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Anxious and Apologetic: How Modern Culture Left Men Without a Map
Men's anxiety is rising. Fed by sedentary lives, broken stress loops, and a culture increasingly uncertain what masculinity is permitted to be. Here's…
Mar 17
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Rob Lefort
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The Thread That Must Break: Understanding the Paradox of Grief
Grief demands we honor our losses while moving forward—like emigrants who held cotton threads until they snapped. Here's what healthy grieving actually…
Mar 10
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Rob Lefort
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Wired to Be Wrong: How Bias Shapes What We Think We Know
Your brain evolved to cut corners, and it's remarkably good at it. A psychologist's take on cognitive bias: why it exists and how awareness of it might…
Mar 3
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Rob Lefort
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February 2026
Mind Over Misery: The Psychology Behind Pain Tolerance
Pain is less about tissue damage than about what your brain decides to do with it. A psychologist unpacks the surprising science of why tolerance varies…
Feb 24
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Rob Lefort
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Never Good Enough: The Hidden Cost of Perfectionism
Perfectionism feels like ambition but acts like a wound. Unpack where it comes from, what it costs you, and how to stop chasing approval you were never…
Feb 17
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Rob Lefort
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Understanding Gaslighting Beyond the Buzzword
Gaslighting is the systematic undermining of someone's confidence in their perception. Recognizing this distinction is essential for distinguishing…
Feb 10
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Rob Lefort
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Open Relationships: When Sexual Liberation Meets Tuesday Morning Carpools
A psychotherapist's perspective on open relationships: The research, the risks, and what nobody tells you about navigating non-monogamy with kids…
Feb 3
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Rob Lefort
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January 2026
The Belonging Paradox: Why Trying to Fit in Guarantees You Never Will
Why do we feel like outsiders everywhere? Learn how pre-rejecting yourself creates the belonging problem you're trying to avoid.
Jan 27
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Rob Lefort
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Succeeding at Failure: Why Getting it Wrong is How You Get it Right
Most people get failure wrong—they either ignore it or let it define them. Here's how to fail productively, extract the lessons, and actually grow from…
Jan 20
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Rob Lefort
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Beyond Body Count: The Scientific Predictors of Infidelity
The research-backed truth about infidelity: from eye movements to evolutionary instincts, what science actually reveals about who cheats and why.
Jan 13
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Rob Lefort
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Why Introverts Overspend Their Social Budget and End Up Exhausted
For introverts, conversations comes with an emotional cost. Learn what happens when your nervous system spends more than it can recharge, and how to…
Jan 7
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Rob Lefort
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Marina Abramović, The Art of Being Human
How Performance Art strips away our psychological defenses and forces us to confront vulnerability, mortality, and existential angst.
Jan 1
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Rob Lefort
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