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Therapy
Addressing Common Errors New EFT Relational Therapists Make
Jason N. Linder, PsyD on May 24, 2024 in Relationship and Trauma Insights
Feeling stuck with a case as an emotionally focused therapist? Here are five lessons from a supervisor's perspective to help you work smarter, not harder.
Feeling stuck with a case as an emotionally focused therapist? Here are five lessons from a supervisor's perspective to help you work smarter, not harder.
Health
Weight Loss Drugs Make People Feel Good—and Bad
Alexandra Brewis and Emily Mendenhall Ph.D. on May 24, 2024 in Diagnosis: Human
Weight loss drugs are transforming many people physically. But how we feel about them is an important side effect.
Weight loss drugs are transforming many people physically. But how we feel about them is an important side effect.
Motivation
Toxic Motivation: Recognize and Recover From the Cycle
Jake Breeden on May 24, 2024 in Detoxing Management
Toxic workplace tactics like threats and sacrifice may boost short-term productivity, but at a severe human cost.
Toxic workplace tactics like threats and sacrifice may boost short-term productivity, but at a severe human cost.
Relationships
How to Work Together as a Team
Robert Taibbi L.C.S.W. on May 24, 2024 in Fixing Families
We hear a lot of talk about the need to work together as a team as partners and parents, but what does that mean? Here are some key principles and ways to get there.
We hear a lot of talk about the need to work together as a team as partners and parents, but what does that mean? Here are some key principles and ways to get there.
Trauma
Early-Life Trauma, Adult Relationships, and Sexual Behavior
Robert Weiss Ph.D., LCSW, CSAT on May 24, 2024 in Love and Sex in the Digital Age
Many people fail to see the connection between childhood trauma and adult-life thoughts and actions. Thus, they may think of themselves as crazy.
Many people fail to see the connection between childhood trauma and adult-life thoughts and actions. Thus, they may think of themselves as crazy.
Therapy
Is It Ever Okay to Treat a Couple and an Individual in It?
David J. Ley Ph.D. on May 24, 2024 in Women Who Stray
The question of whether a therapist can or should provide conjoint individual and couples therapy is a hotly debated issue with no clear guidelines or answers.
The question of whether a therapist can or should provide conjoint individual and couples therapy is a hotly debated issue with no clear guidelines or answers.
Identity
Selfies and the Self
Andrea Mathews LPC, NCC on May 24, 2024 in Traversing the Inner Terrain
Is the selfie a way to authenticate the self?
Is the selfie a way to authenticate the self?
Relationships
When You Sense Someone’s Upset With You, Try This
Jeff Wetzler Ed.D. on May 24, 2024 in Unexpected Breakthroughs
Personal Perspective: What can you do when you’re pretty sure someone is upset with you, but they won’t tell you what's really going on?
Personal Perspective: What can you do when you’re pretty sure someone is upset with you, but they won’t tell you what's really going on?
Mating
Misogyny Disguised as Attraction Should Be Labeled HAZMAT
Gina Barreca Ph.D. on May 24, 2024 in Snow White Doesn't Live Here Anymore
You turn to self-hatred because it's easier than hating everybody else. Maybe if you hate yourself, you have the power to change what can happen. Emotional chaos is overwhelming.
You turn to self-hatred because it's easier than hating everybody else. Maybe if you hate yourself, you have the power to change what can happen. Emotional chaos is overwhelming.
Empathy
The Art of Deep Empathic Listening
Assael Romanelli Ph.D. on May 24, 2024 in The Other Side of Relationships
Mature intimacy is the ability to “feel, together.” Here are six practices for deeper listening.
Mature intimacy is the ability to “feel, together.” Here are six practices for deeper listening.
Anger
Finding Serenity During Angry Times
Rita Watson MPH on May 24, 2024 in With Love and Gratitude
Personal Perspective: In a world of political rantings and accusations, embracing serenity provides a reserve of hope that helps to keep anger at bay.
Personal Perspective: In a world of political rantings and accusations, embracing serenity provides a reserve of hope that helps to keep anger at bay.
Relationships
The Heart Break Tool Box
Natalie Cawley PsychD on May 24, 2024 in Just About Coping
You can develop a toolbox to get through your breakup, and it will help.
You can develop a toolbox to get through your breakup, and it will help.
Sex
An Outline of the Kama Sutra
Neel Burton M.D. on May 24, 2024 in Ataraxia
Explore the lesser-known parts of India’s key text on eroticism: the 'Kama Sutra.'
Explore the lesser-known parts of India’s key text on eroticism: the 'Kama Sutra.'
Relationships
3 Ways to Spot the Difference in Chemistry and Compatibility
Mark Travers Ph.D. on May 24, 2024 in Social Instincts
Chemistry pulls us in, but compatibility makes us stay.
Chemistry pulls us in, but compatibility makes us stay.
Relationships
How Can I Feel More Connected to My Partner?
Kelli Miller LCSW on May 24, 2024 in Love Hacks
Learning how to feel more connected to your partner is essential to a quality relationship.
Learning how to feel more connected to your partner is essential to a quality relationship.
