Willow LabsHabits
Everything Willow Labs has written about Habits, drawn from CBT, ACT, IFS and other evidence-based approaches. Practical, no fluff, with the techniques therapists actually use.
8 articles
AI Mood Tracking: How to Read Your Own Emotional Patterns Over a Month
One day of mood data is noise. Thirty days is a map. Here is how to use AI mood tracking to read your real emotional patterns.
Dopamine Detox: What Actually Works and What's Just Hype
A dopamine detox can't drain your brain chemistry. Here's what's really going on, what genuinely helps, and a realistic 1-week reset.
Cortisol Face and the Cocktail: Trend or Spiral?
You spot a puffy jaw in bad lighting and TikTok calls it “cortisol face.” Now there’s a cocktail to fix it. Trend or anxiety spiral? Here’s the sober read.
Brain Rot Is Real: Short Video, Real Dopamine
Short videos aren’t harmless fluff. They train your brain’s reward system to crave novelty and bail on effort. Here’s what’s happening and how to reset.
Bed Rotting: Self-Care or Depression Warning?
Staying in bed can feel like relief or quicksand. Here’s how to tell if you’re restoring your system or feeding a spiral—and what to do from under the duvet.
Why You Procrastinate—and How to Actually Stop
You don’t put things off because you’re lazy. You’re dodging a feeling. Change the loop—thoughts, cues, and the first 2 minutes—and procrastination loses power.
ADHD Paralysis: Why You Can’t Start (7 Ways Out)
You’re not lazy. Your brain is choking on ambiguity and threat math. Here’s what freezes you at the start line—and seven moves that actually get you moving.
Evening anxiety isn’t about evening
Your chest tightens at 9:37 p.m., not because the clock strikes doom, but because the day’s scaffolding drops. Night isn’t the problem. The edge is.
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