The following is an early draft of a section from my thesis-in-progress, presented for this event with the Therapy and Social Change Network.

The following was written as a brief thesis-in-progress summary for the purposes of this event with the Therapy and Social Change Network. Please note that this writing is very much ‘in the middle’ of development, and will likely change significantly by the time it is submitted. Please take the following not as a destination, but as a signpost pointing …

What’s the Research?

17 July 2025

You’re tired, unmotivated, maybe even irritable—and you’re wondering: Am I just stressed, or is this burnout?

Ever had a day where you barely left your chair—but still felt completely wiped out by 4pm?

Hi Seamless Life Triber,

Your brain wasn’t built for back-to-back Zoom calls and ten hour workdays. In a culture obsessed with doing more, it’s easy to forget that rest is productive too. We’ve inherited an “always on” ethos that honors productivity while treating rest as an afterthought, but science tells a different story.

The new face of burnout is the one nobody sees coming.

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It’s a curious thing, really — the way a human being can stand at the edge of ruin and still find a way, almost miraculously, to put one foot in front of the other. I’ve sat with men who lost everything, and I’ve watched them blink back into the light. I’ve sat across from women who experienced excruciating loss and grief yet somehow managed, in time, t…

“When our city was attacked, I fled to the hills with my little boy, and there my second baby was born,” she tells me, eyes like the sea behind her, hair long and blonde like mine. The lines etched into her face are deeper than mine. She is perhaps a decade older than me; perhaps less. She offers me a glass of wine.

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Seeking medical help from a Psychiatrist for Attention Deficit Disorder symptoms has not only been unhelpful, my mental health is deteriorating at a rapid rate after treatment has started.

I always look with anticipation for Freya India’s post, and her latest, titled “Nobody Has a Personality Anymore” doesn’t disappoint. The central thesis is that many contemporary people have medicalized and labeled their personality traits so that nothing is left but a series of diagnoses. That part of her argument is interesting and …

Ever feel like your motivation just… vanished?

There’s a growing chorus on social media claiming that keto diets have magical effects on mental health.

Things have been rocky for ol’ Robbie lately.

July’s Minority Mental Health Awareness Month is a time to raise awareness about how culture, ethnicity, and race have profound effects on mental health. Mental health is deeply personal, and for many in marginalized communities, it can be shaped by factors like systemic inequality and cultural stigma. Discrimination and underrepresentation in the menta…

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Hi everyone!

I had posted about my struggle to stomach political news and over 400 of you shared how you were coping. I had summarized the comments in my last few articles. It is very apparent that many of you feel emotional distress and seek ways to cope. So it occurred to me to turn to the experts to share with you advice on things you can start doing now, if you …

We had a different newsletter just about ready to go this week, but the devastating news out of Texas inspired me to put out this post first. For those of us with a connection to summer camps, Texas, SAR teams, other natural disasters, or who have or work with kids or faith communities … this all hits extra close to home. I attended a webinar July 10 …

I remember having a panic attack in the car, once. I can’t tell you why, but I can tell you the exact bend in the road, that the hedgerows were in their full greenery, and the air felt thicker than custard.