Trauma & Childhood Experiences

Explore articles on trauma, childhood experiences, emotional neglect, attachment wounds, and the lasting psychological impact of early life experiences. This category looks at how childhood environments, relationships, loss, abuse, family dynamics, and unresolved trauma can shape emotional wellbeing, identity, coping patterns, and adult relationships later in life.

Person being filmed by a bank of television cameras, representing intense media attention, public scrutiny, fame and life in the public eye.

The Two Sides of Fame: Mental Health, Identity and Life in the Public Eye

Fame can bring success, opportunity and recognition, but life in the public eye can also bring pressure, scrutiny and a loss of privacy. I explore the two sides of fame, identity and mental health, and why having a confidential space where you can simply be yourself can matter.

Anxiety & Overthinking

Paul Madden

Aug 106 min read

“Man sitting on outdoor steps with a laptop on his knees shouting into his phone in visible distress, representing workplace stress, burnout, toxic work pressure, emotional overwhelm, anxiety, and crisis at work.

Surviving a Toxic Workplace Without Losing Yourself

Toxic workplaces can slowly erode confidence, emotional wellbeing, and mental health, often leaving people anxious, exhausted, hypervigilant, and emotionally disconnected.

Workplace Mental Health

Paul Madden

May 184 min read

Row of bunk beds inside a boarding school dormitory, representing childhood separation, institutional living, loneliness, routine, boarding school trauma, and emotional isolation.

Boarding School Trauma: Emotional Neglect, Attachment and Adult Relationships

Boarding school trauma can affect attachment, intimacy, emotional regulation, identity, and relationships long into adult life, often in ways survivors struggle to explain.

Trauma & Childhood Experiences

Paul Madden

May 174 min read