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A collection of books, talks, essays and practices I have explored over the years. Some are research based, some are theoretical, experiential, controversial or simply thought provoking. Their inclusion here is not an endorsement of every claim or conclusion.

They are part of the trail of ideas that has informed my curiosity about influence, identity, imagination, collective behavior and the ways narratives can shape how we see ourselves and the world around us.

Comfortably Real on Substack

Relentlessly curious essays exploring influence, identity, neurological storytelling, sensory and social manipulation, imagination and what it means to remain grounded in ourselves.

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Identity Manipulation & Shifting Narratives

Shifting of Identity Goalposts and Their Effects
How moving targets can reshape personal and collective identity.

They Hacked the Heart of the Western Home — And She Still Thinks It Was Her Idea
An exploration of social influence, changing roles and the stories we absorb about home and identity.

Imagination, Trance & Disconnection

Imagination Hijacked
Exploring what happens when outside narratives begin shaping our imaginative world.

Wakey Wakey… You’ve Been in Trance and Didn’t Realize It
A look at everyday trance, attention and the influence of repetition.

The Mental Health Crisis Isn’t a Puzzle
A personal exploration of environment, identity, meaning and modern disconnection.

Sensory & Social Influence

The Scent Industrial Complex Stole Your Oldest Intelligence
Exploring our relationship with scent, instinct, marketing and sensory experience.

TRADEMARKED AMNESIA™
A look at what can happen when methods and systems become disconnected from our own signals.

Two Worlds, One Breath
Reflections on the tension between mediated experience and ordinary lived reality.

Perspectives on Institutional Influence

The Tavistock Institute of Human Relations: Shaping the Moral, Spiritual, Cultural, Political, and Economic Decline of the United States, by Dr. John Coleman

A controversial interpretation of institutional influence, mass behavior and social change. Included here as one perspective I have explored, rather than as an established account of history.

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Social Dynamics & Manipulation Awareness

The Bystander Effect & Collective Inaction

An accessible introduction to the bystander effect, diffusion of responsibility and the ways social context can affect whether people act.

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Practices and Approaches I’ve Explored

PTSD: Time to Heal, Cathy O'Brien

A survivor authored account and recovery resource exploring trauma, autonomy and claims of extreme manipulation.

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TRE, Dr. David Berceli

A body based approach using tremor exercises, developed as a method for working with tension and stress.

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