Cardiac Coherence: 5-Min Anti-Anxiety Routine
Complete cardiac coherence 365 protocol for anxiety: exercises, neuroscience, and CBT integration for daily stress relief.
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Articles on relationship psychology, communication patterns, and conversation analysis.
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Midlife Crisis at 40: Understanding the Shift
Midlife crisis at 40: understand this transition. Cognitive schemas, CBT restructuring and ACT values clarification explained.
Read article →Masked Depression: 11 Physical Signs
11 physical signs hiding masked depression. Somatization, Beck's cognitive model, behavioral activation, and concrete tools.
Read article →Grieving a Parent: Navigating Loss in Adulthood
Losing your father or mother as an adult: understanding grief, guilt, and rebuilding. A complete CBT guide.
Read article →Perinatal Grief and Miscarriage: An Invisible Loss
Understanding perinatal grief after miscarriage. Guilt, social taboo, impact on the couple, and CBT support.
Read article →Divorce and Children: Psychological Impact by Age
Divorce and children: understanding the psychological impact by age. Cognitive schemas, loyalty conflict, age-adapted CBT techniques.
Read article →Dopamine and Screens: The Overload Trap
Screen addiction in adults: understanding the dopamine trap, brain rot, and regaining control with practical CBT techniques.
Read article →Eco-Anxiety: Managing Climate Distress with CBT
Eco-anxiety and psychology: understanding climate distress, distinguishing functional from paralyzing anxiety, and 6 concrete CBT strategies.
Read article →Endometriosis and Relationships: The Hidden Toll
Endometriosis: the psychological impact on your relationship, sexuality, and identity. CBT tools to navigate it together.
Read article →Ex Comes Back After Years: The Psychology
Ex coming back after years: cognitive biases, idealization, CBT evaluation grid. How to decide rationally.
Read article →Compassion Fatigue: When Helping Exhausts
Recognize caregiver compassion fatigue before burnout. CBT tools, self-compassion and relapse prevention strategies.
Read article →Anger Management: 7 CBT Techniques
Anger management CBT techniques: 7 practical tools to understand, regulate, and transform anger. Cognitive behavioral approach.
Read article →School Bullying: Consequences and CBT Protocol
School bullying: lasting psychological consequences, post-bullying syndrome, complete CBT protocol. Cognitive restructuring.
Read article →Emotional Intelligence: 10 CBT Exercises
Emotional intelligence: develop it with 10 CBT exercises. Emotional regulation, cognitive empathy, ACT defusion. Practical guide.
Read article →Letting Go: 8 CBT Techniques to Stop Control
8 concrete CBT techniques for letting go: cognitive defusion, uncertainty exposure, mindfulness and restructuring.
Read article →Emotional Manipulation at Work: 12 Techniques
Emotional manipulation at work: 12 manipulator techniques and how to defend yourself with CBT, DESC assertiveness, and labor law.
Read article →Mindfulness Meditation: 7 Exercises for Beginners
7 research-backed mindfulness meditation exercises. A progressive guide for beginners, grounded in third-wave CBT.
Read article →Menopause and Mental Health: Psychological Changes
Menopause and psychological changes: understanding the hormone-mood link and 7 CBT strategies to navigate this transition.
Read article →Covert Narcissist: Invisible Manipulation
Covert narcissist: recognize the signs of invisible manipulation, understand the schemas, and protect your boundaries.
Read article →Childhood Emotional Neglect: Invisible Trauma
Childhood Emotional Neglect (CEN): understand this invisible trauma and rebuild your emotional life with CBT tools.
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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