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Science of Therapy

Why Your Brain Isn’t Broken: The Hidden Logic Behind Your Anxiety and Depression

Your Brain Isn’t Broken If you are struggling with depression, anxiety, or burnout, it’s easy to feel like something inside you is fundamentally broken.  You ...
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Science of Therapy

The Body Does NOT Keep the Score: Where the New Kotler & Friston Paper Goes Wrong

The Body Keeps the Score criticism Let’s talk about one of the most massive, consequential screw-ups in the history of psychology. And how we are ...
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Science of Therapy

What Predictive Processing Says Emotion Is: A New Look at Your Internal World

What predictive processing says emotion is We often think of emotions as things that happen to us—unexpected waves of feeling that wash over us without ...
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Science of Therapy

Your Vocabulary of Emotion Words Is Software for Your Brain

How Precise Emotion Words Act as “Zip Files” for Your Mind We are usually taught that emotion words are just sticky notes—labels we slap on ...
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Depression

Why Is It So Hard to Think Differently?

Why is it so hard to think differently? If you struggle with chronic negative thinking, you’ve likely been told to “just think positive” or “change ...
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Science of Therapy

The Mute Button for Your Mind: A New Way to Think About Emotional Flourishing

Have you ever been overwhelmed by an intense emotion, urgent craving, or a wave of panic?   If so, was your first instinct to fight it? ...

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