvigorated goals, new hobbies and a reimagined self. That is…until we get in our own way. But what actually is the blockage? We like to believe that change is driven by willpower, our resolute decisions stem from sheer self-discipline – the anticipation, what we will  do. Time after time, self-control is the idea at the helm, the mechanism in charge of getting things done, but it is not about se

Photo by Jason Abdilla  on Unsplash Why does Christmas hold the meaning that it does? We can easily form an answer about what it means, to ourselves and to others, but never why  it means what it means. Tradition, family and joy may spring to mind, but this time of year can also bring forward feelings of grief, tension, obligation, loneliness. In both cases, the rituals remain… but does the meaning? What is revealed about identity, social belonging and change through the eye