How Positive Emotions Rewire the Brain: A Practical Guide for Blokes Who Think “This Is All Woo-Woo” If you read the words “positive emotions” and roll your eyes, I get it. When you are in a dark place, someone telling you to “just be positive” feels like an insult. It can make you feel more alone, not less. I am not interested in fake positivity. I am interested in what actually works to shift a brain and body that have been stuck in survival mode for too long. Positive emot

“I'm fine.” Two words. For a lot of men, they are not true. “I'm fine” can mean “I do not know how to talk about this”, “I do not want to worry anyone”, or “I am barely hanging on.” We think keeping it inside is the strong thing to do. We tell ourselves we are protecting our partner, our kids, our mates. What we are really doing is pushing the pressure down until it leaks out somewhere else. Let’s talk about the real cost of bottling things up, and what it looks like to do it