by Chris Gilbert | Jun 10, 2022 | Featured, Homepage, 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, 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 | 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 | 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, 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...
by Chris Gilbert | Aug 6, 2021 | Featured, Homepage, 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...