I am retraining my brain

6 reads that are helping me reconnect with myself.

Health update - II

Surfacing for air.

Health update

Dear Friend of Sanity, I last wrote to you a month ago, at the start of an episode of illness. Today I am reaching out with the unfortunate update that its grip over me is still strong, and I am still struggling to get back to my routine. Sanity turns

BIG READ: Therapy must stop being too nice - especially in the age of AI

'Comfort' and 'validation' are critical concepts in therapy but they must have their limits, or they might degenerate into the kind of sycophancy AI bots are accused of.

Hoarder

Why you can't throw away that strange, misshapen thing.

Sanitify II: Beware of 'female' bots

Subservient helpers, murderous seductresses.

BIG READ: Is your mental illness diagnosis helping or hurting you?

Don't read this if you want a simple answer.

Launching Sanitify: Mini-guides and explainers to complex questions

Edition 1: How to smash the money taboo in therapy

✨Celebrating 'The Other Sister'

A stirring book from one of Sanity's founding members and my dear friend, Amrita Tripathi

Therapy's 'human touch' is nearing its sell-by date

Human-ness was therapy's biggest defence against AI. It may not be enough anymore.

Are you a conflict entrepreneur?

Rage bait on social media can get you a big following. But it creates zero change.

The relapse mystery and how to live with it

Making sense of one of the least talked about aspects of living with a mental health condition.