Exercise and Mental Health: A Natural Antidepressant
Exercise and mental health: why physical activity works as a natural antidepressant. Endorphins, BDNF, behavioural activation in CBT.
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Articles on relationship psychology, CBT, well-being and personal development.
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Parental Impostor Syndrome: Self-Doubt as Mum or Dad
When you doubt being a good parent: understanding parental impostor syndrome, its cognitive mechanisms and CBT tools to break free.
Read the article →ADHD in Women: Why So Late?
ADHD in women: why diagnosis comes so late. Female symptoms, masking, underdiagnosis and adapted CBT treatment.
Read the article →Anti-Stress Breathing: 4-7-8 and Box Breathing
Anti-stress breathing techniques: 4-7-8, box breathing, sophrology. Nervous system mechanisms and polyvagal theory explained.
Read the article →Group Therapy: Who It's For and Why It Works
Group therapy: how it works, Yalom's therapeutic factors, indications and proven effectiveness. Complete guide.
Read the article →IFS Therapy: Understanding Your Inner Parts
IFS Therapy (Internal Family Systems): understanding your inner parts to heal. Complementarity with CBT. Practical guide.
Read the article →Dissociation: Depersonalisation and Derealisation
Depersonalisation, derealisation: understanding dissociative disorders, their causes and CBT treatment.
Read the article →Psychosomatic Disorders: When Stress Speaks via Body
Stomach aches, migraines, chronic pain with no medical cause: understanding psychosomatic disorders and treating them with CBT.
Read the article →Sleep Disorders: Nightmares and Hypersomnia
Sleep disorders: nightmares, sleep paralysis, hypersomnia. Understanding the mechanisms and taking action with CBT therapy.
Read the article →Domestic Violence: The Cycle, Leaving, Rebuilding
Domestic violence: understanding Walker's cycle, daring to leave, rebuilding. Help resources, hotlines, and associations. Complete guide.
Read the article →Sexual vulnerability and emotional safety in couples
How to cultivate sexual vulnerability in a climate of emotional safety to strengthen couple intimacy.
Read the article →Self-Harm in Adolescents: Understanding and Taking Effective Action
A comprehensive guide to understanding adolescent self-harm and responding with compassion. Expert advice and evidence-based therapeutic strategies.
Read the article →CBT AI Assistant: Augmented Cognitive Psychotherapy
CBT AI Assistant: 6 free exchanges, 50 exchanges for 1.90 euros, downloadable PDF conversation. How it works, clinical models and limitations.
Read the article →Body image test: assess your satisfaction
Discover validated tests to assess your body image and improve your relationship with your body using scientific tools.
Read the article →Breaking the sexual routine: renewing couple intimacy
How to break the sexual routine in your relationship? Discover concrete strategies to rediscover desire and complicity.
Read the article →The 5 Emotional Wounds Sabotaging Your Love Life
Bourbeau's 5 emotional wounds through a CBT lens: impact on couples, Young's schemas, exercises and self-observation protocol.
Read the article →Addicted to apps? 7 signs that don't deceive
You check your phone before you even open your eyes. The first thing in the morning? Swipe. The last one before bed? Another match. Between two meetings
Read the article →Performance Anxiety Test: For Athletes and Students
Assess performance anxiety with scientifically validated tests. For athletes and students. Take the test.
Read the article →Why People Judge You Less Than You Think: 10 Proven Fixes
Social anxiety: 10 validated CBT techniques to overcome fear of judgment. Clark & Wells model, exposure, cognitive restructuring.
Read the article →You Can Rewire Your Attachment—Here's How
You can become secure despite a difficult past. How CBT therapy restructures insecure attachment models.
Read the article →Over 190 applied psychology articles
The Psychologie et Sérénité blog offers over 190 articles written by Gildas Garrec, CBT psychotherapist in Nantes. Each article is based on validated psychological models (Gottman, Young, attachment theory, CBT) to provide concrete keys to understanding.
Couple communication — Gottman's 4 horsemen, the 5:1 ratio, stonewalling, NVC
Attachment — Anxious, avoidant, disorganized styles, path to secure attachment
Emotional dependency — The 10 signs, self-assessment tests, CBT strategies
Ghosting & dating — Ghosting, breadcrumbing, curving, orbiting, zombieing
Manipulation — Gaslighting, control, narcissistic pervert, psychological violence
Infidelity — Understanding, forgiving, trauma bonding, reconstruction
Anxiety & stress — Relationship anxiety, burnout, rumination, insomnia
Jealousy — Pathological jealousy, retrospective, 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 family
Young's 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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