Sanitify IV: Should social media be banned for children?
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Boredom is a skill (if you can afford it)
Why you need to do nothing - if you are privileged enough.
NEW: February's 5 must-reads
The best stuff I've read this month.
Therapists aren't trained for business. That must change.
Money and profit needn't be bad words.
Mass layoffs and survivor guilt
"Why them, not me?"
🗝️ Sanity Classics: I loved being a journalist. Here's why I moved on.
A journalist's commitment is to the story. My commitment is to the person behind the story.
The book that changed my life
I spoke with psychiatrist and author Linda Gask, whose book nudged me to one of my life's biggest decisions.
I'm so hungry
Thank you, olanzapine.
AI and the death of silence
Meaningful pauses and reflective silence are crucial elements of therapy. AI's instant replies are killing them.
Mental health care is expensive. Talking to AI is free.
Chatting with AI isn't just a function of loneliness or convenience. It saves real money.
My ridiculously long mental health wish list for 2026
37 things. Too much to ask?
The best lines I read this year
10 paragraphs that will be aglow in my head for a long, long time.
Updates on Sanity
Sanity turns 5
The year of the Big Slowdown.
Economics
December is for data
You don't have to be a numbers person to be fascinated by these numbers.
Notes on Therapy
Sanitify III: What is treatment resistance?
One of the most vexing questions in mental health care.
Technology
Forget creepy apps and bots. This is the future of mental health technology we need.
A radical aid for people who hear distressing voices.
Books
I am retraining my brain
6 reads that are helping me reconnect with myself.
Updates on Sanity
Health update - II
Surfacing for air.
Updates on Sanity
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
Technology
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.
Lived Experience
Hoarder
Why you can't throw away that strange, misshapen thing.
Culture
Sanitify II: Beware of 'female' bots
Subservient helpers, murderous seductresses.
Culture
BIG READ: Is your mental illness diagnosis helping or hurting you?
Don't read this if you want a simple answer.
Notes on Therapy
Launching Sanitify: Mini-guides and explainers to complex questions
Edition 1: How to smash the money taboo in therapy