Sensation Is a What: What Is a Sensation? Part 1
1 Nov 2026
Reading Time: 8 minutesThe “sensationalism” where something is amplified
Mental Health Philosophy
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Lance Kair, LPC — Counselor & Philosopher
Mental Health Philosophy is the philosophical investigation of mental health as something that is already occurring. Rather than proposing another philosophy of mental health—another account of what mental health ought to be, how it should be understood, or how it should be achieved—it asks what this thing called mental health actually is: the phenomenon already present whenever we experience it, speak about it, study it, practice it, or attempt to change it.
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Mental Health Is Not Psychology. It’s Orientation.
11 Oct 2026
Reading Time: 13 minutesThe Authentic Self and the Performed Self Mental health is not psychology. There is a familiar experience in contemporary psychology:
Exhaustion and the “I Have Anxiety” Problem
27 Sep 2026
Reading Time: 8 minutesOrdinary language inherits an unsolved problem
The First Talk of Mental Health Philosophy
23 Sep 2026
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWatch this talk on You Tube! In this first talk, I introduce Mental Health Philosophy and three philosophical streams that
What Makes a Problem a Problem? Psychology, Meaning, and the Question of Why
21 Sep 2026
Reading Time: 15 minutesProblems -What Are We Asking When We Ask “Why”? What makes a problem a problem? When we ask why we
Neurodivergent Masking: Who Are You Without the Performance?
8 Sep 2026
Reading Time: 10 minutesNeurodivergent masking can leave people exhausted and wondering who they really are. A Mental Health Philosophy approach explores masking, authenticity,
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