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Persuasion
How to Bring Up Hard Topics in an Easy Way

Loren Soeiro, Ph.D. ABPP on February 27, 2024

If you have trouble asking your partner, friend, or family member to do things differently, you might want to look more closely at how you frame your requests.

If you have trouble asking your partner, friend, or family member to do things differently, you might want to look more closely at how you frame your requests.

Diet
When Eating Right Goes Wrong

Loren Soeiro, Ph.D. ABPP on January 26, 2024

Most of us try hard to eat well and to make good dietary choices. But sometimes these efforts go too far when people become obsessed with eating exactly "right."

Most of us try hard to eat well and to make good dietary choices. But sometimes these efforts go too far when people become obsessed with eating exactly "right."

Self-Talk
4 Ways to Beat Negative Self-Talk

Loren Soeiro, Ph.D. ABPP on November 16, 2023

It's easy to be excessively self-critical, which usually hurts more than it helps. Here's how to slow down and reverse those automatic, negative thoughts.

It's easy to be excessively self-critical, which usually hurts more than it helps. Here's how to slow down and reverse those automatic, negative thoughts.

Therapy
When Therapy Works Fast

Loren Soeiro, Ph.D. ABPP on October 19, 2023

A patient arrived with deeply entrenched worries and compulsive behaviors about being infested with microscopic mites. It took only five sessions to resolve the issue.

A patient arrived with deeply entrenched worries and compulsive behaviors about being infested with microscopic mites. It took only five sessions to resolve the issue.

Gaslighting
4 Psychology Concepts Most People Get Wrong

Loren Soeiro, Ph.D. ABPP on July 26, 2023

Words like "toxic," "triggered," and "gaslighting" are thrown around casually in social media spaces. Here's what they really mean and how to put them to use more accurately.

Words like "toxic," "triggered," and "gaslighting" are thrown around casually in social media spaces. Here's what they really mean and how to put them to use more accurately.

Dreaming
What Do Weird Dreams Really Mean?

Loren Soeiro, Ph.D. ABPP on June 30, 2023

Have you ever wondered about an incredibly vivid dream? What was its purpose, and what might it mean? Here are some of the major theories about the purpose of dreaming.

Have you ever wondered about an incredibly vivid dream? What was its purpose, and what might it mean? Here are some of the major theories about the purpose of dreaming.

Aging
Here’s How to Stay Happier as You Get Older

Loren Soeiro, Ph.D. ABPP on May 24, 2023

It's too easy to look ahead to growing old with apprehension or even a sense of deep loss. A new perspective may help you stay healthy as you age.

It's too easy to look ahead to growing old with apprehension or even a sense of deep loss. A new perspective may help you stay healthy as you age.

ADHD
4 Ways ADHD Can Mess With Your Relationship

Loren Soeiro, Ph.D. ABPP on November 21, 2022

Does your partner seem extremely forgetful or inattentive? Do you feel like you're always being nagged to get things done? ADHD could be interfering with your relationship.

Does your partner seem extremely forgetful or inattentive? Do you feel like you're always being nagged to get things done? ADHD could be interfering with your relationship.