I started AnthroVoices because I didn’t just want to know how people think. I wanted to know why they think the way they do. Psychology offers valuable tools to explore the mind, but it often starts with the individual. Anthropology zooms out. It asks: what forces shaped this person’s thinking, what stories did they grow up with, what systems and symbols taught them what emotions are okay to feel or not feel at all?

My aim is to make AnthroVoices someplace where we can explore culture and how and where we’re from, shapes how we think, feel, connect, and even drive (hello, SoCal freeway names). I’m especially interested in how culture impacts mental health, how teens (and elders) show up in the world, and how small shifts in how we see ourselves can spark big changes.

Anthropology helps me see the invisible threads that connect people to place, language, history, and ritual. It’s the ultimate toolkit for decoding humans—not in isolation, but in context. And in a world where mental health is finally being talked about, I think we need more of that.

This blog is where I share my questions, projects, and lightbulb moments from interviews with elders, how culture affects our youth, pop culture deep dives, social reward systems in retirement homes to the spy novels that inspired my curiosity about emotional intelligence and cross-cultural fluency.

If you just love thinking deeply about people; whether you’re into soft skills, social science, or just wondering why people do the things they do—I hope you’ll find something here that makes you think.

I hope you’ll feel at home on AnthroVoices. Welcome.