Couple Crisis After Baby: Therapeutic Support
How to overcome couple crises after the arrival of a baby? Therapeutic solutions and advice from a CBT psychopractitioner.
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Articles on relationship psychology, CBT, well-being and personal development.
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Self-Confidence Test: Assess Your Social Ease
Discover your level of confidence in social situations with validated tools. Tests, advice, and practical solutions to develop your ease.
Read the article →Social Confidence Test: Assess Your Ease in Social Situations
Discover your level of confidence in social situations with validated tools. Tests, advice, and practical solutions to develop your social ease.
Read the article →Stress & Couple's Sex Life: CBT Solutions for Intimacy
Explore how stress impacts couple intimacy. Discover CBT solutions and practical strategies to restore a fulfilling and connected sex life in your relationship.
Read the article →Are You Ready to Love Again After Trauma? 24-Question Test
As a CBT psychopractitioner, I often see people who, after a particularly painful breakup, feel both eager to love again and terrified of reliving it.
Read the article →Ready for a New Relationship After Trauma? 24 Questions, 5 Clinical Criteria
As Gildas Garrec, a CBT psychotherapist, I often meet people who, after a painful breakup, feel both eager for love and terrified of reliving it.
Read the article →Relational Perfectionism and the Phantom Exes (Amir Levine)
How relational perfectionism and the phantom ex (Amir Levine, Attached 2010) sabotage couples: idealized composite of exes, maternal and paternal roots, and CBT protocol to free oneself from it.
Read the article →Relational Perfectionism and the Phantom Ex Composites (Amir Levine)
How relational perfectionism and the phantom ex (Amir Levine, Attached 2010) sabotage couples: idealized composite of exes, maternal and paternal roots, and CBT protocol to break free.
Read the article →Inside the Godfather's Mind: What Psychology Reveals About Crime Bosses
Discover 'Inside the Godfather's Mind': a clinical analysis of 12 real-life mob bosses and 5 fictional ones through the DSM-5 and PCL-R. 19 forms of organized crime decoded.
Read the article →Inside the Godfather's Mind: The Psychology of Crime Bosses
What really drives a crime boss? 12 real mobsters and 5 fictional godfathers analyzed through DSM-5 and PCL-R to decode the psychology of organized crime.
Read the article →Inside the Godfather's Mind: What Psychology Reveals About Crime Bosses
Discover 'Inside the Godfather's Mind': a clinical analysis of 12 real-life mob bosses and 5 fictional ones through the DSM-5 and PCL-R. 19 forms of organized crime decoded.
Read the article →Inside the Godfather's Mind: What Psychology Reveals About Mob Bosses
Inside the Godfather's Mind: 12 real mafia bosses + 5 fictional analyzed via DSM-5 and PCL-R. 19 forms of organized crime.
Read the article →10 Toxic Text Messages That Are Killing Your Relationship
These 10 toxic text messages quietly erode couples. See the destructive phrases to avoid and the respectful wording that rebuilds connection instead.
Read the article →Absent Father and Eating Disorders in Daughters
How paternal absence favors anorexia, bulimia and eating disorders in daughters. Psychological mechanisms, body image and CBT therapeutic paths.
Read the article →Absent Mother: Complete Psychological Guide — Consequences & Recovery
Comprehensive guide on maternal absence: 5 types, psychological consequences on child and adult development, Young's schemas, and a structured CBT recovery protocol.
Read the article →Adult Attachment Style Quiz: Uncover Your Relational Patterns
Identify your attachment style (secure, anxious, avoidant, disorganized) with 10 key questions. Learn about Bowlby's theory and its impact on your relationships.
Read the article →Adult Attachment Style Test: Discover Your Style in 10 Questions
Identify your attachment style (secure, anxious, avoidant, disorganized) with 10 key questions. Bowlby's theory and its impact on your relationships.
Read the article →Adult Attachment Test: Discover Your Style in 10 Questions
Identify your attachment style (secure, anxious, avoidant, disorganized) through 10 key questions. Bowlby's theory and impact on your relationships.
Read the article →Anxiety Test: Assess Your Level in 5 Minutes
Discover the validated scales (GAD-7, Hamilton, Beck) to assess your anxiety. Score interpretation and advice on how to act.
Read the article →Anxiety Test: Assess Your Level in 5 Minutes
Discover the validated scales (GAD-7, Hamilton, Beck) to assess your anxiety. Score interpretation and advice to take action.
Read the article →Over 2100 applied psychology articles
The Psychologie et Sérénité blog offers over 2100 articles written by Gildas Garrec, CBT psychotherapist. 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