Is Coaching Really a Pyramid Scheme?
With increasing regularity, I see posts on social media criticising coaching as a pyramid scheme or defending it against such accusations. As people tend to…
The Religion of Positive Thinking
The Power of Positive Thinking promised liberation from feelings of inferiority and self-doubt. But did it simply deliver us a new set of demands and…
Does it Feel Like Winning a Silver or Losing a Gold? (A Ridiculous Question?)
In this episode of The Gentle Rebel Podcast, I explore something that happened yesterday. I had another episode planned for this week, but I put…
Why Is It So Hard to Say “I Don’t Know”?
“How do you tend to respond when you do not know?” We had this question in our Journal Circle a couple of weeks ago. It’s…
People Keep Asking Me to Cancel Their Subscription To This App
Around Black Friday last year, I started getting strange emails from people asking me to cancel their subscription. Only, they weren’t from Haven members, and…
David Bowie’s Search for Life, Death and God (with Peter Ormerod)
Peter Ormerod is a journalist and writer who has written extensively about culture and faith for The Guardian, and he is also an arts editor…
The Cost of Loyalty
A theme that’s dominated 2025 for me (and for many) has been price rises across many subscription-based platforms and services. My correspondence with companies has…
Do Algorithms Create a Culture of Narcissism?
I hadn’t planned to revisit The Culture of Narcissism so soon, but a small niggle pulled me back into the subject. With Spotify Unwrapped everywhere,…
The Culture of Narcissism and Modern Self-Help
We hear a lot about “Narcissism” these days. Is it because there is more of it around? In his 1979 book, The Culture of Narcissism:…
No Missing Parts (with Justin Sunseri)
I’ve noticed Internal Family Systems (IFS) being mentioned a lot lately, following a significant shift in how it’s now presented as a spiritual philosophy for…