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.
View ArticleThe Case for Stigmatizing Psychological Problems
Stigma can spur people to behave better, even as it causes anxiety about falling short.
View ArticleLearning 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.
View ArticleAbolishing 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.
View ArticleModern 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.
View ArticleThe President Is Mentally Ill and Unfit to Serve
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes: Who guards the guardians?
View ArticleTherapists: 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.
View ArticleHow 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.
View ArticleShould 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.
View ArticleThe Therapeutic Power of Nature
How can we harness the therapuetic power of nature? Drawing inspiration from the Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku
View ArticleThe Best Kept Psychotherapy Secrets
Not your grandfather's psychoanalysis... learn about today's psychotherapy.
View ArticleSupport 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.
View ArticleIt'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?
View ArticleHow to Maintain Progress After Trauma
Self-sustainability activities support enjoyment and intentional self-care, by adding a third dimension: reflection.
View ArticleThe Fourth Wave of Psychotherapies
What are fourth-wave therapies? What challenges do they present for patients, therapists, and the treatment culture itself?
View ArticleIn 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.
View ArticleWhat 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.
View ArticleErika Wennerstrom Shares Her Ayahuasca Experience
You can’t fix a problem that you don’t understand.
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