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Matt Hussey

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.
Influence for Sale: Inside the Creator Economy's Mind Games

Influence for Sale: Inside the Creator Economy's Mind Games

Unpack the dark psychology of the creator economy - where influencers weaponize trust, intimacy, and scarcity to drive sales and shape opinions among Gen Z audiences.
Matt Hussey 27 Oct 2025
Therapist Email Templates: Clear, Kind, Boundaried

Therapist Email Templates: Clear, Kind, Boundaried

Matt Hussey 23 Oct 2025
The Therapist Email Templates Pack

The Therapist Email Templates Pack

Matt Hussey 23 Oct 2025
Care for Sale: How Venture Capital Turned the Care of Children and the Mentally Ill Into a Profitable, Quietly Devastating Business

Care for Sale: How Venture Capital Turned the Care of Children and the Mentally Ill Into a Profitable, Quietly Devastating Business

Private equity is reshaping care - from children's homes to mental health services. This piece exposes the moral cost of turning vulnerability into profit and asks: what happens when care is no longer care at all?
Matt Hussey 22 Oct 2025
The Invisible Funnel Framework: How Therapists Fill Their Diaries Without "Marketing"

The Invisible Funnel Framework: How Therapists Fill Their Diaries Without "Marketing"

Matt Hussey 19 Oct 2025
Dopamine Fasting 2.0: How Digital Detoxing Became a Secular Religion of Self-Control in the Age of Algorithms and Endless Overstimulation

Dopamine Fasting 2.0: How Digital Detoxing Became a Secular Religion of Self-Control in the Age of Algorithms and Endless Overstimulation

Once a Silicon Valley meme, dopamine fasting has evolved into a global subculture. Part digital detox, part secular asceticism, it thrives not on science but on ritual, shame, and the hunger for control in an overstimulated age.
Matt Hussey 15 Oct 2025
How to Write a Therapist Bio That Turns Browsers into Bookings

How to Write a Therapist Bio That Turns Browsers into Bookings

Matt Hussey 14 Oct 2025

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