Longer reads from our psychologists, written for the reader who is genuinely working something out.
Not every protective pattern is a problem. Some are still doing their job; some have become the thing in the way. A psychologist on how to tell the difference, with four diagnostic questions you can hold a pattern up against.
Matthew Hallam7 May 2025Self-medication is defined by what a behaviour is doing, not what it is. A psychologist on why these patterns persist and how change actually works.
Matthew Hallam29 Apr 2025When someone we love is anxious, the instinct is to fix it. The research suggests the opposite. You cannot make them feel safe in their own nervous system. A psychologist on accommodation, the SPACE framework, and a four-step way to support without rescuing.
Matthew Hallam22 Apr 2025Anxiety patterns are not just habits. They are protective predictions held in long-term threat memory. They do not weaken from understanding alone. A psychologist on what the system actually needs to update, and a four-step way to work with a persistent pattern.
Matthew Hallam16 Apr 2025The small step is not the warm-up. The small step is the work. A psychologist on the comfort zone, the brain's safety signal, and a four-step way to grow your edge gently.
Matthew Hallam8 Apr 2025The brain's threat-processing system is doing useful work. The complication is when it stays activated in contexts that no longer require it. A psychologist explains the neuroscience and what helps.
Matthew Hallam5 Apr 2025Most of what we do is automatic. The research is clear that judgement is not what changes the pattern. Knowing is. A psychologist on the dual-process brain and a four-step way to work with it.
Matthew Hallam19 Jan 2025One email a month from Equal Psychology with our newest posts, guides and worksheets.
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