by Chris Gilbert, MD, PhD | 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, 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...
