I've been writing about mental health, therapy, neurodiversity and addiction for over a decade. I've been a patient before I was a therapist. These pieces are personal, honest, and written from both sides of the therapy room.
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- How to take up space
by Graham Landi on July 19, 2026 at 8:30 AMThe third in a short series of scenes about taking emotional space.
- How to break bad news
by Graham Landi on July 12, 2026 at 8:30 AMWhen you begin to find your voice with people who shared your experiences but not your perception of them. The second in a series of short scenes about taking emotional space.
- How to feel lovable
by Graham Landi on July 5, 2026 at 8:31 AMThe first in a series of short scenes on the subject of why we sometimes find it so hard to take up emotional space.
- Heat exposure
by Graham Landi on June 28, 2026 at 9:38 AMHot weather brings us face to face to how we feel, whether we like it or not.
- (No more) Tickets please - An AuDHD guide to going out.
by Graham Landi on June 21, 2026 at 8:31 AMWhen part of you craves novelty and excitement, but another part just wants to stay home, it can make for a lot of strange behaviour.
- Your most valuable moments might look like nothing at all
by Graham Landi on June 14, 2026 at 8:31 AMIn the race to optimise, we risk trampling over the most precious bits of our existence, and miss opportunities to feel satisfied.
- Why we can't stop loving what we despise.
by Graham Landi on June 7, 2026 at 8:31 AMSeparating ourselves from interests and obsessions that we have come to objectively view as having lost some value is much harder than it might seem.
- How can I stop my children from making bad decisions?
by Graham Landi on May 31, 2026 at 8:30 AMHaving children can lead us toward the mistaken conclusion that they see things the way that we do and should therefore listen to our advice.