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A Plan for Zero Arguments
Too many emotionally upsetting interactions? Cease having these upsets with a plan for prevention. Here's how.
A Quick and Quirky Addition to Depression Treatment Options
Extensive medical research has established that when people feel a sense of well-being there is more energy in their left than their right prefrontal lobe. Their brain, by contrast, has more energy in the right prefrontal lobe when depression is present.
A Quick Fix for Narcissism—and Depression Too
Too much narcissism in your life? Too much depression? Here's an action plan to fix both of these two very different problems, and to end narcissistic-depressive interactions.
A Short Course for Overcoming Narcissism and BPD
For people with narcissistic or borderline tendencies, a few skill upgrades can go a long way.
A Surprising Discovery: How Placebos Can Help Relieve Pain
What does recent research suggest about how chronic pain sufferers can use placebos (fake pills) to reduce real pain? Might this psychological technique reduce opioid use as well?
7 Strong Steps to Stop a Divorce
Many folks who launch divorce proceedings would really prefer to repair their marriage. What could they—and their partner—do differently?
A Visualization Strategy for Rapid Treatment of Depression
Feeling low? While this technique will not end a major depressive episode, it can lift your energies when you are feeling down.
8 Guidelines for a Friendly Divorce
Divorce results from emotional distress. Anger, resentment, shame, guilt, and anxiety can tempt folks to want to get back at their spouse. Yet instead of healing emotional pain or easing resentments, divorce battling typically just adds to the emotional damage of everyone involved. Here's a guide to a more constructive pathway for marital disengagement.
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.
8 Reasons to Cheer for Psychotherapy
A newly released study by the American Psychological Association has confirmed the benefits of psychotherapy and how it can be preferable to treatment with drugs.