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Welcome to the Grey Notes. My weekly exploration of therapy for an uncertain age.
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The Therapist Photography Guide: How to Look Warm, Not Weird, Online
How to Be Seen (Without Selling Out)
Digital FOMO: The Fear of Missing Out in a Hyper-Connected World
In the age of endless feeds and disappearing stories, FOMO isn't a feeling-it's a design feature. Discover how platforms weaponise belonging, scarcity, and comparison to keep us addicted to the illusion of connection.
The Ghosts in Our Heads: Why Halloween's Rituals of Fear and Darkness Might Be the Most Honest Form of Therapy We Have
Halloween isn't just about sweets and screaming - it's a collective therapy session. Exploring how confronting darkness through ritual, fear, and play helps us integrate the ghosts within.
TikTok and Derealisation: How the Infinite Scroll Is Warping Our Sense of Reality
Derealisation used to follow trauma. Now, therapists say it's showing up after TikTok binges. The Disquiet investigates how algorithmic design is reshaping the texture of reality itself.
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.