Why do we worry about things we can’t control? Why do we keep returning to the same thoughts, even when they don’t serve us? Why is consistency so hard, and change so easy to put off?

We have reasons for what we do, even when we don’t see them. Understanding the patterns underneath our behaviour, not to fix ourselves, but to know ourselves is empowering to say the least and is often the first step to anything actually changing.

Here you’ll find articles on behavioural science, psychology, and lived experience to make sense of why being human can feel so difficult and the deeper mechanics of why we do what we do.