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Mental Health Therapy

Psychotherapy: A Solid Path to a Satisfying Life

The Gold Standard for Lasting Results If you’re an adult seeking therapy to enjoy life more, excel at work or business, and build fulfilling intimate ...
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Mental Health Therapy

What is the Best Psychotherapy?

How to Choose the Right Psychotherapy: A Clear Guide for Adults Seeking Clarity Amid the Modalities If you’re an adult exploring psychotherapy, you’ve likely come ...
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Mental Health Therapy

Why IFS Therapy is BONKERS

I used to be neutral on IFS therapy I used to be neutral on Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy… because like most everyone else who ...
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Mental Health Therapy

How Do You Know You’re Done with Therapy?

(Done for now, that is.) Reader Questions Is therapy the kind of thing where anyone can benefit from it, at any time in their life? ...
Why Bioenergetic Therapy Is a House Divided
Mental Health Therapy

Why Bioenergetic Therapy Is a House Divided

It All Boils Down to One Surprising Thing First, a Quick History Lesson Dr. Wilhelm Reich, one of Freud’s inner circle of psychoanalysts, developed the ...
more therapy myths BUSTED
Mental Health Therapy

No, Your Body Doesn’t Keep the Score

It’s not just semantics—and it bears repeating.  YOUR BODY DOESN’T KEEP THE SCORE — and the uncomfortable sensations in your body are not all “trauma.” ...
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Mental Health Therapy

How Therapists Like Me Were Duped into Believing Polyvagal Theory

No one is exempt from the marketing game, not even psychotherapists. So, buyer beware. Let me begin by admitting that I, too, was under the ...
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Mental Health Therapy

Meditation and Mindfulness, Demystified

with 21st-century science Climbing on the mindfulness bandwagon is hard not to do these days. Meditation has gotten so popular that you can’t really ignore ...
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Mental Health Therapy

3 Keys to Unlocking Your Mental Health Goals

If you’re anything like me, you like to do things efficiently. Why should leveling up your mental health be any different?  Route #1: Talk therapy ...
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Mental Health Therapy

Psst: There’s no such thing as an emotion

Finally, make some meaning out of the sensations in your body Can you keep a secret?  Emotions aren’t real. Even more mind-blowing: That’s actually good ...

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