Karmin Fouché writes about human behaviour, identity, relationships and repair, with free companions that help readers continue the reflection beyond the final page.
5 out of 5 stars 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings on Amazon. “You get to read yourself in the pages and truly reflect on how you handle things and why you do things the way you do them.” (Reader)
A closer, more private companion to Why We Do That, turned inward, on the version of the self that only shows up in the margins.
Releases 25 September 2026
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A close-read on the small behaviours that quietly run our lives.
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The behaviours that follow us through the office door.
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On the person underneath the person you learned to be.
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On the small, strange, patient work of loving anyone.
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Short, close-read volumes on ordinary behaviour. Each one is a slow walk around a familiar pattern.
A parallel series on the person underneath: the child, the partner, the self at rest. Quieter, closer, written to be read at night.
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A South African author based in the UAE, writing quiet, close-read books about ordinary behaviour, why we repeat ourselves, what we carry from before, and how people repair. Six books across two series, each with a free companion for the reading that continues afterwards.
Every essay is published here first. A copy of some pieces also lives on Medium, where the original version on this site is credited as the source.
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An early-stage, trauma-informed digital support platform for women, being built slowly with clinical oversight. Nothing is publicly available yet.
Start with Books on empathy for adults. It is a quiet guide to reading about empathy as a practice of attention, not a performance.
The Why We Do That Series was built around that exact question. Each book looks at one ordinary pattern and asks what it may be protecting. See the full book list.
Books for racing thoughts is a gentle guide for readers who want to understand the patterns behind overthinking and restless thought. For a deeper entry point, see Why We Do That.
It is one of the most human questions. Read Why am I like this? for a look at the person underneath the one you learned to be, the version that formed around pressure, love, fear, and time. Begin with Before You Were This.
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