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Emotional Regulation: 5 Evidence-Based Regulation Techniques
Emotions are integral to the human experience, shaping our reactions, decisions, and overall wellbeing. Emotional regulation refers to the ability to influence which emotions we [...]
Introvert vs Extrovert: Understanding the Spectrum
By nature, I’ve always sought out quiet places where I can experience the joy of deep conversation or academic study and focus. I’ve also benefited [...]
What Is Codependency? 20 Signs & Symptoms
As a business and technology consultant for many years, I witnessed various instances of codependency in the workplace. While codependency often presents itself in therapeutic [...]
What Is Emotional Blackmail? Examples & How to Deal With It
Since becoming a psychologist, I’ve become acutely aware of how easily people fall into patterns of emotional blackmail, especially when the stakes are high. Hasn’t [...]
How to Be Mentally Strong & Build Mental Toughness
As a vital element of my doctorate research into human performance, I spoke to many mentally strong endurance athletes. What set them apart was their [...]
The Importance, Benefits, and Value of Goal Setting
Having spent 15 years earlier in my career as a technology consultant driving transformative change for large financial corporations, I’ve witnessed firsthand both the power [...]
What is Happiness? Understanding the Happiness Paradox
Before becoming a psychologist, I studied philosophy. At that time, I was fascinated by two equally vital yet frustratingly tricky questions: What is our purpose, [...]
6 Important Benefits of Motivation For Attaining Goals
Having completed multiple marathons, ultramarathons, and an Ironman, I’m all too aware that motivation is crucial to athletic success. Early morning training sessions, recovering from [...]
Attachment Theory, Bowlby’s Stages & Attachment Styles
You may, like me, have an initial sense that old theories such as attachment theory have had their day. And yes, there is newer, shinier [...]
Group Therapy: How To Provide Effective Sessions
Although one-on-one sessions are the foundation of my practice, I find that group therapy is a very powerful approach. Group therapy allows for multiple dimensions [...]