The listening room

Some ideas land differently out loud.

Narrated essays, guided practice, and music-only meditation in one quiet place.

Narrated essays

Hear the writing.

Mental health

Trauma Has More Than One Battlefield

Childhood abuse, sexual violence, generational wounds, and combat leave different injuries. But all of them can teach the mind and body to keep surviving long after the danger ends.

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Mental health

Your AI Therapist Doesn’t Know When You’re in Danger

It can sound compassionate, remember what you said, and answer at 2 a.m. None of that means it can recognize a psychiatric emergency.

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War & moral injury

The Giver Was Supposed to Be a Warning, Linda

A seven-year-old needs a bigger world, not a workforce pathway

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Mental health

ADHD Isn’t Quirky. It’s Exhausting.

Success hid it. Medication changed it. Writing finally helped me explain it.

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Mental health

Live with MS Kohut

A recording from PsychiatRick and MS Kohut's live video

Race & healthcare

What Does Ethnicity Have to Do With Wound Care?

Race and ethnicity data can expose unequal care. Asking for it can also bring every reason Black and Brown patients distrust American healthcare into the room.

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Between Visits

Music-only meditation.

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3:04

A Calming Morning

4:15

A Calming Evening

3:59

With the Trees

6:01

Deep Resonance