Brooke SiemThe 10 Most Important Quotes from Johann Hari’s “Stolen Focus”For the past few years, I’ve felt a primal urge to disengage from the world around me. This inner restlessness is strongest when I’m in…Jan 23, 2023Jan 23, 2023
Brooke SiemDebunking The Chemical Imbalance Theory of DepressionWhy do 80% of people believe that depression is caused by a chemical imbalance, despite overwhelming evidence otherwise?Jul 13, 2022Jul 13, 2022
Brooke Siem“Depression isn’t a choice,” and other lies I believed.During my decade and a half of deep depression, my mother often said to me, “Honey, you can choose not to be depressed.”May 18, 2021May 18, 2021
Brooke SiemThe Lighter Path“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms-to choose one’s attitude in any given set of…May 4, 2021May 4, 2021
Brooke SiemYou do have time. It’s just not your priority.One of the most underrated and useful techniques in creating a steady life is to understand the purpose of priority. And yet, like most…Apr 20, 2021Apr 20, 2021
Brooke SiemWhy Research Won’t Save YouWhy relying on scientific breaththrough for mental health is a losing game.Apr 13, 2021Apr 13, 2021
Brooke SiemDo as much as necessary and as little as possible.As I sit here on this gloomy spring morning, the tentacles of a migraine still latched onto the left side of my head, I am reminded of the…Apr 6, 2021Apr 6, 2021
Brooke SiemDon’t Kill the MessengerDr. Jon Kabat-Zim, a researcher at the Stress Reduction Clinic at the University of Massachusets once said:Mar 15, 2021Mar 15, 2021
Brooke SiemMaintaining the PipesWhen people first start down the road of self-work, they tend to assume that “fixing yourself” is a lot like fixing a leak in an old house…Mar 9, 2021Mar 9, 2021
Brooke SiemOn Choosing to Be A BeginnerFour years ago, I started an annual tradition. Every year, as part of my birthday celebration, I commit to learning a new skill.Mar 2, 2021Mar 2, 2021
