Journal

On wellbeing

We do not promise calm, and we do not treat language as medicine. We do talk about the feeling of being unable to say what you meant.

17 October 2026

The quiet cost of thin talk

We can be busy with people and still feel alone. Social science has been saying this for years: connection is not the same as company.

15 October 2026

Why speaking another language feels so scary, and what helps

Most of the fear isn't about grammar. It's about being watched while you look for the word.