Writing & Ideas

Psychology is most useful when it helps us understand ordinary life more clearly.

Writing allows me to explore questions that extend beyond the therapy room: why insight is often insufficient, how self-regulation develops, what our habits may be protecting us from, and how greater awareness can become meaningful action.

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Weight, Eating & Health

The Weight of the World

Emotional burdens can shape how we think, move, eat and care for ourselves. Change begins by understanding what we are carrying—and how we have learned to carry it.

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All writing

Articles, essays and future public work collected in one editorial archive.

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Weight, Eating & Health

Hungry for Something More

Cravings are not always about food. Sometimes they point toward rest, connection, relief, meaning or another unmet need that has been difficult to recognize.

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Self-Regulation

We Have a Choice, Don’t We?

Our behaviour is shaped by biology, learning and circumstance—but not entirely determined by them. The practical question is where meaningful room for action remains.

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Self-Regulation

When Mindfulness Isn’t Enough: Why Strategy Still Matters

Mindfulness can reveal a pattern, but lasting change often also needs structure, planning and a workable strategy.

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