Our inner rhythms
Understanding Balance in Our Minds
Most of us move through life with changing levels of energy, focus, emotion, and connection. At times, things feel steady and integrated. At other times, they may feel scattered, intense, slowed, or simply harder to hold together.
The papers shared here explore these experiences through different lenses. They’re offered to support reflection and understanding, not as instructions, treatments, or clinical guidance.
Shared Papers
These papers reflect different ways of thinking and learning. You’re welcome to explore what resonates and move past what doesn’t.
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The reader version offers a guided way to explore the ideas at your own pace.
Adaptive Neuroregulation Ontology (ANO)
This paper serves as the foundational work for the research series Adaptive Neuroregulatory Ontology. The series develops a conceptual and analytical framework for understanding mental health through the classification of neurocognitive states rather than through traditional diagnostic categories.
Balance is dynamic
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Parallel Domain Architecture (PDA)
Extending Adaptive Neuroregulation Ontology Across Functional Systems
Balance is dynamic
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Triadic Tic Architecture (TTA)
Extending Adaptive Neuroregulation Ontology Tourette’s Spectrum
Balance is dynamic
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Memory Processing Architecture (MPA)
Extending Adaptive Neuroregulation Ontology Behavioral Expression
Balance is dynamic
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The Founder’s Memoir: A Balanced, Reflective Account
This memoir serves as a lived experience companion to the research presented on this site. It reflects on growing up during a time when mental health was rarely discussed and traces the gradual cultural shifts that have led to greater awareness today. While acknowledging the quiet costs of silence, it highlights meaningful progress, even as change continues to unfold slowly.
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Beyond the Storm: A Journey with Bipolar Disorder
A lived account of bipolar disorder, from the silence of the 1970s to today’s still-evolving awareness.
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