Self-Help
More Ways to Get Emotionally Stuck
Steven Stosny, Ph.D. on May 24, 2024 in Anger in the Age of Entitlement
If you feel stuck in victim identity, develop a healing identity fueled by the desire to improve your life. Appreciate your strengths, resilience, and capacity to heal your hurt.
If you feel stuck in victim identity, develop a healing identity fueled by the desire to improve your life. Appreciate your strengths, resilience, and capacity to heal your hurt.
Social Media
What Teens Say About Their Tech Use
Doreen Dodgen-Magee, Psy.D. on May 24, 2024 in Deviced!
Youth are aware of the impact of technology use on their mental health and general well-being. When parents are on the same page, youth have a better hope of navigating it well.
Youth are aware of the impact of technology use on their mental health and general well-being. When parents are on the same page, youth have a better hope of navigating it well.
Autism
Healing the Invalidation: The Complex Truth of Autism
Ludmila N. Praslova, Ph.D. on May 24, 2024 in Positively Different
Stating "our truth" as an objective truth can create divisions within the community. Recognizing the difference between personal and universal truths facilitates inclusion.
Stating "our truth" as an objective truth can create divisions within the community. Recognizing the difference between personal and universal truths facilitates inclusion.
OCD
Innovations in Treating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Padraic Gibson D.Psych on May 24, 2024 in Escaping Our Mental Traps
Discover the latest advancements in treating obsessive-compulsive disorder, including innovative cognitive-behavioral and strategic therapies designed to enhance patient outcomes.
Discover the latest advancements in treating obsessive-compulsive disorder, including innovative cognitive-behavioral and strategic therapies designed to enhance patient outcomes.
Grief
The Stone Pathway That Leads to Healing From Grief
Donelle Dreese Ph.D. on May 24, 2024 in The Green Goodbye
By reframing our relationship with the flora and fauna that surrounds us as “kin,” we can tap into the wisdom and interconnected web of all living beings and heal from grief.
By reframing our relationship with the flora and fauna that surrounds us as “kin,” we can tap into the wisdom and interconnected web of all living beings and heal from grief.
Empathy
8 Key Techniques to Empower Self-Empathy
Judith Orloff M.D. on May 24, 2024 in The Genius of Empathy
Self-empathy is a commitment to being caring rather than shaming or punishing yourself, especially if you’ve made a mistake. Here's how to build it.
Self-empathy is a commitment to being caring rather than shaming or punishing yourself, especially if you’ve made a mistake. Here's how to build it.
Attachment
What's the Relationship Between Attachment and Authenticity?
Mark Shelvock RP(Q), CT, MACP, MA on May 23, 2024 in Navigating the Serpentine Path
Authenticity is not found on a mountaintop in isolation, but in relation to others.
Authenticity is not found on a mountaintop in isolation, but in relation to others.
Flow
The Collector's Journey: Experiencing 'Flow' Through Art
Shirley M. Mueller M.D. on May 23, 2024 in The Mind of a Collector
The psychological concept of flow offers a valuable perspective regarding the collection of art that enhances well-being and life satisfaction.
The psychological concept of flow offers a valuable perspective regarding the collection of art that enhances well-being and life satisfaction.
Social Life
How to Improve Your Mental Health Through Community
CooperRiis Healing Community on May 23, 2024 in A Healing Community
Community involvement through hobbies, volunteering, faith groups, and more can have a tremendous positive impact on your mental health.
Community involvement through hobbies, volunteering, faith groups, and more can have a tremendous positive impact on your mental health.
Alcoholism
Substance Use Disorders in the South Asian Community
Jyothsna S Bhat Psy.D. on May 23, 2024 in The Psychology of the South Asian Diaspora
An interview with Vasavi Kumar and Jyoti Chand on substance abuse in the South Asian community, and barriers to getting help.
An interview with Vasavi Kumar and Jyoti Chand on substance abuse in the South Asian community, and barriers to getting help.
Bias
One Way to Avoid the Confirmation Bias
Richard H. Smith Ph.D. on May 23, 2024 in Joy and Pain
Take the advice of Nobel Prize-winning scientist Robert Lefkowitz: Commit to testing alternative narratives to explain the facts.
Take the advice of Nobel Prize-winning scientist Robert Lefkowitz: Commit to testing alternative narratives to explain the facts.
Politics
Why Calling Gen Z Protesters "Uninformed" Is Misguided
Gail K. Sahar Ph.D. on May 23, 2024 in Thinking Socially
Gen Z protestors have been accused of ignorance and naivete, but evidence suggests they're just as informed as older generations. Their priorities may simply be different.
Gen Z protestors have been accused of ignorance and naivete, but evidence suggests they're just as informed as older generations. Their priorities may simply be different.
Relationships
The Healing Power of Animal-Human Relationships
Leslie E. Korn Ph.D., MPH, LMHC, ACS, FNTP on May 23, 2024 in Rhythms of Recovery
Our relationships with other beings have the potential to be profoundly healing, as deep experiences of love, care, and co-regulation occur.
Our relationships with other beings have the potential to be profoundly healing, as deep experiences of love, care, and co-regulation occur.
Emotion Regulation
What Is It About Music That Makes Us Feel So Good?
Raymond Leone MMT, MT-BC on May 23, 2024 in Music Therapy, Music Musings
Music gives us what we need when we need it.
Music gives us what we need when we need it.