The 5 Minute Therapist

The 5 Minute Therapist Hi there!

I'm Ben, and I'm passionate about leveraging the power of my lived experience, professional expertise and recent trends in AI to support better mental wellbeing

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14/09/2025

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09/09/2025

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Tell me your getting old without telling me your getting old 🙄
30/08/2025

Tell me your getting old without telling me your getting old 🙄

21/08/2025

Been a bit quiet on this for a while but Ill be back with some cool stuff soon. I am absolutely buzzing though! Being asked to co-facilitate a seminar at the University I have just graduated from is crazy! I will post more about this soon but due its to take place in October.

Watch this space!

13/08/2025

Been considering this for a little while as I watch so much stuff on the rise of AI but.....do you think that AI will eventually make going to university pointless? 🤖

Because AI can already:
✅ Write essays
✅ Mark assignments
✅ Give instant feedback
✅ Teach almost any subject

So… why would anyone pay £30k+ for a degree??? Just a thought 😒

Here’s the twist though 👇

🧠 AI can give you information — but it can’t (yet) give you:

Real mentorship

Critical thinking skills

Emotional intelligence

Networking & human connections

So what’s potentially coming?

Cheaper, AI-led courses that give you micro-credentials instead of full degrees?

Elite universities selling human contact as a luxury product?

A shift from memorising facts ➡️ learning how to apply them in the real world?

In the future, maybe how you think will matter more than what you know — because facts are now free.

Could we be moving toward a world where emotional intelligence, relationships and connection becomes more important than how much information we can memorize?

💬 What do you think — is university about to become obsolete, or will it just look completely different?

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11/08/2025

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Let's face it...we’re obsessed with "breakthroughs" aren’t we. Gotta be something big or dramatic... But in all honesty,...
07/08/2025

Let's face it...we’re obsessed with "breakthroughs" aren’t we. Gotta be something big or dramatic... But in all honesty, actually it’s the boring stuff that heals and helps us the most us.

You don’t need to overhaul your life overnight.
You need consistent little wins. Things like:

🟢 Drinking water before caffeine
🟢 Speaking to yourself kindly
🟢 Moving your body every day, even for 5 minutes
🟢 Letting yourself rest without guilt (hmm, I definitely struggle with this).
🟢 Reaching out before you hit crisis

These don’t feel revolutionary in the moment. But, I can guarentee that done daily, they will change everything.
Your nervous system doesn’t need drama — it needs steady signals of safety.

Big changes don’t come from doing it all once.
They come from doing one small thing, again and again.

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What's your favourite small win lately?

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📌 Save this for a day you feel stuck.
🔁 Share if you needed this reminder.
📩 Tag someone who's quietly doing the work.

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06/08/2025

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Have had a bit of time off here over the last week. Had a week on hols with the family which was brilliant, but nothing ...
01/08/2025

Have had a bit of time off here over the last week. Had a week on hols with the family which was brilliant, but nothing prepares you for how stressful a week in Butlins can be haha. Sensory overload for the little ones (and us), so what better way to wind down than a day/night out in Camden to hit a daytime rave 🤣.

But, this makes me think how important having time to connect with your family, and friends is, as well as enjoying music and having a bit of time off from responsibilities is. Balance is key

Yes, it doesn't have to be a day time rave. It can be a walk in the woods, it can be popping round for a coffee with a few mates.

Connection, rest, food, music, dancing. These are probably just as important as exercise and making sure your eating your veggies and are drinking enough water!

Life is for living!!

I'll be back on form next week... hopefully 😉

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