Thomas Jefferson: His Psychology & Your Emotional Patterns
Explore Thomas Jefferson's psychology through CBT. Discover how his schemas and personality offer insights into your own emotional patterns and growth. Learn more.
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Articles on relationship psychology, communication patterns, and conversation analysis.
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Velazquez: Why His Art & Life Still Fascinate Us
Explore Diego Velazquez's enduring fascination through a psychological lens. Understand his motivations and personality using CBT principles.
Read article →Verlaine: Why He Suffered in Love & How to Understand It
Explore Paul Verlaine's psychological patterns and why he suffered in love. This analysis offers insights into attachment and maladaptive schemas.
Read article →Voltaire: Rebellious Genius or Wounded Man? A CBT View
Explore Voltaire's psychological portrait through a CBT lens. Understand how his suffering fueled his genius and pursuit of justice.
Read article →Richard Wagner: Unpacking the Psychology of a Musical Genius
Explore Richard Wagner's complex personality through a CBT lens. Understand the schemas and beliefs that shaped this musical genius and his work.
Read article →Walt Disney: What Really Motivated This Visionary?
Unpack Walt Disney's core motivations through a CBT lens. Discover how his early experiences shaped him into a complex, visionary figure.
Read article →Sigmund Freud: Was He Balanced? A CBT Perspective
Explore Sigmund Freud's psychological portrait through a CBT lens. Discover the man behind the theories and his enduring legacy, offering insights for modern practice.
Read article →Kafka: Was He Afraid of Love? A Psychological Portrait
Explore Franz Kafka's psyche through a CBT lens. Understand his fear of love, abandonment schemas, and how they shaped his life and work.
Read article →Was Mozart a Genius or Obsessed? A CBT Psychology View
Explore Wolfgang Mozart's psychology through CBT. Was he a genius or driven by obsession? Uncover his schemas, attachment, and personality traits.
Read article →Proust's Genius: Was He Obsessed? A CBT Analysis
Explore Marcel Proust's psychological complexity through a CBT lens. Discover how his maladaptive patterns, perfectionism, and nostalgia fueled his creative genius.
Read article →Miyamoto Musashi: Was the Samurai Afraid of Love?
Explore Miyamoto Musashi's psychology through a CBT lens. This portrait analyzes his attachment and schemas, revealing why the samurai may have avoided love.
Read article →Almodóvar: What His Films Reveal About Your Abandonment Schema
Explore Pedro Almodóvar's psychology through his films. Understand abandonment schemas, attachment, and coping mechanisms with CBT insights.
Read article →Michael Jackson: How Abandonment Shaped His Life
Explore Michael Jackson's abandonment schema through a CBT lens. Understand how early experiences shaped his life and what it reveals about human resilience.
Read article →Confucius: 3 Ways His Psyche Reveals Your Own Schemas
Explore Confucius's psychological portrait through CBT. Discover how his life and teachings offer insights into your own cognitive schemas and quest for meaning.
Read article →Ernest Hemingway: 5 Insights Into His Psychology & Your Own
Explore Ernest Hemingway's psychology through CBT & Young's schemas. Understand his emotional wounds and how they reflect universal relationship patterns, offering insights into your own life.
Read article →Margaret Thatcher: Unpacking Her Warrior Psyche & Traits
Explore Margaret Thatcher's psychological profile, examining the cognitive schemas and traits that shaped her formidable political career and personal journey.
Read article →Hannah Arendt: Uncover Your Psyche Through Her Life
Explore Hannah Arendt's psychology through CBT insights. Discover how her experiences reveal your own thought patterns and resilience. Learn more.
Read article →Isabella the Catholic: Uncovering Her Hidden Psychology
Explore Isabella the Catholic's complex psychology through a CBT lens. Discover the schemas and defense mechanisms that shaped her authoritarian personality.
Read article →Jane Austen: 2 Love Patterns Her Life Reveals About Yours
Explore Jane Austen's psychological portrait through schema therapy and attachment styles. Discover how her insights can transform your love patterns today.
Read article →Lao Tzu's Psychology: 5 Insights for Your Modern Mind
Explore Lao Tzu's psychology through a CBT lens. Discover 5 key insights from ancient wisdom to understand your mind and achieve inner harmony today.
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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