Rebirth After Breakup: The Guide to Rebuilding Yourself
You may have seen the hashtags #GlowUp or #SingleEffect circulating on social media: people sharing their transformation after a breakup.
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The 5 Phases of Heartbreak: Understanding and Moving Through Them
You've just experienced a breakup and it feels like your world is collapsing.
Read article →No contact after a breakup: why and how to stick with it
It's 11:47 PM. You're in bed, phone in hand, fingers hovering over the keyboard. You've written and deleted the same message six times.
Read article →Professional Ghosting: Recruiter, Client, Colleague Disappeared
The interview had gone well. The recruiter said: 'We'll get back to you very soon.' Three weeks later, nothing. You follow up. Silence.
Read article →Ghosting after a long-term relationship: why it hurts so much
We often talk about ghosting after two or three dates. It hurts, it's disrespectful, but you get over it. Then there's the other ghosting.
Read article →Ghosting: Should You Send a Final Message? A CBT Analysis
The cursor blinks on your screen. You've typed, deleted, retyped. Maybe twenty times. The message is ready — or is it? It needs rewording.
Read article →Why Did He Ghost Me? The 10 Real Reasons (2026)
You keep rereading your last messages. Everything seemed to be going well. And then… nothing. Silence. Not a word, not an explanation, not even a 'sorry'.
Read article →Trauma Bonding: Understanding the Traumatic Bond and Breaking Free
You know that this relationship is destroying you. You know it rationally, intellectually, with sometimes painful clarity. And yet, you stay.
Read article →What Is Your Attachment Style? Test and Guide
Why do some people experience love with serenity while others oscillate between fear of abandonment and the need to flee?
Read article →Digital Infidelity: When the Smartphone Destroys the Couple
He never slept with someone else. But he's been exchanging explicit messages with a colleague for six months. She never kissed another man.
Read article →Betrayal Trauma: When Infidelity Triggers PTSD
\"I was frozen. I couldn't breathe anymore. The world stopped.\" \"I remember every detail: the time, the room, the light.
Read article →Breaking free from a toxic relationship: Marie's story
When Marie walks through the office door for the first time, she is 34 years old, with dark circles under her eyes and hands trembling slightly. She apologizes for being there.
Read article →Overcoming Infidelity: The 5 Stages of Rebuilding
You've just discovered your partner's infidelity. Or perhaps you're the one who was unfaithful, and you're looking for a way to repair what seems...
Read article →Making a Man Addicted: Why That's the Wrong Question
This article will probably surprise you. If you landed here searching for 'how to make a man addicted,' you probably expected a list of techniques: playing hard to get, creating mystery, rationing messages, alternating hot and cold...
Read article →How to Forgive a Betrayal: The 4 Stages of Forgiveness
You've discovered the betrayal. The initial shock has passed, replaced by a mix of anger, sadness, disgust, and confusion.
Read article →Airplane Phobia and CBT: Thomas's Story
Thomas is 42 years old and works as a sales director for a Nantes-based company that is expanding internationally.
Read article →Can You Forgive Infidelity? The 3 Conditions for Genuine Forgiveness
\"I'd like to forgive, but I can't.\" \"They tell me to forgive to move forward, but aren't I betraying myself?\"
Read article →The Paradox of Choice in Love: Too Many Options Kill Love
Twenty years ago, finding a romantic partner was a matter of geographic proximity, social circle, and chance.
Read article →Why People Cheat: The 6 Psychological Reasons for Infidelity
« How could he do that? » « Why did she look elsewhere when everything was going well? » « Wasn't I enough?
Read article →Infidelity in Couples: Understand and Rebuild
The figures speak for themselves. According to the latest IFOP survey published in 2025, 41% of men and 37% of women report having been unfaithful at some point in their lives...
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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