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Us humans are simple folk really. All we really want out of life is to be understood. To be listened to, trusted and cared for. What we really want is to find our tribe. To connect with that group or person who really gets us, who don’t think it’s weird that we buy...

Instinctively we know too much time on screens can’t be good for us. We even make jokes, slightly nervously, about digital detoxes. We go from the computer screen, to the TV, to the ipad to the phone, our eyes constantly grazing, our mind scattered and feeling emotionally d...

Is Alexa part of your family unit? She’s crept into ours, she’s very knowledgeable and has a great music collection. We’re happy she moved in. Some of the other tech stuff, we’re not sure about. Americans now check their phones on average 96 times a day – it feels like a lo...

Talking is good for us, we know this. But did you know it can also boost our emotional and mental health? It’s a double whammy. Good conversation keeps us happy and healthy. Not that you need an excuse to whip out our Talking Point Cards but below are just three reas...

Do you find that you never see your loved ones? Well, you see them; slumped over their screen on the couch, playing video games in bed, watching the TV in the den. But you don’t get to talk them outside of ‘did you put the dog out? Have you seen my bag? Where are my car...

Hands down the most important thing we have in our lives is our connection with other people. Positive, supportive, trusting relationships give us super-powers. With good people around us we are strong, healthy and brimming with possibilities. We can’t think of anything mor...

We hear it all the time; it’s good to talk, we should talk more, lets chat. But why? Why should we talk? Why is good conversation good for us? It’s true we’re sharing information, opinions, questioning, swapping ideas, getting insights into the other person. But good...

A life on screen is not real social contact, which is what we social animals need to feel happy. Screen life reduces meaningful relationships and loses beautiful intimate moments, that can only happen when you’re in the same physical space. Sometimes what we really crave is...