Columns
These are pieces I have written myself, for newspapers and magazines in Europe and the Middle East, usually about the patterns in my work I keep seeing and the questions I keep returning to.
Europe / US
LBC Opinion
Britain still finds it easier to mock mental health than to understand it
Burnout comes from responsibility more than labour, and ridicule makes it harder to admit.
LBC Opinion
Social media may not cause ADHD, but it is reshaping young minds
Why I support a social media ban for under-16s.
The Times, Thunderer column
Decision-makers at Davos face a crisis in the boardroom
Why executive mental health belongs in corporate risk management.
Middle East
Khaleej Times
AI may replace jobs, but can it replace human purpose?
Removing financial pressure creates space. What fills it decides the rest.
Hia (Arabic edition)
بناء المصداقية وترسيخ الثقة
Building credibility and cementing trust
How Paracelsus Recovery earned the trust of the families it serves.
Khaleej Times
Why uncertainty makes us anxious and how to manage it
Practical ways to keep vigilance from turning into a spiral.
KT Luxe, Khaleej Times
How social media is destroying our ability to be bored, and why that matters
What five weeks without a screen taught me about boredom.
Khaleej Times
The true cost of Ozempic, Mounjaro and other easy weight-loss fixes
The hidden price of weight-loss injections, for the gut and the mind.
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