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Frustrated You Can't Sleep? Try Staying Awake Instead

Trying to force ourselves to sleep is bound to backfire. Find out how a surprisingly paradoxical approach can be one of the most effective ways to beat insomnia.

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Tips for Coping with Sleep Disturbance

Tame your thoughts.

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The Case for Stigmatizing Psychological Problems

Stigma can spur people to behave better, even as it causes anxiety about falling short.

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Learning to Parent Yourself as an Adult

If you've ever felt like you learned life lessons 10 years after most people, you are not alone. Learn to parent yourself for improved self-esteem and healthier relationships.

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Abolishing the Concept of Mental Illness

Richard Hallam's new book examines crucial questions about the nature of mental health, including whether it might make sense to get rid of the concept of mental illness.

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Modern Mindfulness

Mindfulness as a mode of awareness involves the self-regulation of attention maintained on immediate experience with an orientation that is curious, inquiring, open, and accepting.

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The President Is Mentally Ill and Unfit to Serve

Quis custodiet ipsos custodes: Who guards the guardians?

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Therapists: Is Your Practice Dealing With Technology?

The world around us is changing, and as therapists—both individually and as a profession—we need to change with it.

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How Therapy Trumps Politics

This recently published case study sheds light on the treatment of a patient with political views opposite to that of the therapist.

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Should Psychotherapy Trainees be Forced into Psychotherapy?

One of the oldest traditions in psychotherapy training is to undergo mandatory personal psychotherapy. Let’s take a look at some ethical issues involved.

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The Therapeutic Power of Nature

How can we harness the therapuetic power of nature? Drawing inspiration from the Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku

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The Best Kept Psychotherapy Secrets

Not your grandfather's psychoanalysis... learn about today's psychotherapy.

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Defense Mechanisms

Can compulsive humor be a defense against anxiety and pain?

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Support Animals Aren't a Waste of Time or a Panacea

Emotional support animals can't always keep doctors away, but can work wonders for some people. If their support works for you, find an animal who also benefits from their work.

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It's Not Always Depression

How can it be that a seemingly depressed person, one who shows clinical symptoms, doesn’t respond to antidepressants or psychotherapy?

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How to Maintain Progress After Trauma

Self-sustainability activities support enjoyment and intentional self-care, by adding a third dimension: reflection.

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The Fourth Wave of Psychotherapies

What are fourth-wave therapies? What challenges do they present for patients, therapists, and the treatment culture itself?

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In Memoriam: Benedikte Barth Scheiby

There is a gaping hole in the beating heart of the music therapy universe, which has lost a generous, loving, one-of-a-kind presence.

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What To Do When A Loved One Needs Mental Health Help

Recognizing that your loved one may need mental health therapy is one thing, but knowing what to do next is another. These suggestions can help you help your loved one seek help.

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Erika Wennerstrom Shares Her Ayahuasca Experience

You can’t fix a problem that you don’t understand.

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