This research examines how keeping secrets in romantic relationships harms well-being. It introduces “fear of discovery,” the anxiety that secrets will be revealed unintentionally. Findings show this fear increases obsessive thinking and reduces relationship and life satisfaction, offering new insight into why secrecy negatively affects mental health.

This research highlights high stress levels in creative industries and examines gaps in post-secondary curricula. By analysing course content through project management theory, it identifies missing focus on risk, conflict, and change management. Integrating these skills could foster healthier, more sustainable work environments for future creative professionals across sectors.

This research explores how youth in Nova Scotia experience nature as a health intervention. By working with young people as co-researchers, it examines barriers to accessing green spaces and informs policies that integrate nature-based solutions into healthcare, supporting equitable mental and physical well-being through initiatives like Prescription Parks.

The speaker introduces EcoLiving Lab, an immersive environment that integrates wellbeing and sustainability. By experimenting with small daily changes—sleep habits, food practices, and cleaning routines—participants learn how sustainable behaviours can enhance comfort and restoration. The goal is to make sustainability effortless, personalised, and appealing rather than burdensome.

This research applies the concept of hormesis—where low doses are beneficial but high doses harmful—to pornography use. Since excessive porn use is associated with mental-health problems, the project seeks to identify the “healthy limit” of use. Participants will complete daily smartphone surveys over a month, allowing the researcher to model how porn consumption affects well-being and how moral beliefs modify these effects. The goal is to build a personalised app that guides individuals toward safe levels of use and reduces polarisation in debates about pornography.