Infertility: Getting Through This Ordeal Together With Strength
How can infertility strengthen your couple? CBT strategies for overcoming this ordeal together and maintaining your bond.
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Articles on relationship psychology, communication patterns, and conversation analysis.
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Overcoming Emotional Dependency: A CBT Guide to Healthy Relationships
In the intimacy of our relationships, we all seek a sense of belonging, security, and love. However, this legitimate need can transform into an incessant quest for external validation.
Read article →Adoption and Your Relationship: Navigating This Transformative Journey
How does adoption transform couple dynamics? A complete guide to navigating this complex emotional journey together, strengthening your bond.
Read article →Infidelity Test — Trauma, Forgiveness, or Break Up: what it measures and how to interpret your score
Self-assessment of infidelity impact: trauma, forgiveness, decision. 63 questions.
Read article →Mao Zedong: Personality Traits and Manipulation Mechanisms
A clinical look at Mao Zedong's documented behaviors reveals manipulation, coercive control and narcissism that echo, on a smaller scale, in toxic relationships.
Read article →When Your Ex Haunts the Night: Stopping Nighttime Rumination
Can't sleep because of your ex? Discover how CBT can help you stop nighttime rumination after a breakup and find peaceful nights again.
Read article →Libido Differences in Couples: A CBT Guide to Harmony & Intimacy
Understand the causes of libido differences in your relationship. Discover concrete CBT solutions and strategies to restore intimacy and sexual fulfillment.
Read article →Libido Differences in Couples: CBT Strategies for Intimacy & Harmony
Understand libido differences in your relationship. Discover concrete CBT solutions & strategies to regain intimacy and sexual fulfillment for lasting harmony.
Read article →Libido Differences in Couples: Understanding & CBT Solutions for Harmony
Understand the causes of libido differences in your relationship. Discover concrete CBT solutions and strategies to rekindle intimacy and achieve sexual fulfillment.
Read article →Navigating Libido Differences in Couples: CBT for Intimacy
Understand the causes of libido differences in your couple. Discover concrete CBT solutions and strategies to regain intimacy and sexual fulfillment.
Read article →Should I Leave My Partner? Recognizing Signs of a Toxic Relationship
The question often arises in my practice: *“Gildas, how do I know if I should really leave?”* Behind this seemingly simple question lie months, sometimes years of doubt.
Read article →Should I Leave? Recognizing Signs of a Toxic Relationship
The question often arises in my practice: 'Gildas, how do I know if I should really leave?' Behind this seemingly simple query lie months, sometimes years, of doubt and emotional exhaustion.
Read article →Should I Leave? Recognizing the Signs of a Toxic Relationship
Struggling with 'Should I leave?' This guide helps you recognize the signs of a toxic relationship, understand your patterns, and make an informed decision for your well-being.
Read article →Should I Leave? Recognizing the Signs of a Toxic Relationship
Wondering if it's time to leave your relationship? This guide helps you identify toxic patterns, understand your doubts, and make an informed decision.
Read article →Uneven Libido in Couples: CBT Strategies for Intimacy & Harmony
Understand the causes of libido differences in your relationship. Discover concrete CBT solutions and strategies to regain intimacy and sexual fulfillment.
Read article →Psychologie et Sérénité: Why Trust a Rigorous Couple Analysis
What makes a couple-conversation analysis trustworthy: transparent reasoning and acknowledged limits, not just a count of psychological models — plus where to find help if you feel unsafe.
Read article →Beyond Beauty: Why Men Stay in Toxic Relationships Despite Appearance
Evolutionary psychology long posited men prefer attractive women, linking beauty to health. But this theory overlooks deeper psychological mechanisms in toxic relationships.
Read article →Beyond Beauty: Why Men Stay in Toxic Relationships Despite Preferences
For decades, evolutionary psychology posited men prefer physically attractive women, signaling health/fertility. This article explores why some men stay in toxic relationships despite this.
Read article →When Silence Kills: Understanding and Defusing Silencing in Your Couple
'Silencing,' or the art of shutting down your partner, destroys communication. Discover the impacts and CBT strategies to restore healthy dialogue.
Read article →Evidence-Based Online Therapy: Identify & Escape Toxic Relationships
Evidence-based online therapy offers powerful tools to identify pathological relationship dynamics. Understand manipulation, control, or narcissistic behavior to regain autonomy.
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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