Blended Family: 10 Common Problems and Practical Solutions
In France, 1.7 million children live in blended families (INSEE, 2023). This is a colossal figure.
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Anxious or Avoidant Attachment: Understanding Your Relational Style
Do you tend to cling in your relationships, or do you flee as soon as intimacy deepens?
Read article →Stay or Leave? The Test to Evaluate Your Relationship
Should you leave your partner? This couple satisfaction test objectively evaluates the health of your relationship in 30 questions.
Read article →Mind Reading in Relationships: Why You're Misinterpreting Everything
Mind reading is the most common cognitive distortion in relationships. Discover why you misinterpret your partner's intentions and how to stop.
Read article →ADHD and relationships: the test to understand your difficulties
Is ADHD affecting your relationship? Take the adult ADHD test to distinguish attention disorder from manipulation. Confidential assessment.
Read article →Behavioral Addictions: When the Brain Goes into Overdrive
When we talk about addiction, most people immediately think of alcohol, drugs, or tobacco.
Read article →Fear of Loneliness: Understanding Monophobia and Breaking Free
There is a fundamental difference between being alone and feeling alone. And there is an even deeper difference between not enjoying solitude and being...
Read article →The 10 Cognitive Distortions That Sabotage Your Romantic Relationship
Cognitive distortions distort your perception of your relationship. Identify the 10 mental traps that sabotage your relationship and learn how to overcome them.
Read article →The 5 Love Languages Revisited Through CBT
Gary Chapman's 5 Love Languages have captivated millions of readers. But what happens when we examine them through the lens of current scientific knowledge...
Read article →Happy Single: Singlehood as a Fulfilling Life Choice
Type 'single' into Google. The first results are: 'how to stop being single', 'find love quickly', 'why am I still...
Read article →Starting Over After 40: Finding Love Again
You've passed the 40-year mark. Perhaps even 50. Behind you, there's likely a marriage, a divorce, children, disillusionment, perhaps one or two attempts at rebuilding that didn't work out...
Read article →Stonewalling: When Your Partner Retreats into Silence
Stonewalling or the silent treatment is one of Gottman's 4 horsemen. Understand why your partner shuts down and how to restore dialogue.
Read article →Postpartum Depression in Fathers: The Taboo That Destroys
Your baby has been born. Everyone is smiling. Congratulations are pouring in. Your loved ones are marveling.
Read article →The Gottman 5:1 Ratio: The Magic Formula for Happy Couples
The Gottman 5:1 ratio reveals that happy couples have 5 positive interactions for every negative one. Discover how to apply this formula.
Read article →Couple in Crisis After a Baby: Understanding and Overcoming
You had planned everything: the nursery, the name, the stroller. No one warned you that the biggest upheaval wouldn't be your child's arrival, but what it would do to your relationship...
Read article →Gottman's Antidotes: 4 Habits to Save Your Relationship
John Gottman identified 4 antidotes to destructive couple behaviors. Discover how compassionate communication can transform your relationship.
Read article →Disorganized Attachment: The Most Painful Attachment Style
Disorganized attachment blends intense need for connection with terror of intimacy. Traumatic origins and pathways to healing.
Read article →Co-parenting with a Narcissist: 8 Key Strategies
You left the relationship. You thought the hardest part was behind you. Then you realized the hardest part was just beginning.
Read article →Parallel parenting: the method when co-parenting fails
You've been told repeatedly that you must 'co-parent with respect for your child'. You've been told to 'put your differences aside'.
Read article →How to Move From Insecure to Secure Attachment
You can transform your insecure attachment style into secure attachment. Here's the complete CBT guide to achieve it, step by step.
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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