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Honest writing about
the mind

From neuroscience to lived experience, these pieces are written to be useful, accessible, and free. New articles added every week — written by Nathan and contributed by the community.

Neuroscience

Why your brain keeps replaying painful memories — and how to gently interrupt the loop

The default mode network doesn't know the difference between remembering and reliving. Here's what the science says, and what you can actually do about it.

Nathan
8 min read
Psychotherapy

The thing nobody tells you about attachment styles

They're not personality types you're stuck with. Understanding them is the beginning of changing them — and that's actually good news.

Nathan
5 min read
Reflection

On sitting with discomfort instead of rushing to fix it

We live in a culture that treats emotional pain as a problem to be solved immediately. What if the sitting is the point?

Nathan
4 min read
Neuroscience

What panic attacks actually are — and why understanding them can take away some of their power

The body's alarm system misfiring is terrifying when you don't know what's happening. Knowing changes everything.

Nathan
6 min read
Psychotherapy

The talking cure: why Freud's original idea is still radical

The idea that speaking your inner world aloud could heal you was once considered outrageous. In many ways, it still is — and that says something worth examining.

Nathan
7 min read
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