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Thoughts on mental health, wellness, and building Keel.
How to Stop Overthinking at Night: A Grounded Guide for Restless Minds
Racing thoughts at 2am are not a character flaw. Here is what actually works to quiet an overthinking mind at night, grounded in research and real techniques.
9 April 2026 · 11 min read
How to Journal for Mental Health (When You Have Never Been a Journal Person)
Journaling for mental health does not mean writing pages of feelings. A practical, research-backed approach for people who think journaling is not for them.
9 April 2026 · 10 min read
The Science Behind Why AI Therapy Companions Work (And Where They Fail)
A balanced look at the research on AI-assisted mental health support. What the studies actually show, where AI genuinely helps, and where it falls short of human care.
6 April 2026 · 12 min read
Why Your Mood Tracker Isn't Helping (And What to Do Instead)
Most mood trackers collect your data and do nothing with it. Here's why simple logging fails, what a useful tracker should actually do, and how to get more from your data.
6 April 2026 · 9 min read
The 167 Hours Between Therapy Sessions: Why Most People Struggle Alone
Therapy takes one hour a week. What happens in the other 167? Why the gap between sessions is where most people lose progress, and what actually helps.
4 April 2026 · 10 min read
I Built a Mental Health App Alone. Here's Everything I Got Wrong.
The real story of building Keel as a solo founder in Copenhagen. Ethical dilemmas, technical failures, clinical safety decisions, and what users taught me.
4 April 2026 · 14 min read
Keel vs Calm vs Headspace: Which Wellness App Actually Adapts to You?
A comparison built around one question: does the app learn who you are and change what it does based on that knowledge?
2 April 2026 · 10 min read
Best Mental Health Apps in 2026: An Honest Comparison
A detailed comparison of Calm, Headspace, BetterHelp, Woebot, Wysa, and Keel. What each does well, what each lacks, and who each is best for.
2 April 2026 · 12 min read