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Our identities are constructed, discovered, revealed — and sometimes forced upon us. Moving through five layers, from the individual to the universal, and what the left and right brain each contribute.

Most psychological research is built on a small, unrepresentative slice of humanity. An honest look at how Western psychology appropriated Indigenous knowledge, and why the field needs to become far less American.

Neuroaesthetics shows that making, viewing and living with art lowers stress and supports our health. A look at what art therapy is, who art therapists are, and why you don't need to be “good at art” to begin.

After nineteen years with children and families, the one book I recommend most is The Whole Brain Child. The upstairs and downstairs brain, and practical ways to connect before you redirect.

Something measurable happens to our brains in a room full of live music that recordings cannot reproduce. On neural phase-locking, community choirs, and music as social bonding.

Feeling powerless is an understandable response to what we are watching unfold. A grounded look at what fascism is, and where ordinary people still hold real leverage — including rest.

Anxiety under systemic racism is not irrational — it is survival. How capitalism and colonialism shape who we believe we are, and why “What do you do?” is never a neutral question.

Stigma tells us to toughen up and keep quiet. The data tells another story. Why avoiding the subject of mental health has never protected anyone — least of all our young people.

Endless economic growth is not neutral for our minds. Drawing on Jason Hickel's work on degrowth, a case for measuring wellbeing and ecological stability instead of GDP.

When we override what our bodies are telling us, the cost shows up physically. On Gabor Maté's work, autoimmune illness, and what happens when we stop speaking up for our own needs.