Research Papers & Academic Writing

Scholarship on the Emotional, Existential, and Social Forces That Shape Human Life

Psychological research should do more than inform — it should illuminate.

This body of work examines the emotional, existential, and cultural forces shaping how we live and relate — through the lens of psychological theory and evidence-based inquiry. Each publication reflects a commitment to rigor, relevance, and reach, offering scholarship that speaks not just to the academy, but to the world we’re all trying to understand.

RJ Starr RJ Starr

You Are Not Your Thoughts: A New Model of Awareness Beyond the Mind

What if healing isn’t about changing your thoughts, but stepping outside them entirely? This post introduces a new psychological model—nondual awareness, disidentification, and baseline clarity—that reframes suffering as a function of how we relate to thought, not what we think. A secular, research-backed shift in how we understand the mind.

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