Live Life Creatively

Anxiety

Science-Backed Ways Improv Transforms Your Mental Health

Michael Alcee Ph.D. on May 13, 2025

Want to boost your mental health? Make the improv connection.

Want to boost your mental health? Make the improv connection.

Anxiety

Is OCD the Opposite of Narcissism?

Michael Alcee Ph.D. on March 20, 2025

As a person with OCD, do you give away too much of yourself? Selfish empathy is here to save the day.

As a person with OCD, do you give away too much of yourself? Selfish empathy is here to save the day.

OCD

Does OCD Steal Your Best Moments?

Michael Alcee Ph.D. on February 27, 2025

Does OCD steal your best moments? Here are three easy tips for rocking those mic-drop moments.

Does OCD steal your best moments? Here are three easy tips for rocking those mic-drop moments.

Artificial Intelligence

Is Artificial Intelligence Replacing Your Therapist?

Michael Alcee Ph.D. on February 23, 2025

Is AI replacing your therapist? Not if you look closer.

Is AI replacing your therapist? Not if you look closer.

Artificial Intelligence

Can Artificial Intelligence Add Value to Therapy?

Michael Alcee Ph.D. on February 13, 2025

Can artificial intelligence bring something new to therapy? For those living with obsessive-compulsive disorder, it might.

Can artificial intelligence bring something new to therapy? For those living with obsessive-compulsive disorder, it might.

Creativity

Make Something Out of Your Mental Health Challenges

Michael Alcee Ph.D. on February 12, 2025

Need some inspiration for the hidden gifts within your mental health struggles? Lincoln and Darwin got you covered.

Need some inspiration for the hidden gifts within your mental health struggles? Lincoln and Darwin got you covered.

Relationships

Why We Need Groundhog Day

Michael Alcee Ph.D. on January 27, 2025

A Personal Perspective: In a time of climate anxiety, political unpredictability, and technological change, Groundhog Day isn't silly. It's grounding.

A Personal Perspective: In a time of climate anxiety, political unpredictability, and technological change, Groundhog Day isn't silly. It's grounding.

Grief

Good Grief

Michael Alcee Ph.D. on January 16, 2025

Personal Perspective: How can we help those living through the LA wildfires? Start by supporting good grief.

Personal Perspective: How can we help those living through the LA wildfires? Start by supporting good grief.

Toxic Positivity

We're All Home Alone for the Holidays

Michael Alcee Ph.D. on December 24, 2024

A Personal Perspective: Does the holiday season make you feel lonely and disconnected? Kevin McCallister is here to save the day.

A Personal Perspective: Does the holiday season make you feel lonely and disconnected? Kevin McCallister is here to save the day.

OCD

Flip the Script on the OCD Treatment You Know

Michael Alcee Ph.D. on December 22, 2024

Does OCD treatment make it hard to be yourself? Flip the script to find your freedom.

Does OCD treatment make it hard to be yourself? Flip the script to find your freedom.

OCD

Radical Hope for OCD

Michael Alcee Ph.D. on December 15, 2024

Is your OCD triggering you? Here are three tips to recenter right now.

Is your OCD triggering you? Here are three tips to recenter right now.

OCD

A New Approach to OCD Treatment

Michael Alcee Ph.D. on November 27, 2024

How can I take my OCD treatment to a new level? I-CBT leads the way.

How can I take my OCD treatment to a new level? I-CBT leads the way.

OCD

OCD May Not Be What You Think It Is

Michael Alcee Ph.D. on October 13, 2024

Personal Perspective: Many OCD treatments focus primarily on relieving symptoms. What could be accomplished if we focused instead on sufferers' hidden gifts?

Personal Perspective: Many OCD treatments focus primarily on relieving symptoms. What could be accomplished if we focused instead on sufferers' hidden gifts?

OCD

There's More to OCD Than Meets the Eye

Michael Alcee Ph.D. on September 12, 2024

Have you felt like obsessive-compulsive disorder treatments don't work for you? You're not alone.

Have you felt like obsessive-compulsive disorder treatments don't work for you? You're not alone.

OCD

The Power of Metaphor in OCD Treatment

Michael Alcee Ph.D. on June 7, 2024

Talk therapy doesn't have to be a bad word for OCD. The use of metaphor can make all the difference.

Talk therapy doesn't have to be a bad word for OCD. The use of metaphor can make all the difference.

OCD

A Painter Sheds New Light on OCD

Michael Alcee Ph.D. on June 6, 2024

Can the artistic process shed new light on OCD? Artist and advocate Cristi López believes it can work wonders.

Can the artistic process shed new light on OCD? Artist and advocate Cristi López believes it can work wonders.

OCD

Does the OCD Label Fit All of You?

Michael Alcee Ph.D. on May 23, 2024

Camila Cabello has a surprising take on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). It just might expand your mind.

Camila Cabello has a surprising take on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). It just might expand your mind.

OCD

A Broken Heart at the Center of OCD

Michael Alcee Ph.D. on May 3, 2024

A Personal Perspective: There's so much focus on the worried mind of OCD. What about healing the broken heart?

A Personal Perspective: There's so much focus on the worried mind of OCD. What about healing the broken heart?

OCD

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Living Like a Tortured Poet

Michael Alcee Ph.D. on April 29, 2024

A new movie based on a novel by John Green has a new twist on OCD.

A new movie based on a novel by John Green has a new twist on OCD.

OCD

Why ERP May Not Be Enough for Some OCD Sufferers

Michael Alcee Ph.D. on December 15, 2023

ERP is effective for many with OCD. For others, though, it can feel restrictive or isolating.

ERP is effective for many with OCD. For others, though, it can feel restrictive or isolating.