Self-Help

Psychotherapy Integration: Bump Theory Explains How to Do It

Bump Theory explains why you feel bad and how to feel better. The theory offers a map for self-help, and also for integrative therapists—those who use many techniques.

Intrusive Memories: A Research Roundup

A just-released psychological journal article can help you understand why bad memories and images may not leave your mind … and what can help you to send them away.

Can a 4-Step Self-Help Therapy Technique End Upset Feelings?

Therapists use this technique to help their clients gain insight and feel better. Can it also relieve upset feelings if you use it as a self-help technique?

Are You Good Enough?

How comfortable do you feel with yourself? The time-tested ideas of Donald Winnicott suggest that feeling good enough fosters acceptance from others.

Your Inner Monkey: Learning From Your Way-Way-Back Past

By Susan Heitler Ph.D. on February 23, 2015 in Resolution, Not Conflict

How far back do you look when you want to learn from the past? Your monkey ancestors actually can teach you much about why you do what you do now.

Healing from a Toxic Relationship

Can poetry help with healing from a toxic relationship? Read More

What’s Up With Online Therapy and Marriage Counseling?

Is web-based therapy the way of the future? And is the future already here now? Read More

Want to Lose Weight? Exercise More?

Now is the best time to get effective at building new routines of exercise, healthier eating, and more. Read More

12 Relationship Questions College Kids Want Answered

How would you answer this student journalist’s relationship questions? Read More

A Winning Way to Get Started Writing Your Life Story

Sometimes the hardest part of writing is getting started. Here’s a highly effective launch strategy for autobiographical writing. If it works well for you, you can use it to begin each chapter as well as the book as a whole. Read More

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