Mourning Someone Never Yours? Heal Unrequited Love
Understand why you're mourning someone who was never yours and learn effective strategies to heal from unrequited love and imagined relationships.
Read article →Blog — Relationship Psychology
Articles on relationship psychology, communication patterns, and conversation analysis.
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Coping Strategies Test: How Do You Adapt to Stress?
Discover your coping strategies with our validated test. Learn how to adapt effectively to life's challenges and improve your well-being.
Read article →Parenting & Marriage: 5 Ways to Revive Your Relationship
Learn how parenting impacts marriage and discover CBT strategies to reconnect with your partner. Strengthen your bond and reduce resentment.
Read article →Parenting & Marriage: 5 Ways to Save Your Relationship Now
Discover how parenting impacts marriage and learn 5 CBT techniques to balance roles, improve communication, and save your relationship.
Read article →Parental Roles: 5 Ways to Balance Your Couple's Relationship
Discover how to balance parental roles and preserve your couple's relationship. Learn effective strategies to reconnect and thrive together as parents.
Read article →School Bullying: 7 Deep Psychological Impacts & Recovery
Understand the deep psychological impact of school bullying on children and teens. Learn about symptoms and CBT-based solutions for lasting recovery.
Read article →Bullying Scars: 5 Ways School Trauma Impacts Mental Health
Explore the lasting psychological scars of school bullying and its impact on mental health. Understand symptoms and find therapeutic solutions for healing.
Read article →Adolescent Crisis: Protect Your Parental Relationship (5 Tips)
Navigate your teenager's adolescent crisis effectively. Learn how to protect and strengthen your relationship as parents during this challenging period.
Read article →Divorce Mediation: 5 Ways Psychological Support Helps You
Navigating divorce mediation? Discover how psychological support can help you manage emotions, protect children, and regain your footing during this challenging time.
Read article →Seasonal Depression Test: Do You Have SAD This Winter?
Wondering if winter makes you depressed? Take this self-assessment test to understand if you're experiencing Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).
Read article →Epistemic Curiosity Test: Are You a True Explorer?
Discover your level of epistemic curiosity with a scientifically validated test. Explore your deep motivation to learn and understand the world.
Read article →Divorce: 7 Ways to Stay Sane & Protect Your Kids
Navigate divorce with serenity. Discover psychological strategies to manage emotions, protect your children, and maintain your well-being during this challenging time.
Read article →Seasonal Depression: 5 Reliable Tests & Assessments
Understand seasonal depression with scientifically validated tests and assessments. Learn how to identify SAD and find effective support.
Read article →Divorce: 5 Ways Psychology Saves Your Sanity & Well-being
Navigate divorce with psychological strategies to manage emotions, protect children, and maintain your sanity during this challenging transition.
Read article →Teen Crisis: 5 Ways to Protect Your Marriage & Thrive
Is your teenager's crisis straining your marriage? Discover 5 effective strategies to support your adolescent while strengthening your couple's bond during turbulent times.
Read article →10 Signs of Toxic Relationships in Your Text Messages
Your messages are the intimate journal of your relationship. Each text exchange leaves a trace, a pattern, an imprint of the dynamic forming between you and...
Read article →Couple Communication: 5 Breakdown Signs in Your Messages
Your couple no longer communicates? Identify 5 clear signals of deterioration in your messages. Act to restore the bond before it's too late.
Read article →Couple Silent Treatment: 3 Keys to Analyze Your Conversations
Understand radio silence in your relationship. Analyze your past exchanges to tell a healthy withdrawal from manipulation and act calmly.
Read article →Couple Communication Breakdown: 5 Stages in Your Messages
Is your couple no longer communicating? Discover the 5 stages of communication degradation visible in your digital messages and how to reverse the trend.
Read article →Your Ex's Messages: 5 Psychological Reasons Decoded
Decode your ex-partner's messages after a breakup. Understand their real intentions to protect your emotional balance and move forward calmly.
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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