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Why Talking About Your Problems Isn’t Enough – Exclusive Interview with Dr. Sharona Cohen

Dr. Sharona Cohen is a psychologist redefining what effective mental health looks like in a high-pressure world. Known for cutting through outdated models and endless analysis, she helps high-functioning individuals build emotional regulation and decision-making capacity where it actually matters—under stress, in relationships, and in real life. Her work challenges the idea that insight alone creates change and points toward a more modern, responsible future for mental health care.


As Dr. Sharona Cohen emphasizes throughout her work, real transformation happens when awareness meets action. “Insight without action keeps people stuck,” she notes, underscoring a central flaw in many traditional therapeutic approaches. Later, she reframes burnout with similar clarity: “Burnout isn’t a personal failure—it’s what happens when you keep operating at a pace your system can’t maintain.”

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Why People Turn Their Backs on Addicts – Understanding the Psychology of Abandonment

I recently spent some time trying to support someone who, as the result of severe trauma, became addicted to alcohol. This period of time has been probably the second most difficult time in my life...

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How To Find the Courage to Go After What You Want, Even When Fear Holds You Back

Have you ever felt deeply drawn to a new path, an idea, or a change, but stopped yourself because you weren’t sure it would work out? If so, you are not alone. Many people delay meaningful decisions...

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There is a quiet heartbreak I see in so many high-achieving women. They are capable. They are intelligent. They are deeply gifted. And yet, they are waiting. Waiting for clarity. Waiting for...

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Can Mindfulness Improve Your Sex Life?

The popularity of mindfulness has surged in recent years, with numerous studies demonstrating its effectiveness in alleviating stress, anxiety, and depression while improving overall quality of life.

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"Changing the narrative after trauma is not about erasing the scar but illuminating its shape."

Covert Narcissism and Emotional Abuse

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Why Your Business Stalls When You Work Harder

You have followed the plan and made the right moves, perhaps hiring more staff, adding a marketing channel, or implementing a new system that promised to save you time. Initially, these changes seemed effective.

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Brainz Expert Panel

What Are the First Steps to Starting a Business?

Expert Panelists are handpicked and invited to contribute because of their knowledge and valuable insight within the areas of Business, Mindset, Leadership, Lifestyle, and Sustainability. Members of The Brainz Magazine community of experts will share their best tips, advice, ideas, and hacks within different topics. 

1. Start with purpose

Start with purpose, not paperwork. Clarify why this business matters to you, how it aligns with your values, and which problems you are determined to solve. Visualise what success looks like in one and five years. Then turn vision into validation by taking one practical step, talking to ten potential customers about their challenges. Those conversations transform personal clarity into market insight. They build the confidence and momentum to begin.

Brainz podcast

Why Modern Therapy Needs to Evolve or Be Replaced by AI - Brainz Magazine Exclusive Interview with Dr. Sharona Cohen

In this episode of the Brainz Magazine podcast, Dr. Sharona Cohen discusses the importance of self-care, the challenges posed by modern technology, and her unique approach to therapy that emphasizes tough love and empowerment. She highlights the need for intentional pauses in our fast-paced lives and critiques the concept of safe spaces in fostering resilience. Dr. Sharona Cohen advocates for a revolution in mental health practices to better support individuals in today's demanding environment.

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