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ABOUT ESSENTIAL MATTER
What truly matters?
In a world overflowing with noise, opinions, and algorithms, Essential Matter is a space to reconnect with what truly matters.
After 23 years in public health and education, I’ve learned a simple truth: what truly matters is that we are well, we continue to grow, we connect, and give back.
I believe agency begins with knowledge, and that knowledge should be understandable, personal, and empowering. So, I study how, in today’s world, (H+A)I—human and artificial intelligence—can amplify personal agency in the pursuit of wellness and fulfillment.
I’m not here to tell you what to do; I’m here to share tools and insights that help you make your own choices. To build your inner compass, navigate information with clarity, and move toward a life aligned with your values.
This platform is also the seed of a future project: a new kind of AI-powered personal agency support system, built with heart. Designed to guide, support, and co-evolve with you—a tool to help you stay well, reflect, organize, grow, and educate yourself in the essential skills needed to thrive in an AI-powered world. So you can live with greater clarity, agency, and fulfillment.
I want to help people everywhere learn how to think critically, live intentionally, and lead lives of purpose without needing to go into debt for a diploma.
Together, we’re building something personal and potentially revolutionary.
About me
Hey there, I’m Mar B—Industrial Engineer, biomedical engineer, Health Science student, neuroscience nerd, lifelong learner, and the founder of Essential Matter.
I’ve spent decades working in public health and education, but my greatest passion has always been understanding how the mind transforms experience into meaning. That curiosity led me to neuroscience, integrative health, and now AI.
I’m especially interested in how AI-empowered tools, when carefully designed, can enhance human agency and help us heal, grow, and support others in doing the same.
We are well → we learn → we grow → we connect → we thrive.
This platform is where I study, reflect, and build. It’s the intersection of evidence-based science and emerging technology, a place to think critically, live intentionally, and explore wellness not as a trend but as a transformational journey.
Let’s explore what truly matters—together.
