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I Can’t Read One More Self-Help Book Without Screaming — No One Needs to be Perfect
Why the endless chase for “better” is making us worse
Natalie Frank
Oct 22 min read


The Hidden Psychology of Algorithms: How Dark Design Tricks Shape Our Minds and Steal Our Time
Recommendation systems and content feeds are built to keep us hooked, but at what cost to our well-being and collective freedom?
Natalie Frank
Sep 192 min read


Attitude Change Through Storytelling: How Narratives Quiet Defenses and Reshape Beliefs
Why the psychology of storytelling transforms persuasion in ways logic and evidence cannot
Natalie Frank
Sep 171 min read


Ripple Effect Therapy: Why Your Progress Lifts Everyone Around You
Learn how personal breakthroughs in interconnectedness can lead to positive changes in your environment and society
Natalie Frank
Sep 132 min read


The Problem with Using the Word 'Cure' in Mental Health, and the Powerful Alternatives That Inspire Resilience and Healing
Moving beyond cure-focused language to embrace progress, resilience, and long-term growth
Natalie Frank
Sep 92 min read


ADHD and Focus: How to Gamify Your To-Do List for Improved Attention, Productivity, Quality of Life
Turn your daily tasks into a playable process that sharpens focus, builds consistency, and even sparks creativity
Natalie Frank
Sep 52 min read


I’ve Changed the Way I Complete My To-Do List and Boy What a Difference it Makes
Keeping a list of what I have accomplished instead of a to-do list of what I have left to complete has helped me switch the way my brain...
Natalie Frank
Aug 302 min read


When Conversations With Machines Break Minds: Inside the Rise of Chatbot Psychosis
As chatbots grow smarter, clinicians are uncovering unsettling cases of users losing their grip on reality, and the consequences are staggering
Natalie Frank
Aug 211 min read


When Helping Hurts: The Overlooked Link Between Personality Disorders and Caregiving Careers
Some who choose caregiving roles may be unconsciously using their work to manage deep emotional needs, placing themselves and those they...
Natalie Frank
Aug 161 min read


When Silence Speaks Louder Than Words: The Hidden Role of Nonverbal and Dormant Alters in DID
Exploring how silent parts shape the healing journey and what their quiet presence really means Natalie C. Frank, Ph.D July 13, 2025...
Natalie Frank
Jul 131 min read


Southern Silence: Why Mental Health Conversations Are Still Taboo Below the Mason-Dixon Line
The generational stigma, cultural expectations, and quiet suffering behind the South’s mental health crisis Natalie C. Frank, Ph.D July...
Natalie Frank
Jul 71 min read


The Family Brand: When Image Matters More Than Integrity
How some families protect their reputation at the cost of truth, connection, and the people they claim to love Natalie C. Frank, Ph.D ...
Natalie Frank
Jul 61 min read


Silent Siblings: When Your Siblings Choose the Dysfunction Over You
The quiet heartbreak of sibling betrayal, family scapegoating, and what it means when those who once stood beside you turn their backs to...
Natalie Frank
Jul 42 min read


What TV’s Most Twisted Characters Reveal About Real-Life Personality Disorders
From the ruthless boardrooms of Succession to the chilling confessionals of You , our favorite characters may be brilliant storytellers...
Natalie Frank
Jun 292 min read


Gaslighted by the Group: How Families Collude in Shared Delusions
When the whole family rewrites reality — discover how collective denial and triangulation silence one member, perpetuate toxic dynamics,...
Natalie Frank
Jun 271 min read


The Algorithmic You: When Platforms Decide Who You Are
Discover how algorithm-driven profiling reshapes self-perception and what that means for the future of who we are online and beyond...
Natalie Frank
Jun 272 min read


The Quiet Storm: An Introvert’s Guide to Living with a Personality Disorder in a Loud, Unforgiving World
Navigating emotional noise, internal chaos, and the pressure to “perform” when your mind demand Natalie C. Frank. Ph.D 6/23/2025 Sarah...
Natalie Frank
Jun 243 min read


Can You Be Addicted to Love? Attachment Dysregulation in the Digital Age of Ghosting
Why some love turns compulsive — and how unresolved trauma underlies obsessive relationship patterns Natalie C. Frank, Ph.D June 29 2025...
Natalie Frank
Jun 93 min read


The Patient Who Fooled the World: How Dramatic Munchausen Syndrome Cases Reshaped Psychiatry
Inside the real-life hospital-hoppers and patients who survived their own lies and how their deceptions forced modern medicine to...
Natalie Frank
Jun 81 min read


The Patient Who Fooled the World: How Dramatic Munchausen Syndrome Cases Reshaped Psychiatry
Inside the real-life hospital-hoppers and patients who survived their own lies and how their deceptions forced modern medicine to...
Natalie Frank
Jun 82 min read
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