Breaking the Silence Podcast — Episode Now Live
Jonathan recently joined the Breaking the Silence Podcast, hosted by Addiction Rehab Toronto. The episode is now available to watch on YouTube.
Jonathan Arenburg — Author, Speaker, and Trained Counsellor
Creator of The Road to Mental Wellness
Author • Speaker • Trained Counsellor
Welcome to my official site. I’m Jonathan Arenburg, a Canadian writer, speaker and trained counsellor passionate about mental health advocacy. Here you’ll find my books, blog posts, and reflections — alongside past media appearances and speaking engagements. My goal is simple: to open up honest conversations about resilience, biology, and what it means to live fully as ourselves.
A collection of podcasts, interviews, collaborations, and speaking engagements featuring Jonathan Arenburg.
Listen to Wired to Be Human in audiobook format on JonathanArenburg.com. Explore the ideas behind modern life, human biology, and mental well-being in a format designed for easy listening.
Jonathan recently joined the Breaking the Silence Podcast, hosted by Addiction Rehab Toronto. The episode is now available to watch on YouTube.

The Road to Mental Wellness has officially passed 50,000 all-time views.
Since launching in 2019, the blog has grown into a collection of over 500 articles exploring anxiety, PTSD, trauma,
depression, recovery, and resilience through lived experience and
grounded insight.
Thank you to the readers who continue to engage with this work.
My conversation with Teri Welbrock on The Healing Place Podcast is officially live.
We explored trauma, resilience, lived experience, and how understanding our biology
can help us make sense of anxiety, stress, and healing in today’s world.
And honestly — I’m genuinely honoured to be on this show. It’s ranked in the top 2% of podcasts globally (per Listen Notes), which speaks to the reach and the credibility of the work being done here.
You can now watch or listen below.
Jonathan Arenburg is a Canadian author, speaker, and trained counsellor focused on mental health, neurobiology, and resilience.
Human behavior online isn’t random—it’s biological. This post explores how temperament and the modern digital environment collide, shaping reactions like anger, defensiveness, and withdrawal in ways we often misunderstand.
The internet is rife with misinformation, particularly regarding mental health and personality disorders. It’s crucial to distinguish between genuine narcissism and common selfish behaviors, as misunderstanding this can lead to labeling individuals unfairly. This mislabeling impacts mental health, emphasizing the need for a deeper understanding of human behavior rather than simplistic judgments.
Small, everyday stressors add up over time. This article explores how micro-stressors quietly impact mental health and why they matter more than we realize.
Why do negative experiences stay with us while positive ones fade? The answer lies in the brain’s negativity bias and how our survival instincts shape the way we remember the world.