Welcome to the Brain Library — a cosy little corner where all my favourite thoughts end up.
You’ll find ADHD insights, tiny tools, creative musings, short stories, and whatever else my busy brain refuses to keep to itself. Dip in, wander, enjoy, and take whatever helps or delights you.
Is It A Cat, Or Is It A Limiting Belief?
I bang on a lot about the fact that the brain is built for safety, not happiness, not fulfilment, but survival, and in order to do that it’s in constant environment-scanning mode. That’s not a neurodivergent quirk, it’s just what brains do. They run this almost subliminal sequence of internal flashcards, matching what we’re seeing…
Staring In the Eyes Of A Ravenous Lion?
If a lion* is about to eat you, your brain is not meant to sit there reasoning its way through the situation. Analysing the lion’s motivations or wondering whether there’s a way to explain that you’re not actually the best meal option is not going to be helpful right now. Under danger, the reasoning circuit…
Why We Shouldn’t Be Our People’s Therapist
I don’t think most of us ever decide that we’re going to become the therapist in our closest relationships. It usually grows out of things that are, on the surface at least, quite admirable. Being able to listen. Being able to stay present when emotions run high. Being someone who can make sense of complexity…
Dawning on fawning: the most insidious trauma response
When people talk about trauma responses, they usually mention fight, flight or freeze. These ones are easier to recognise. They look dramatic. They look like distress. Fawning doesn’t really look like anything is wrong. Fawning often looks like kindness. Like thoughtfulness. Like emotional intelligence. It looks like being flexible, understanding, good with people. It looks…
Micro fiction: we are sorry for the delay
Another Monday morning, waiting for the trainJust the usual . Hope it’s not late again. What’s that on the tracks… a jacket? Looks like the one Maya had.That sassy one with studs. She’d never go anywhere without it. Sucks to lose something like that. Or maybe some asshole stole it and just dumped it.and now…
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