A Brief History of Trauma: From Wounds and Wars to a Word That Shapes How We Heal
From battlefield shell shock to TikTok hashtags, trauma has travelled far. I trace its evolution - and why our future understanding must be precise.
Matt Hussey
Matt is an award winning journalist and a fully certified therapist helping bring the world's best mental health, to anyone and everyone.
The Practice: Therapist Marketing, Demystified
30-Day Marketing Challenge for Therapists: Small Daily Actions to Grow Your Practice Without Overwhelm
Build visibility, confidence, and connection in just 30 days. Each bite-sized action takes 5-20 minutes, helping therapists grow their practice with ease, authenticity, and no burnout.
The Practice: Therapist Marketing, Demystified
Finding Clients as a Therapist: My 5-Step Playbook That Actually Works
Discover the 5-step playbook I use to find clients: content, partnerships, community, tracking - and the surprising strategy most therapists avoid. Practical, honest, and tested in real practice.
Private Diagnoses, Public Consequences: How the UK's ADHD & Autism Assessment Market Profits From Loopholes and Leaves Patients in Limbo
In the UK, private ADHD and autism diagnoses are booming. But critics warn of inadequate assessments, profit-driven practices, and NHS fallout. Who's protecting patients?
The Practice: Therapist Marketing, Demystified
Defining Success in Your Therapy Business: A Framework for Revenue, Impact & Lifestyle
Success in private practice isn't just about a full diary. Learn how to define success on your own terms using a three-lens framework - revenue, impact, and lifestyle - and build a business that feels both sustainable and fulfilling.
Dark Psychology
The Scroll Trap: How Infinite Feeds Hijack Your Brain Like a Slot Machine
Picture this: your thumb swipes down, the screen bounces, and-like magic-something new appears. Maybe it's a meme. Maybe it's breaking news. Maybe it's a stranger's face you'll never see again. Each swipe is a gamble. Each refresh a spin of
Why Are So Many Therapists Quitting? Inside the Crisis of Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, and the Mental Health Workforce Exodus
The mental health field is facing a quiet crisis: therapists are burning out and leaving in record numbers. This article explores why-and what's at stake if they don't stay.
Dark Psychology
Filter & Facade: How Social Media's Pursuit of Perfection Is Breaking Gen Z's Mental Health
Filters and curated feeds promise perfection but deliver anxiety, body dysmorphia, and burnout. Discover how dark psychology fuels Gen Z's comparison trap-and how to resist it.
The Practice: Therapist Marketing, Demystified
10 Ethical Ways Therapists Can Get More Google Reviews
Therapists often struggle with asking clients for reviews. Here are 10 practical, ethical ways to invite more Google reviews-without pressure or sales tactics. Learn when to ask, how to keep it HIPAA-safe, and why reviews matter for growing your practice.
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Why Leaders Sign Harmful Laws: The Dark Psychology Behind Policy Cruelty
If you've ever wondered how politicians can knowingly sign laws that will hurt others, this video explores the psychology behind policy cruelty.
Dark Psychology
The Algorithm’s Whisper: How Your Feed Rewrites Reality
From TikTok to Netflix to Amazon, recommendation engines quietly script what Gen Z sees, thinks, and buys-amplifying confirmation bias, exploiting variable rewards, and nudging us into echo chambers while calling it "personalization."
Dark Psychology
Dark Triad Explained: Narcissism, Machiavellianism, Psychopathy
The Dark Triad-narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy-explains how charm, manipulation, and coldness intertwine. Learn the traits, the dangers, and how to recognize the three faces of exploitation.