EMDR and Toxic Relationships: Healing Manipulation Trauma
EMDR helps heal trauma from manipulation and narcissistic abuse. Discover how this method reprocesses painful memories and rebuilds self-worth.
Read article →Blog — Relationship Psychology
Articles on relationship psychology, communication patterns, and conversation analysis.
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Betrayal at Work: Repairing Trust in the Couple
How to overcome a professional betrayal that shakes trust in the couple. A practical guide to rebuilding together.
Read article →Anxious Attachment: Heal Relationship Anxiety with CBT Strategies
Discover how to soothe anxieties related to anxious attachment in your relationship. Concrete CBT strategies to strengthen your bond and well-being.
Read article →Couples and Remote Work: Managing 24/7 Cohabitation
How to preserve your relationship when remote work imposes permanent cohabitation. Couples therapy advice and strategies.
Read article →Heal Anxious Attachment: CBT Strategies for Secure Relationships
Overcome anxious attachment in your relationship. Explore practical CBT strategies to reduce anxiety, build a stronger bond, and enhance your overall well-being.
Read article →How to Accept Your Partner's Flaws Without Tolerating Abuse
There is a vital difference between accepting human imperfections and tolerating toxic behavior. Learn to tell healthy acceptance from coercive control.
Read article →Break Free: Understanding & Healing Emotional Dependency
We all seek belonging, security, and love in relationships. But this legitimate need can transform into an unhealthy quest for external validation, leading to emotional dependency.
Read article →Emotional vs. Physical Infidelity: Understanding the Betrayal
Explore the differences and impacts of emotional and physical infidelity. Discover how CBT concepts and a psychological approach can help rebuild trust.
Read article →Infertility: Getting Through This Ordeal Together With Strength
How can infertility strengthen your couple? CBT strategies for overcoming this ordeal together and maintaining your bond.
Read article →Overcoming Emotional Dependency: A CBT Guide to Healthy Relationships
In the intimacy of our relationships, we all seek a sense of belonging, security, and love. However, this legitimate need can transform into an incessant quest for external validation.
Read article →Adoption and Your Relationship: Navigating This Transformative Journey
How does adoption transform couple dynamics? A complete guide to navigating this complex emotional journey together, strengthening your bond.
Read article →Infidelity Test — Trauma, Forgiveness, or Break Up: what it measures and how to interpret your score
Self-assessment of infidelity impact: trauma, forgiveness, decision. 60 questions.
Read article →Mao Zedong: Personality Traits and Manipulation Mechanisms
A clinical look at Mao Zedong's documented behaviors reveals manipulation, coercive control and narcissism that echo, on a smaller scale, in toxic relationships.
Read article →When Your Ex Haunts the Night: Stopping Nighttime Rumination
Can't sleep because of your ex? Discover how CBT can help you stop nighttime rumination after a breakup and find peaceful nights again.
Read article →Libido Differences in Couples: A CBT Guide to Harmony & Intimacy
Understand the causes of libido differences in your relationship. Discover concrete CBT solutions and strategies to restore intimacy and sexual fulfillment.
Read article →Libido Differences in Couples: CBT Strategies for Intimacy & Harmony
Understand libido differences in your relationship. Discover concrete CBT solutions & strategies to regain intimacy and sexual fulfillment for lasting harmony.
Read article →Libido Differences in Couples: Understanding & CBT Solutions for Harmony
Understand the causes of libido differences in your relationship. Discover concrete CBT solutions and strategies to rekindle intimacy and achieve sexual fulfillment.
Read article →Navigating Libido Differences in Couples: CBT for Intimacy
Understand the causes of libido differences in your couple. Discover concrete CBT solutions and strategies to regain intimacy and sexual fulfillment.
Read article →Should I Leave My Partner? Recognizing Signs of a Toxic Relationship
The question often arises in my practice: *“Gildas, how do I know if I should really leave?”* Behind this seemingly simple question lie months, sometimes years of doubt.
Read article →Should I Leave? Recognizing Signs of a Toxic Relationship
The question often arises in my practice: 'Gildas, how do I know if I should really leave?' Behind this seemingly simple query lie months, sometimes years, of doubt and emotional exhaustion.
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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