A Plea to Healthcare Professionals and Mamas in Distress
It's hard to admit outloud that having a baby doesn't feel good for some women. And for 1 out of 7 women who give birth, it makes them very sick.
View ArticleGet Out Of Your Toxic Relationship By Taking These 3 Steps!
Toxic relationships are not good for you. They can break down your emotional health. Here are three steps to get yourself out of your toxic relationship!
View ArticleMedical Model? Recovery Model? No Problem
Regarding the treatment of serious mental Illness, there is currently a fundamental rift between two camps: the Medical Model and the Recovery Model.
View ArticleSpiritual Seekers: The Backstory
Spiritual seekers are those who follow the path of self-discovery, a path that can be a lifelong path or one sought as a result of a life-changing event. I've been a seeker for my entire life. Seekers...
View ArticleAnalyzing Analysts
In Shrinks, Jeffrey Lieberman reviews psychiatry's "tumultuous history," and its current emphasis on the medical treatment of mental illnesses. He maintains that psychiatry fares best when it avoids...
View ArticleRocket Science for Space Cadets
If you take your "unrealistic" ideas and remind yourself the stakes are high for following through and focus on completion, you can make your own reality. Stop shooting yourself in the foot by...
View ArticleSex Is Disgusting But We Keep Doing It
Disgust and sexual arousal seem at odds with each other but they're also more closely related than you might think.
View ArticleWhat is a Psychological Doctor?
A psychological doctor is different than a psychological researcher, psychiatrist, or a counselor. This blog explains why and offers a case example.
View ArticleThe Shocking Truth about ECT
Should the media be reporting on medical treatments when they lack the time and expertise to fully present information?
View ArticleTime to Tidy Up Your Head
When a book about tidying up your home hits the top of the best seller's list, there's got to be something worth reading in it. Or maybe this is just a wake up call for all of us to look at the kind of...
View ArticleThe Problem With People-Pleasing
Do you bend over backwards to make everyone else happy? Then why are you so lonely? Here's why being a people pleaser is a losing long-term strategy.
View ArticleReal Psychiatry and Darwinian Evolution are One and the Same
The basic principle for the development of human personality is at one with Darwinian evolution. Psychotherapy is the treatment that addresses the human issues in precisely the way they were...
View ArticleMindfulness Versus Antidepressants: Which Works Best?
Antidepressants don’t suit everyone, and side effects are common. Could mindfulness-based cognitive therapy be a viable alternative?
View ArticleNot Just Curious: What In You Seeks Psychological Insights?
You could be watching cat videos but instead you read PT Blogs. Why is that? Here's one big appetite for psychological insight
View ArticleThe Mindful Geek
The last 50 years have seen an explosion of anti-smoking campaigns as public health officials realize that smoking is a chief cause of cancer, cardiovascular illness and a host of other diseases. To...
View ArticleSuicide Alert: The Spring Season Can Be Deadly
Suicide Alert: Springtime can be a deadly season.
View ArticleWinning the Battle with Inner Criticism
Does inner criticism shake your confidence, make you feel that you are not beautiful, intelligent, powerful, or even worthy? Here's how to make a real difference in your struggle to love yourself.
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