Projects.
The projects, ventures, and publications I founded, built, or medically review.
These are the projects I've started, am building, or actively medically review. They're separated by what they do, not by what they're called. Clinical care lives in one place. Education lives in its own places. Practical tools have their own homes. Publishing is its own category. The founder site you're reading sits at the perspective layer. Each item below names my role, what the project does, and where it fits in the network.
Clinical Care
shrinkMD
What it is: An independent multistate telepsychiatry practice.
Why it exists: Because the wait to see a psychiatrist in most of the country is still measured in months, not days.
My role: Founder and practicing psychiatrist.
Education
Shrinkopedia
What it is: A clinically reviewed mental health encyclopedia.
Why it exists: Because the explanations on the internet are either too thin or too academic, and almost none are written by clinicians.
My role: Medical editor and contributing author.
AnxietyResource
What it is: The practical anxiety education site in the network.
Why it exists: Anxiety isn't one experience. It deserves its own site with practical, condition-specific guidance.
My role: Medical editor.
DepressionResource
What it is: The practical depression education site in the network.
Why it exists: Depression has its own physiology, its own treatments, and its own course. It needs dedicated space.
My role: Medical editor.
PsychiatryRx
What it is: Plain-language medication guides for psychiatric and sleep medications.
Why it exists: Because the official labeling reads like it was written for pharmacists. Patients need a translation.
My role: Medical editor and author.
AnxietyResearch
What it is: An editorial research and data layer for anxiety in the U.S.
Why it exists: The research literature is rich and almost none of it is translated for general readers.
My role: Medical editor and named author on the evidence summaries and reports.
ShrinkDaily
What it is: The daily mental health education site in the network. One short, evidence-based concept at a time.
Why it exists: Because understanding your mind works better as a daily habit than as a one-time read.
My role: Founder and medical editor.
Practical Tools
shrinQ
What it is: A structured educational system for overthinking and the anxiety loops that don't yield to insight alone.
Why it exists: Because seeing the pattern isn't the same as working with it.
My role: Founder and program author.
Unstuck
What it is: A wellness app for reflection, journaling, and emotional awareness.
Why it exists: Because there's a moment between “I'm overwhelmed” and “I need a clinician” where a well-designed tool can help.
My role: Founder.
QuitScrolling
What it is: An attention tool built on one idea: spend more time living and less time scrolling.
Why it exists: Because the attention pull is now a meaningful contributor to anxiety for a lot of modern adults.
My role: Founder.
Publishing
Your Mind Is Full of Sh*t
What it is: A psychiatrist's guide to understanding overthinking, anxiety, and the lies in your head.
Why it exists: Because the patterns that run people's lives haven't been named clearly enough in popular writing.
My role: Author.
Your Mind Is Full of Sh*t: The Workbook
What it is: The companion workbook to the first book. The do-the-work piece.
My role: Author.
The Havoc in Your Head
What it is: A psychiatrist's reset for anxiety, overthinking, panic, and the thoughts that won't let go.
My role: Author.
Profession and Thought Leadership
shrinkiatry
What it is: The site for the inside view of psychiatry as a profession, by someone who actually practices.
Why it exists: Because most coverage of psychiatry is either dismissive or oversold.
My role: Founder and author.
shariqrefai.com (this site)
What it is: The founder, author, reviewer, and media site.
Why it exists: Because the writing, the books, the speaking, and the founder perspective deserve a dedicated home.
My role: Author and founder.
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Network
The Shrink Network
What it is: The umbrella that connects all of the above and explains how the pieces fit together.
My role: Founder.