The first moment I can remember thinking like a conspiracist, I was seven years old. I was watching The X-Files.
Still Learning: Self in Progress
This blog combines therapeutic insight with lived experience. I write about mental health, identity, and the emotional texture of everyday life — especially through the lens of living abroad. Many posts include activities and reflection tools to help you engage actively with the ideas to form your own insights.
You'll find essays, exercises, and honest observations — some personal, some professional, all designed to prompt thought and self-awareness. This is a space for exploration, for asking questions, and for staying with complexity a little longer.
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This one's for the video game fans, or perhaps more broadly, anyone who's ever been captivated by something so deeply it shaped the course of their life.
Let's talk about scary movies. For most of my life, I hated them. As a cinephile, this felt like a blind spot, but it was one I defended fiercely. Horror was vulgar, simplistic, and designed to provoke cheap thrills. I would disguise my avoidance in snobbery, looking down on the genre in favour of things critics approved of.
Job hunting can be an emotional rollercoaster. Whether you're between jobs by choice or due to circumstances beyond your control, being unemployed—especially for an extended period—can take a toll on your self-esteem and mental health. Many of my clients in Paris describe this phase as one of the most challenging experiences they've faced, even...
Are you still in love with the daily croissant, or are you starting to notice the unique smell of the métro on a hot afternoon? Whether you're thriving, struggling, or living somewhere in the messy, complicated middle, this is for you.
Inspiring Figures: Jack White
11/18/2025
Role models aren't just for kids.
"Celebrate yourself! Come on!"
The Autumn Survival Guide: A Therapist’s Tips for Working With the Season, Not Against It
11/13/2025
Every year, there's a moment you start to notice it. The sunlight shifts, taking on a golden, more slanted quality. You find yourself closing the windows more often than you open them. The feeling of a warm cup of coffee in your hands becomes a small, profound comfort.
Between Cultures, Between Selves: Reflections After Seeing Fugue by Tatty Macleod (Twice)
11/11/2025
On May of this year, I returned to Fugue, the stand-up show by Tatty Macleod that first left a mark on me in 2024. Watching it a second time, I was struck by how much more I noticed — new details in the storytelling, deeper layers of emotional truth.
If you're reading this, you are probably preparing for, or have just started, a great adventure in Paris. You're here for the culture, the food, the beauty — and maybe for a new chapter in your life. But as any seasoned expat will tell you, once the initial novelty of croissants and beautiful architecture wears off, something else starts to...