Exploring Anxiety Through Existential Analysis Introduction: When Worry Appears Without a Cause You wake up with your chest tight, your heart racing, and your thoughts spiraling. Someone asks, “What’s wrong?” and you can’t find an answer. The anxiety feels real—yet … Read More
What is a Support Worker? A Guide for the UK Care Sector
Support workers play a vital role in health and social care across the UK. They work directly with individuals who need extra help to live fulfilling and independent lives. From supporting people with learning disabilities and autism, to those struggling … Read More
Loneliness as a Parent: Finding Meaning When You Feel Alone
Parenthood is often portrayed as full of joy, connection, and purpose. In many ways it can be all of those things. But it can also be lonely—more than many expect. Many parents report isolation, emotional exhaustion, and the sense that … Read More
What is Existential Analysis? A Guide to Meaning, Purpose, and Living Authentically
Life often brings us moments when we pause and ask: What is the point of all this? Am I truly living the life I want? Why do I feel disconnected, even when everything seems fine on the outside? These questions … Read More
Loneliness in the Caring Professions: Finding Connection & Purpose for Nurses and Care Workers
Being a nurse or care worker is often described as a calling—work that demands deep compassion, emotional strength, and resilience. Yet, what happens when that very calling leaves you feeling emotionally exhausted or profoundly lonely? Loneliness in the healthcare profession … Read More
Reconnecting with Purpose After a Major Life Change: An Existential Perspective
Major life changes — whether due to loss, career shifts, divorce, illness, or entering a new life stage — often leave us feeling unmoored. These transitions can shake the very foundation of who we believe we are, triggering deep questions … Read More
Loneliness and Depression in Men: An Existential Perspective
Loneliness and depression are deeply human experiences, but for men, they often carry an extra layer of stigma and silence. Across cultures, men are frequently encouraged to “tough it out,” hide vulnerability, and shoulder burdens without asking for help. This … Read More
How to Find Purpose in Midlife When Career Feels Meaningless: An Existential Perspective
Midlife can feel like a breaking point. For many professionals, the momentum of early ambition begins to slow, revealing a quieter — often more unsettling — question: What is this all for? You may have achieved what you once thought … Read More
Understanding Loneliness Through the Lens of Existential Analysis and Logotherapy
Introduction: Loneliness as a Universal Experience Loneliness is often described as one of the most painful human experiences. It can touch people of all ages, cultures, and walks of life. What makes loneliness particularly complex is that it does not … Read More
Living A Purposeful Life
Photo Credit: GoodFon Living a Purposeful Life: An Existential Analysis Introduction Human beings have asked questions about life’s meaning for thousands of years: What is a meaningful life? What makes life meaningful? How to live a meaningful life? These questions … Read More