Hazel Gale, a therapist and co-creator of the app Betwixt, writes essays that use folklore and fantasy stories such as Circe, Koschei the Deathless and LitRPG novels to explore self-awareness, instinct and authenticity. Readers get psychologically framed reflections on archetypes and everyday life, with the newsletter tied to promoting the Betwixt app.
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Donald J. Robertson, a cognitive-behavioural therapist, explains Stoic philosophy and its practical psychological techniques, drawing on primary sources such as Seneca, Marcus Aurelius and Musonius Rufus. Issues combine close reading of ancient texts with comparisons to modern CBT, plus guided exercises and worksheets for paid subscribers.
A Substack publication featuring essays and guest posts on philosophical, critical and scientific debates in psychiatry, psychotherapy and psychoanalysis. Readers get first-person accounts of lived experience, clinical reflections and scholarly commentary on how care, medication and moral values intersect with mental health practice.
Personal essays on relationships, thinking, creativity and agency, written from a family life on a Baltic island. Readers get reflective, exploratory writing that works through questions such as why music moves us and how to get unstuck creatively.
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