Colette: Her Psychology & What It Reveals About Your Schemas
Explore Colette's psychology through a CBT lens. Discover how her life illuminates abandonment schemas and the path to creative autonomy.
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Articles on relationship psychology, communication patterns, and conversation analysis.
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Claude Debussy: Unpacking the Fragile Genius & His Music
Explore Claude Debussy's psychological profile, revealing how early instability shaped his genius and personal struggles.
Read article →Degas: How Control Obsession Ruined His Emotional Life
Explore Edgar Degas's psychological profile, revealing how his obsession with control, rooted in early trauma, ultimately destroyed his emotional well-being and relationships.
Read article →Botticelli's Melancholy: A CBT Analysis of His Art
Explore Sandro Botticelli's psychological profile through CBT analysis. Understand how his internal conflicts shaped his art and led to his unique melancholy.
Read article →Fitzgerald: How Love Obsession Led to His Self-Destruction
Explore F. Scott Fitzgerald's destructive obsession with love through a CBT lens. Understand how his cognitive patterns fueled both genius and decline.
Read article →Gabriel García Márquez: Why He Wrote About Solitude
Explore Gabriel García Márquez's psychology to understand his solitude themes. A CBT analysis reveals his complex personality and artistic motivations.
Read article →Giacometti: Why His Art Explores Absence & Isolation
Discover how Giacometti's art reflects his deep-seated emotional deprivation and obsession with absence. Understand his unique psychological journey.
Read article →Jacques Brel: Why His Songs Evoke Such Deep Emotion
Explore the psychological reasons Jacques Brel's music makes us cry. Understand his emotional abandonment schema and its impact on his timeless songs.
Read article →Jimi Hendrix: Why the Guitar Genius Was Self-Destructive
Explore the psychology of Jimi Hendrix's self-destructive patterns through a CBT lens. Understand the impact of his early life on his relationships and emotional fragility.
Read article →John Lennon: Why He Was Obsessed With Love (CBT Analysis)
Explore John Lennon's deep obsession with love through a CBT lens. Understand how early experiences shaped his relationships and creativity, offering insights into his complex personality.
Read article →Kurt Cobain: Why He Couldn't Heal From His Suffering
Explore Kurt Cobain's psychological profile, including early schemas and attachment, to understand his self-destructive trajectory. Learn why he struggled to heal.
Read article →Claude Monet: Why He Obsessively Painted Landscapes
Explore Claude Monet's psychology, attachment patterns, and perfectionism schemas to understand his obsessive landscape painting. Discover the artist's inner world.
Read article →Niki de Saint Phalle: Art, Trauma, & Healing Through Creativity
Explore Niki de Saint Phalle's life and art through a psychological lens. Discover how she transformed trauma into healing, finding liberation through creative expression.
Read article →Puccini: How Suffering Fueled His Most Beautiful Operas
Explore Giacomo Puccini's creative paradox. Discover how his personal struggles and psychological schemas shaped his timeless operatic masterpieces.
Read article →Raphael: Why He Self-Sabotaged in Love & How to Avoid It
Explore Raphael's psychological portrait: attachment, schemas, and how his early losses led to self-sabotage in love. Learn to avoid similar patterns.
Read article →Robert Schumann: Crisis, Creativity, & Psychological Impact
Explore Robert Schumann's life and music through a psychological lens. Understand how his early experiences shaped his genius and struggles with mental health.
Read article →John Steinbeck: How Suffering Fueled His Literary Genius
Explore John Steinbeck's psychology and how early schemas shaped his literary genius. Understand his drive to voice the voiceless.
Read article →Igor Stravinsky: How Control Fueled His Genius
Explore Igor Stravinsky's obsession with control and its profound impact on his genius. This psychological analysis offers clinical insights into his life.
Read article →Sylvia Plath: 3 Reasons Psychologists Are Still Fascinated
Explore Sylvia Plath's psychology through CBT, attachment, and schemas. Understand the cognitive patterns that shaped her life and work. Learn why she fascinates us.
Read article →William Turner: Decoding His Psyche & Enduring Obsession
Explore William Turner's psyche through a psychological analysis, revealing how early schemas and coping strategies fueled his artistic genius and enduring impact.
Read article →Over 190 applied psychology articles
The Psychology and Serenity blog offers over 190 articles by Gildas Garrec, CBT practitioner in Nantes. Each article draws on validated psychological models (Gottman, Young, attachment theory, CBT) to offer practical insights.
Couple Communication — Gottman’s 4 horsemen, the 5:1 ratio, stonewalling, NVC
Attachment — Anxious, avoidant, disorganized styles, path to secure attachment
Emotional Dependency — 10 signs, self-assessment tests, CBT strategies
Ghosting & Dating — Ghosting, breadcrumbing, curving, orbiting, zombieing
Manipulation — Gaslighting, coercive control, narcissistic abuse, psychological violence
Infidelity — Understanding, forgiving, trauma bonding, rebuilding
Anxiety & Stress — Relationship anxiety, burnout, rumination, insomnia
Jealousy — Pathological jealousy, retroactive, 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 families
Young 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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