Rumination and anxiety: mindfulness-based CBT (MBCT)
Rumination, anxiety, anxious futures: how MBCT (mindfulness CBT) works. Concrete exercises inspired by Eckhart Tolle, grounding, defusion.
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Transform your inner critic into a caring ally
Find out how to transform your toxic inner critic into a caring voice using CBT. Techniques validated by a Nantes practitioner.
Read article →Introversion and social anxiety: why CBT doesn't try to make you extraverted
Introversion or social anxiety? The crucial distinction. How CBT respects temperament and treats anxiety. Susan Cain's tools and graduated exposure.
Read article →Perfectionism: how to free yourself from it with CBT?
Find out how to ease toxic perfectionism using behavioral and cognitive therapies. Expert advice.
Read article →7 CBT Exercises to Heal the Absent Father Wound
7 concrete CBT exercises to heal the wound of the absent father: cognitive restructuring, therapeutic letter, reparenting and more.
Read article →Absent father: 5 testimonies of reconstruction and resilience
5 testimonies from people who grew up without a father: injury, awareness and reconstruction. TCC analysis of each course.
Read article →Absent father and adolescence: the silent identity crisis
Absent father during adolescence: identity crisis, risky behaviors and CBT strategies to support adolescents in search of bearings.
Read article →Attachment Styles: The Complete Guide to Understanding Your Relationship Patterns
Discover the 4 attachment styles, how they form in childhood, how they shape your relationships, and evidence-based strategies to become more secure.
Read article →Collective resilience in the face of geopolitical crises: psychological strategies
Collective resilience in times of geopolitical crisis: understanding collective stress and adopting concrete psychological strategies to survive.
Read article →Eco-anxiety and climate anxiety: understanding and managing environmental anxiety
Eco-anxiety, solastalgia, ecological mourning: understanding climate anxiety and 8 CBT strategies to transform anxiety into action.
Read article →Emotional Dependency: Understanding Why You Can't Let Go and How to Break Free
Understand emotional dependency: 10 signs, attachment theory roots, the CBT 5-step recovery plan, and practical exercises to reclaim your autonomy.
Read article →Fear of Abandonment: Where It Comes From and How to Break Free
Fear of abandonment: childhood origins, Young's schemas, anxious attachment. Concrete CBT exercises to break free.
Read article →Emotional intelligence: the 5 pillars CBT concretely strengthens
Emotional intelligence and CBT: self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, social skills. Practical Goleman tools and emotion regulation.
Read article →Loana — Burned by the Light: Why This Book
Discover the book Loana — Burned by the Light. 15,000 words of psychological analysis. Ebook 7.99 EUR. Free excerpt.
Read article →Men's mental health: breaking the taboo, finding solutions
Men's mental health: why men consult less, signs of male depression and adapted CBT strategies. Break the silence.
Read article →Narcissistic Abuse Recovery: A Psychologist's Complete Guide to Healing
Recover from narcissistic abuse with this complete guide: trauma bonding, gaslighting, no contact, the 5 recovery stages, and CBT healing strategies.
Read article →The psychological impact of streaming media in times of war
Doomscrolling, vicarious PTSD, hypervigilance: how streaming media affects your mental health in war. CBT Solutions.
Read article →The Psychology of Ghosting: Why People Disappear and How to Heal
Why do people ghost? Understand the 5 psychological reasons, the impact on mental health, attachment style connections, and CBT strategies to heal.
Read article →Toxic Relationships: How to Recognize, Survive, and Recover — Complete Guide
A complete guide to toxic relationships: 10 warning signs, types of toxicity, why you stay, how to leave safely, and CBT-based recovery strategies.
Read article →Why Do I Stay With Someone Who Hurts Me
5 neurochemical and psychological reasons that explain why we stay in toxic relationships, and 3 concrete steps to get out.
Read article →Over 190 applied psychology articles
The Psychologie et Sérénité blog features over 190 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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