April's top 4 reads
The most interesting stuff I read this month.
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🎧What is conflict psychiatry?
And why is conflict a misunderstood word?
Would you try a depression simulator?
Can technology really educate or merely entertain?
March's top 5 reads
The most interesting stuff I read this month.
Wellbeing washing, ft. workplace mental health apps
Employers are offering digital mental health tools to build ‘more resilient’ workplaces. But many of these tools could be making misleading claims and pose serious risks to sensitive user data. And they cannot be a magic fix for deep-rooted systemic issues.
Sanitify IV: Should social media be banned for children?
Have your say.
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.
Lived Experience
I'm so hungry
Thank you, olanzapine.
Technology
AI and the death of silence
Meaningful pauses and reflective silence are crucial elements of therapy. AI's instant replies are killing them.
Economics
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.
Culture
My ridiculously long mental health wish list for 2026
37 things. Too much to ask?
Books
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