Charlotte Boerescu-Kelly

Sep 22, 2023 | mediacatmagazine.co.uk | Dann Liebermann |Olivia Atkins |Ben Alalouff |Charlotte Boerescu-Kelly

Thrust into an isolating, online existence, was a pretty extreme reality during pandemic, fuelling mental health and social issues in a global evaluation of the ‘meaning of life’. A perfect storm for the rise of the wellbeing sector, ushering in a plethora of therapists, mental health experts, healthy eating and hormone remedies, all algorithmically driven to the appropriate demographic in a digestible affirmation or life hack demonstration, in an effort to reprogram our consumer habits.

Jun 27, 2023 | mediacatmagazine.co.uk | Natasha Randhawa |Charlotte Boerescu-Kelly |Chris Jefford |Sophie Lewis

Fight or flight is an evolutionary hangoverOur amygdala senses a threat and floods our systems with adrenaline and cortisol. In the past, these elevated hormones helped our ancestors evade hairy situations and tackle imminent physical threats. Today, the source of our fears are often trickier to outpace. The world is burning and . Covid-19 forced us to face our own mortality, and still haunts us in our sleep.