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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.
Parental Phubbing: The long-lasting impact of parents addicted to smartphones

Parental Phubbing: The long-lasting impact of parents addicted to smartphones

Parental phubbing - snubbing your child for your phone - is now a clinically confirmed attachment risk. What the research says, and why no one is talking about it.
Matt Hussey 03 Mar 2026
Brain Rot and Gen Z: The TikTok Curriculum Fighting Back

Brain Rot and Gen Z: The TikTok Curriculum Fighting Back

Gen Z invented brain rot. Now they're building TikTok curricula to fight it. The psychology of a generation trying to outscroll its own cognitive decline.
Matt Hussey 02 Mar 2026
AI Companion Grief Is Real - And a Software Update Can Trigger It

AI Companion Grief Is Real - And a Software Update Can Trigger It

Thousands of people have formed genuine emotional bonds with AI companions. When developers push an update, the grief is clinically real - and no one has a framework for it yet.
Matt Hussey 28 Feb 2026
The Psychology of Client Conversion: What Actually Makes Someone Click "Book Now"

The Psychology of Client Conversion: What Actually Makes Someone Click "Book Now"

Matt Hussey 27 Feb 2026
The Psychology of Client Conversion - A deep dive

The Psychology of Client Conversion - A deep dive

Matt Hussey 27 Feb 2026
Why everything feels like a crisis (when it isn't)

Why everything feels like a crisis (when it isn't)

We live in a world where how we feel often trumps what can be measured and observed. Welcome to the vibe economy.
Matt Hussey 25 Feb 2026
The Vibe Economy: Why Your Gut Has Replaced the Data

The Vibe Economy: Why Your Gut Has Replaced the Data

From the Vibecession to the Therapeutic State: how we stopped trusting data, started governing by mood, and what it's costing us.
Matt Hussey 25 Feb 2026

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