Niall Stewart

WRITER & COPYEDITOR

ANATOMY

THE BEAUTIFUL

OF DESPAIR

It’s 2014 in San Francisco and TRISTAN thinks he’s found love. Meanwhile in London, TOBY is at work in the City. On the Amalfi Coast, CORDELIA and FREDDIE are fighting about a secret. THE BEAUTIFUL ANATOMY OF DESPAIR is a novel about hope and hopelessness. It is a portrait of four friends figuring out how to live a meaningful life, and what it takes to survive one that isn’t.

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ARTICLES

The Problem with Productivity

Productivity used to mean working hard and being effective. Now it’s a path to meaning and self-improvement.
Why I Really Wish I’d Played Team Sports

A total non-athlete regrets many important lessons not learned.
How Much Community Do We Actually Need?

Forging meaningful connections is one of life’s great joys, but the capacity to enjoy being alone is also an expression of psychological maturity
Is Therapy Forever, or Should We Bring Back the Stiff Upper Lip?

Endlessly talking about your tough times may actually be bad for you, a growing number of scientists are starting to believe
What is a Life After Depression Meant to Look Like?

Psychiatric disorders like clinical depression rob us of our ability to experience the terrible pain and trauma of a life lived well. How deliciously ironic that a lot of people now believe those emotional experiences are themselves the manifestations of mental illness!
The Joyful Solace of Routines and Rituals

Seeking out the new within the structures of our past
People: Can’t Live With Them, Can’t Live Without Them

We are social animals, but how tempting the desert island sometimes is.
Who Are You? The Pursuit of Self-Knowledge

We’re all pretty clueless about ourselves sometimes. But can brain scans and self-reflection bring our “core” selves to the surface?

I write articles about psychology, philosophy and culture for a variety of publications including Wise & Well, Hello Love, Counter Arts and The Writing Cooperative.

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