Emotional Infidelity: Recognising When a Friendship Becomes Something Else
Emotional infidelity involves no physical act, but can destabilise a relationship as much as sexual infidelity. Where is the line, and how do you recognise it?
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Emotional Intelligence in Children: A Skill That Changes Everything
Emotional intelligence — recognising, understanding and managing emotions — is a powerful predictor of wellbeing and success in relationships. It develops from childhood.
Read article →Emotional Maturity: What It Really Means and Why It Matters in Relationships
Emotional maturity has nothing to do with age. It defines the ability to love without losing oneself, to navigate conflict without fleeing it, and to remain responsible for one's own feelings.
Read article →Emotional Questioning: When You Doubt Your Own Feelings in a Relationship
Doubting your feelings for your partner is a deeply unsettling experience. This questioning can come from very different places — and deserves to be understood rather than ignored.
Read article →Emotional Regulation in Children: Learning to Live with Inner States
Emotional regulation doesn't come naturally. It is learned progressively, with adult support — and depends largely on the emotional model those around the child provide.
Read article →Emotional Wounds in a Relationship: How to Recognise Them and What They Change
An overreaction, an unexplained distance, recurring fears — emotional wounds from the past quietly shape how we love. Here is what to look for.
Read article →Executive Functions in Children: The Invisible Skills That Organise Everything
Executive functions allow children to plan, organise, inhibit impulses and adapt. Their development is a silent pillar of academic and social success.
Read article →Family Communication: When Exchanges Become Difficult
The quality of exchanges within a family directly influences the wellbeing of children and everyone else. Identifying what is blocking things is the first step toward change.
Read article →Unspoken Fantasies: What They Reveal and How to Decide Whether to Share Them
Almost everyone has fantasies they don't share with their partner. Why some stay secret, what they say about our deeper desires, and how to navigate between intimacy and privacy.
Read article →Fear of Commitment: When Love Is There but Commitment Feels Terrifying
Fear of commitment isn't a lack of love. It's a fear of loss, of being wrong, of losing freedom — one that deserves to be understood before it's judged.
Read article →Fear of Intimacy: When Being Loved Feels Frightening
Some people long for a close, deep relationship but find themselves sabotaging or fleeing intimacy when it arrives. Understanding this fear is the first step toward moving through it.
Read article →School Bullying: Recognising the Signs When a Child is a Victim
School bullying often remains invisible to adults. Learning to recognise the warning signs in a child is the first step to helping them.
Read article →High Potential in Children: Between Gifts and Challenges, What You Need to Know
High intellectual potential guarantees neither academic success nor happiness. Understanding its specificities allows better support for the child concerned.
Read article →Highly Sensitive Child: Understanding This Trait to Better Support Them
High sensitivity is neither a disorder nor a weakness. It is a nervous system trait that needs to be understood — and that can become a genuine strength.
Read article →Impulsivity in Children: Between Temperament and Warning Sign
All young children are impulsive. But when impulsivity persists and disrupts daily life, it warrants particular attention.
Read article →Inattention in Children: Understanding What Lies Behind Difficulties Concentrating
A child who struggles to concentrate is not necessarily lazy or unmotivated. Inattention can have varied causes — neurological, emotional, or environmental.
Read article →Intimacy After a Baby: Why Desire Changes and How to Navigate This Period
The arrival of a child profoundly transforms a couple's intimate life. This change is normal, but it deserves to be understood and supported — not ignored.
Read article →Video Games and Children: Between Pleasure, Learning, and Real Risks
Video games are neither good nor bad in themselves. What matters is the type of game, the time spent, the child's age — and how parents get involved.
Read article →Libido in a Relationship: When Desires No Longer Align — and What to Do
Unequal libido in a relationship creates tension and frustration on both sides. Understanding how desire works can help find a way through — beyond resignation or conflict.
Read article →Loss of Sexual Desire: Understanding Why the Drive Disappears and What to Do
A drop in sexual desire is one of the most common and most taboo difficulties in established relationships. It has multiple causes and is not inevitable.
Read article →Over 1800 applied psychology articles
The Psychologie et Sérénité blog features over 1800 articles written by Gildas Garrec, CBT psycho-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, 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
Infidelity — Understanding, forgiveness, trauma bonding, recovery
Anxiety & stress — Relationship anxiety, burnout, rumination, insomnia
Jealousy — Pathological, retrospective, social media jealousy
Breakup & grief — 7 stages, no contact, relationship PTSD
Couple & cohabitation — Moving in, arguments, libido, mental load
Parenting — Parental alienation, co-parenting, blended families
Young's schemas — 18 early maladaptive 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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