by Chris Gilbert, MD, PhD | Jun 3, 2022 | Featured, Homepage, 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, MD, PhD | Apr 8, 2022 | Featured, Homepage, 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, MD, PhD | Feb 18, 2022 | Featured, Homepage, Psychology Today
Examining medical conditions that partially overlap with a mysterious illness. On February 10th, 2022, the UT Southwestern Medical Center’s Peter J. O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute organized a day of conferences on the condition known widely as... by Chris Gilbert, MD, PhD | Jan 7, 2022 | Featured, Homepage, Psychology Today
Several techniques, all using imagination, can help us feel less anxious. When I was a child, alone in my room at night, I had a lot of anxieties. To decrease these anxieties, I learned to fantasize about having an extraterrestrial friend with me. I was the only one... by Chris Gilbert, MD, PhD | 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, MD, PhD | Dec 10, 2021 | Featured, Homepage, 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...
