Blog — Relationship Psychology
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Anger management: 6 CBT techniques to apply immediately
Read article →Limiting beliefs: identify and overcome them with Ellis' ABCDE method
Read article →School phobia: understanding and supporting school refusal
CBT solutions for school phobia: understand the mechanisms of school refusal and effectively support your child
Read article →Kindness towards oneself: the daily exercise that transforms self-esteem
Read article →Rebuilding your self-esteem after trauma: practical guide
How to regain self-confidence after trauma? Validated CBT methods, practical exercises and therapeutic support.
Read article →Social anxiety: overcoming it with progressive exposure CBT
Read article →Cyberdependence among adolescents: effective CBT solutions
Discover CBT treatments validated to treat cyberdependence in adolescents. Concrete approaches and practical exercises.
Read article →Cognitive restructuring: changing your negative thoughts in 4 columns
Read article →Recomposed couple: challenges and therapeutic solutions CBT
Discover the specific challenges of stepfamilies and effective CBT therapeutic approaches to overcome the challenges.
Read article →Transform your inner critic into a caring ally
Find out how to transform your toxic inner critic into a caring voice using CBT. Techniques validated by a Nantes practitioner.
Read article →Perfectionism: how to free yourself from it with CBT?
Find out how to ease toxic perfectionism using behavioral and cognitive therapies. Expert advice.
Read article →Eco-anxiety and climate anxiety: understanding and managing environmental anxiety
Eco-anxiety, solastalgia, ecological mourning: understanding climate anxiety and 8 CBT strategies to transform anxiety into action.
Read article →Attachment Styles: The Complete Guide to Understanding Your Relationship Patterns
Discover the 4 attachment styles, how they form in childhood, how they shape your relationships, and evidence-based strategies to become more secure.
Read article →Emotional Dependency: Understanding Why You Can't Let Go and How to Break Free
Understand emotional dependency: 10 signs, attachment theory roots, the CBT 5-step recovery plan, and practical exercises to reclaim your autonomy.
Read article →7 CBT Exercises to Heal the Absent Father Wound
7 concrete CBT exercises to heal the wound of the absent father: cognitive restructuring, therapeutic letter, reparenting and more.
Read article →The Psychology of Ghosting: Why People Disappear and How to Heal
Why do people ghost? Understand the 5 psychological reasons, the impact on mental health, attachment style connections, and CBT strategies to heal.
Read article →The psychological impact of streaming media in times of war
Doomscrolling, vicarious PTSD, hypervigilance: how streaming media affects your mental health in war. CBT Solutions.
Read article →Loana — Burned by the Light: Why This Book
Discover the book Loana — Burned by the Light. 15,000 words of psychological analysis. Ebook 7.99 EUR. Free excerpt.
Read article →Narcissistic Abuse Recovery: A Psychologist's Complete Guide to Healing
Recover from narcissistic abuse with this complete guide: trauma bonding, gaslighting, no contact, the 5 recovery stages, and CBT healing strategies.
Read article →Over 190 applied psychology articles
The Psychology and Serenity blog offers over 190 articles by Gildas Garrec, CBT psychopractitioner in Nantes. Each article draws on validated psychological models (Gottman, Young, attachment theory, CBT) to offer practical insights.
Couple Communication — Gottman’s 4 horsemen, the 5:1 ratio, stonewalling, NVC
Attachment — Anxious, avoidant, disorganized styles, path to secure attachment
Emotional Dependency — 10 signs, self-assessment tests, CBT strategies
Ghosting & Dating — Ghosting, breadcrumbing, curving, orbiting, zombieing
Manipulation — Gaslighting, coercive control, narcissistic abuse, psychological violence
Infidelity — Understanding, forgiving, trauma bonding, rebuilding
Anxiety & Stress — Relationship anxiety, burnout, rumination, insomnia
Jealousy — Pathological jealousy, retroactive, social media
Breakup & Grief — The 7 stages, no contact, relationship PTSD
Couple & Cohabitation — Moving in, arguments, libido, mental load
Parenting — Parental alienation, co-parenting, blended families
Young Schemas — 18 early schemas, cognitive distortions
Dating Apps — Mental health impact, paradox of choice, dating fatigue
Mental Health — When to consult, online therapy, CBT vs EMDR
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