by Chris Gilbert | Jun 10, 2022 | Featured, Psychology Today
“There is no important reality other than inner reality.” An ever-growing body of research shows that trauma can bring post-traumatic growth. In a 2019 study published in Health and Social Works, for example, 99 percent of survivors of serious road trauma...
by Chris Gilbert | Jun 3, 2022 | Featured, Psychology Today
Personal Perspective: Interviews that touched us the most on our way to Ukraine As my husband, Eric Haseltine, and I left Los Angeles last month to interview Ukrainian refugees in Germany, Poland, Czechia, and Ukraine, we had no idea that this trip would make such a...
by Chris Gilbert | Apr 8, 2022 | Featured, Psychology Today
Personal Perspective: There are many health benefits associated with hugs. To reduce anxiety, a lot of people self-medicate with alcohol, drugs, or prescription anti-anxiety medications, but they forget about a built-in tool everybody has, a superpower hidden...
by Chris Gilbert | Jan 7, 2022 | Psychology Today
Key points Research shows that imagination is as effective as reality for decreasing anxiety. Because anxiety is often increased or even caused by our imagination, we can use the power of imagination to reduce it. These fun and creative techniques can help decrease...
by Chris Gilbert | Dec 23, 2021 | Featured, Homepage, Psychology Today
A Personal Perspective: The Gestalt therapy session that helped me the most. When I was at my lowest point with intense anxiety and depression, a Gestalt therapy brain exercise changed my life for the better. Steve, my husband of 12 years, had passed away eight...
by Chris Gilbert | Dec 10, 2021 | Featured, Psychology Today
Here’s a reverse aging tool I learned from my neighbors’ dog. My next-door neighbors said to me last week, “You brought our dog back to life,” which touched me deeply. You may think that because I am a physician, I applied my medical skills to their...
by Chris Gilbert | Nov 12, 2021 | Featured, Psychology Today
One single pill or one sip of a common liquid can be deadly for a 2-year-old. You may think that your house is safe for a toddler, but is it? Recently, I attended a conference by Dr. Cyrus Rangan, Director of Toxicology and Environmental Assessment for...
by Chris Gilbert | Oct 8, 2021 | Psychology Today
The story of Dr. Katalin Karikó and her key ingredients for success. Dr. Katalin Karikó, one of the inventors of the messenger RNA COVID-19 vaccine, was recently awarded (with Dr. Drew Weissman) the 2022 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences. Dr. Karikó’s success...
by Chris Gilbert | Aug 6, 2021 | Featured, Psychology Today
The story behind the story of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines. Talented people who want to innovate often see their innovations fall into the “valley of death,” which means that their innovations don’t result in successful commercial products. Why...
by Chris Gilbert | Jul 17, 2021 | Featured, Psychology Today
A lesson on how to find the simple origin of lower back pain. My patient Andrew (not his real name) had chronic lower back pain on his right side for 30 years, but in the last 18 months, his lower back pain became more pronounced, to the point of not being able...