Relational Control Scale: Assess Your Relationship Health Today
Use our Relational Control Scale to identify subtle signs of control and dependency. Understand your relationship's health and foster healthier connections.
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Articles on relationship psychology, CBT, well-being and personal development.
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7 CBT Exercises to Heal Your Absent Father Wound
Heal your absent father wound with 7 practical CBT exercises. Learn cognitive restructuring, reparenting, and more to transform core beliefs and find peace.
Read the article →Absent Father: 5 Stories of Resilience & Reconstruction
Explore 5 powerful testimonies of individuals who navigated life with an absent father. Discover their journeys of healing and reconstruction, analyzed through a CBT lens.
Read the article →Absent Father in Adolescence: The Silent Identity Crisis
How does an absent father affect a teen? Explore the silent identity crisis, self-esteem and behavior it triggers, and ways to support them through it.
Read the article →Attachment Styles: Your Complete Guide to Relationship Patterns
Understand the 4 attachment styles and how they shape your relationships. Learn CBT-informed strategies to foster a more secure attachment style.
Read the article →Collective Resilience: 5 Strategies for Geopolitical Stress
Learn effective psychological strategies to build collective resilience and manage stress from geopolitical crises. Understand collective stress and thrive.
Read the article →Eco-Anxiety: 8 CBT Strategies for Climate Anxiety Relief
Understand eco-anxiety and climate anxiety as a legitimate response to environmental threats. Discover 8 CBT strategies to manage your environmental anxiety effectively.
Read the article →Emotional Dependency: Why You Can't Let Go and How to Break Free
Emotional dependency is when your stability rests entirely on someone else. Where it comes from and a 5-step CBT plan to reclaim your sense of self.
Read the article →Emotional Intelligence: 5 CBT Pillars for Better Living
Master emotional intelligence through 5 key pillars. CBT offers concrete tools to strengthen your well-being and daily relationships.
Read the article →5 Pillars of Emotional Intelligence: Strengthen Your EQ with CBT
Explore the 5 pillars of emotional intelligence and learn how CBT provides practical tools to strengthen each one, enhancing your well-being and success.
Read the article →Emotional Intelligence: 5 CBT Pillars for a Better Life
Master emotional intelligence through 5 key pillars. CBT offers concrete tools to strengthen your well-being and your relationships day to day.
Read the article →Fear of Abandonment: Origins & 5 Ways to Break Free
Understand the origins of your fear of abandonment and learn effective CBT strategies to transform this emotional schema and build secure relationships.
Read the article →Loana: A Psychological Portrait of a Sacrificed Icon
Explore "Loana: Burned by the Light," a clinical analysis of Loana Petrucciani's life, decoding the psychological mechanisms behind her tragic journey.
Read the article →Men's Mental Health: Breaking Taboos & Finding Solutions
Explore why men consult less for mental health and discover effective CBT strategies for male depression. Break the silence and find support.
Read the article →Narcissistic Abuse Recovery: Your 5-Step Healing Guide
Recover from narcissistic abuse with this complete guide. Understand trauma bonding, gaslighting, and the 5 stages of healing using CBT strategies.
Read the article →Relational Resilience: 5 Steps to Build It After Trauma
Discover how to build relational resilience after trauma with 5 practical steps. Strengthen your bond and navigate challenges together effectively.
Read the article →Secure Attachment: Is Your Partner a Safe Base?
Assess the emotional safe base you share with your partner. Understand 5 key signs of secure attachment for a stable, fulfilling relationship.
Read the article →Secure Base Partner Quiz: Is Your Partner a Safe Haven?
Take our secure base partner quiz to assess if your relationship provides the emotional safety and comfort you need. Discover if your partner is your true secure base.
Read the article →Teen Depression Test: Assess Symptoms & Get Support Now
Concerned about teen depression? Use this test to identify specific symptoms and understand validated evaluation tools for adolescent mental health.
Read the article →Doomscrolling & War: Protect Your Mental Health Today
Understand the psychological impact of doomscrolling on mental health during wartime. Learn CBT strategies to cope with vicarious trauma and protect your well-being.
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