What Are Psychedelic Therapies?
A science-based guide to psychedelic-assisted therapy: how psilocybin, MDMA, and ketamine are being used clinically, what the research shows, and how the regulatory landscape is shifting.
July 2024
February 2024
What Is Trauma?
Trauma is a psychological response to overwhelming events. Explore PTSD's diagnostic history, the neurobiology of traumatic stress, ACE research, complex PTSD, evidence-based treatments, and the science of resilience.
What Is Psychoanalysis?
A comprehensive look at psychoanalysis: Freud's methods and theories, the unconscious, dream interpretation, neo-Freudian revisions, Lacan, attachment theory, and the ongoing debate between scientific criticism and cultural influence.
January 2024
How to Manage Anxiety: What the Research Actually Recommends
Anxiety affects 264 million people worldwide. What does the evidence actually say about CBT, exposure therapy, breathing techniques, exercise, medication, and mindfulness? A research-backed guide to what works and why.
August 2023
Therapy vs Self-Help vs Medication for Mental Health: What Works
A clear-eyed look at the evidence for therapy, self-help, and medication for mental health — when each works, when to combine them, and how to make the decision.