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Ali Mattu: Speechless

January 6, 2017

As a child, psychologist Ali Mattu suffers from paralyzing social anxiety.

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Tags Ali Mattu, psychology, anxiety, social anxiety, exposure therapy, childhood, school, phobia

Ali Mattu: My Brother the Trekkie

January 8, 2016

Psychologist Ali Mattu didn't know what he wanted to be as a kid, but his older brother helped him find inspiration in Star Trek.

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In Psychology Tags Ali Mattu, psychology, anxiety, childhood

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