Selected journalism
A selection of recent writing, largely focused on men, mental health and the pressures of modern life.
On sobriety, burnout and the limits of self-control
The Times, 2025
How men try to manage stress now
The Telegraph, 2025
Why being a good dad feels harder than it used to
The i Paper, 2025
Living with anxiety without turning it into a personality
Big Issue, 2025
On class, comfort and the quiet ways people change
The i Paper, 2024
What sobriety changes - and what it doesn’t
The Guardian, 2023
Alcohol, loneliness and the fear of social disappearance
Sunday Times, 2023
What stops men asking for therapy?
The Telegraph, 2021
Books
My two most recent books examined mental health, masculinity and addiction, Previous books have covered advertising, politics and parenting.Links below.
Stop Shtting Yourself - 15 Life Lessons That Might Help You Calm The F** Down (2025) LINK
Sort Your Head Out - Mental Health Without All The Bollocks (2023) LINK
Mad Men And Bad Men - What Happened When British Politics Met Advertising (2015) LINK
Night Of The Living Dad (2009) LINK
Get Smashed! (2007) LINK