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Why Multifaceted Artists Need a Competent Platform
I am, by nature and by profession, a multifaceted person. As an artist with over a decade of experience designing digital UX, I have always existed at the intersection of the technical and the creative — someone who thinks visually, writes academically, builds purposefully, and refuses to be confined to a single category. I’ve always strived towards digitising my arts and crafts. Finding a platform that could hold all of that without forcing me to compromise…
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Allostatic Load and the “Pace of Life Syndrome” in Borderline Personality Disorder: What the Evidence Tells Us
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is widely understood as a condition of profound emotional and psychological instability — a disorder that disrupts relationships, identity, and the capacity for self-regulation. What is far less widely appreciated, however, is the degree to which BPD is also a disorder of the body. Beneath the clinical surface of emotional dysregulation lies a measurable, multi-system biological crisis rooted in chronic stress exposure, early adversity, and accelerated physiological deterioration. Two theoretical frameworks are…
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Trigeminal Neuralgia in the Long-Term: Bidirectional Impact on Psychological Health
Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN) is a rare but devastating neuropathic condition characterised by sudden, electric shock-like episodes of excruciating facial pain distributed along the branches of the trigeminal nerve — the fifth cranial nerve, responsible for sensation across the face. The attacks are frequently triggered by the most mundane of stimuli: brushing teeth, speaking, eating, or even the touch of a gentle breeze. The severity of pain has long been described as among the most intense that human physiology is capable of producing, earning TN its well-known and historically significant designation as the “suicide disease” (Neto et al., 2025 ). While…
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My Experience With AI on WordPress.com — And Why It Is My Favourite Feature of Jetpack Within the Business Plan
There are moments in a long career when a tool surprises you. As a UX specialist with over a decade of experience designing digital UX and running a blog on WordPress.com, I approach every new feature with the seasoned scepticism of someone who has been sold promises before. I have tested artificial intelligence tools across categories and platforms. I have formed opinions, revised them, and formed them again. So when I tell you that Jetpack AI…
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Happiness Engineers Are Worth it When it Comes to WordPress.com
I have spent well over a decade working as a UX specialist — designing digital experiences, evaluating interfaces, and thinking deeply about what makes a product genuinely useful versus merely functional. In that time, I have reviewed, tested, and worked inside more platforms and tools than I can count. I approach every product with a trained, critical eye. I notice the friction. I notice the gaps. I notice when something has been built with the user…
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