Run for Your Life to Improve Your Mental Health
In his new book, William Pullen provides a self-help resource on coping with mental health issues by combining exercise and mindfulness.
View ArticleWhat Dogs Can Teach Us about the Main Cause of Depression
Psychologists have long pondered what is the cause, and the evolutionary purpose, of depressed feelings. Dogs have the answer.
View ArticleProtecting Brain Injured Patients in Legal Proceedings
Protective orders can protect people who have compromised cognitive functioning.
View ArticleIcebergs and Childhood Mental Illness
Think childhood mental illness is rare? Think again.
View ArticleMy 20-Year Journey Toward a Unified Framework
A retrospective on my work toward a unified framework for psychology and psychotherapy.
View ArticleHandling Rather than Avoiding
Directly handling matters will always be a more effective response than avoidance.
View ArticleLessons from Summer Camp
Got a teen or young adult on your couch? Want it back? Helping them find a purpose can go a long way.
View ArticleThe Difference Between Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy
There are so many different types of psychotherapy. How do I tell the difference and find an approach that is right for me?
View ArticleDo You Really Need Premarital Counseling?
What should you do to prepare for marriage? Research reveals effective tools to help your relationship thrive for a lifetime.
View ArticleIf You're the Family Outsider, Learn to Fly On Your Own
If you've been the "problem" person in your family of origin or your relationships, you might come to see it as a blessing rather than a curse.
View ArticleHealing Emotional Pain: How to Recover When Life Crushes You
Five ways to support your healing process.
View ArticleUnderstanding Anger
Anger is often denied or suppressed but communication of anger can be productive and avoid development of destructive hostility, constant anxiety, and violence..
View ArticleWhat Happens When Partners Fight Chronic Pain Together?
When one partner battles chronic pain, both partners suffer. A new treatment program offers hope—and lessons that can strengthen any relationship.
View ArticleOld Selves and New
Ever feel like one type of person in some relationships, and a completely different one in others? Here's how psychotherapy uses this phenomenon to bring about change and insight.
View ArticleThe One Question to Ask Every Therapist
A therapist who thinks it’s fine to coast is hardly an advertisement for change.
View ArticleSome Tips for Staying Married
Suggestions from a long-married guy for keeping your marriage going beyond those first few crazy-in-love passionate years (or months).
View ArticlePride in Mental Health: Crisis Intervention
An interview with David Bond, Vice President of Programs at The Trevor Project, and Shoko Morikawa, Crisis Counselor Supervisor at Crisis Text Line.
View ArticleWhat’s “Emotional Reasoning”—And Why Is It Such a Problem?
One of the most baffling psychological problems is to acutely feel the reality of something without its having any basis in fact. Here are some examples...
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