Atypical Learning: Recognising a Child Who Learns Differently
Some children have ways of learning that don't match the standard school model. Identifying them allows support to be tailored to their needs — not a label to be applied.
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Articles on psychology, mental health, relationships, anxiety, personality and psychological well-being.
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Are We Still in Love? What Love Becomes in a Long-Term Relationship
Love in a long-term relationship no longer looks like it did at the beginning. How do you tell the difference between love that has evolved and a relationship that has lost its emotional content?
Read article →Body Confidence in Intimacy: Where the Unease Comes From
Unease with nudity, constant comparison, trouble letting go in intimacy: body image deeply shapes a couple's sexual and emotional life.
Read article →Atypical learning: spotting a child who learns differently
Some children learn in ways that do not fit the standard school model. Identifying them means offering tailored support, not a label.
Read article →Exploring BDSM: What Your Curiosity Says and How to Respond
Curiosity about BDSM is neither a problem nor an oddity. What matters is communication, informed consent and understanding your own desires.
Read article →Exploring BDSM: What Your Curiosity Says About You and How to Respond to It
Curiosity about BDSM is neither a problem nor a quirk. What matters is communication with your partner, informed consent, and understanding your own desires.
Read article →Body Comfort in Intimacy: Understanding Self-Image and How to Change It
Discomfort with nudity, constant comparison, difficulty letting go in intimacy — body image has a profound impact on sexual and emotional life in a relationship.
Read article →Being a Good Intimate Partner: What Really Matters Beyond Performance
A good intimate partner isn't the most skilled one — it's the most present. What truly makes a sexual relationship fulfilling is attentiveness, reciprocity, and communication.
Read article →Social Skills in Children: Learning How to Be With Others
Social skills are not innate. They are learned, they develop, and they can be supported when they are slow to emerge or cause difficulties.
Read article →Mental Load in a Relationship: The Invisible Work That Exhausts — and How to Talk About It
Anticipating, planning, remembering for two: mental load is often carried by one partner without the other even realising. How to recognise it and rebalance things together.
Read article →Child Creativity: Nurturing a Precious Resource for Life
Creativity is not a talent reserved for a few. It is a faculty that develops — or gets stifled — depending on the environment in which the child grows up.
Read article →Performance Anxiety in Children: When Fear of Failing Takes Over
Some children are paralysed by the fear of getting it wrong. Performance anxiety deserves to be recognised for what it is: not laziness, but real suffering.
Read article →Child Sleep: When Poor Sleep Changes Everything Else
Sleep is the silent pillar of child development. Poor sleep affects mood, attention, learning, and relationships — often without anyone making the connection.
Read article →Are We Still a Real Couple? Signs That Closeness Has Quietly Slipped Away
Sharing a home, a table, daily life — without really finding each other anymore. How to recognise when a couple has drifted into comfortable but distant cohabitation.
Read article →Family Conflicts: Understanding What Goes Wrong to Better Address It
Family conflicts are inevitable. What matters is how they are navigated — and whether relationships emerge stronger or damaged from the experience.
Read article →Warning Signs in a Relationship: Gottman's 4 Behaviours That Predict Separation
John Gottman identified 4 behaviours that predict break-up with over 90% accuracy. Recognising them is the first step to understanding what damages a relationship — and what can still change.
Read article →What Makes a Relationship Last: The Foundations That Stand the Test of Time
The science of happy couples has identified the markers of lasting relationships. It isn't the absence of conflict — it's the quality of what happens between conflicts, day after day.
Read article →Couple warning signs: the 4 behaviours that predict a split
John Gottman identified 4 behaviours that predict a break-up with 90% accuracy. Knowing them means seeing what destroys a couple, and what can still change.
Read article →Demanding Parents: When Expectations Become a Burden for a Child
Parental demands can spur excellence or crush a child under the weight of performance. Understanding the difference changes everything.
Read article →Talking About Sex as a Couple: Why It Is Hard and Why It Matters
Most couples never really talk about their sex life, not for lack of desire but because it is one of the hardest subjects to raise.
Read article →Over 1900 applied psychology articles
The Psychologie et Sérénité blog features over 1900 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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