by Chris Gilbert | Dec 9, 2022 | Featured, Homepage, Psychology Today
Key points The gestalt therapy chair technique can help people express repressed, censored, or ignored parts of themselves. Expressing different parts of us can be like creating magnificent melodies on a piano, each melody being a stunning scream from the heart....
by Chris Gilbert | Aug 19, 2022 | Featured, Homepage, Psychology Today
Key points Some studies show that single people live less long and are less healthy than people who are happily married. Other recent studies show that sacrificing for the other and hiding emotions may be harmful for the relationship in the long run. To create a happy...
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 11, 2020 | Featured, Homepage, Psychology Today
One minute per day can transform you. Do you know all the positive effects of physical exercise on your body and your mind? I bet you don’t. And even if you do know some of them, you may think that the recommended-by-the-Mayo-Clinic 30 minutes per day of...
by Chris Gilbert | Oct 10, 2020 | Featured, Homepage, Psychology Today
How and where can you find your person? Finding the perfect love is important not only for a happy life but also for a healthy one, so it’s worth spending time and energy doing so. Here are 10 tips for finding the perfect love: 1. Meet a lot of available single...
by Chris Gilbert | Sep 9, 2020 | Featured, Homepage, Psychology Today
Lessons about household cleaners and disinfectants from two case studies. Disinfectants should be saving lives by killing germs, yet, if they are not used the correct way, they can kill. Here are two case studies. Let’s see if you can figure out what went...
