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Mental Health Stigma

Weight Stigma in American Medical Professionals

Cortney S. Warren PhD, ABPP on October 3, 2024

Do healthcare professionals hold anti-fat attitudes? Talking openly about body size and shape is important to preventing weight-based discrimination.

Do healthcare professionals hold anti-fat attitudes? Talking openly about body size and shape is important to preventing weight-based discrimination.

Infidelity

Staying Together After Cheating

Cortney S. Warren PhD, ABPP on July 16, 2024

Struggling after discovering a cheating partner? Here are 5 factors that will influence whether you can work it out and stay together.

Struggling after discovering a cheating partner? Here are 5 factors that will influence whether you can work it out and stay together.

Social Media

Social Media Blues

Cortney S. Warren PhD, ABPP on May 30, 2024

Is social media making you less happy? Understanding why can help.

Is social media making you less happy? Understanding why can help.

Marriage

4 Questions Every Couple Should Answer Before Marrying

Cortney S. Warren PhD, ABPP on April 29, 2024

2. How do you define infidelity?

2. How do you define infidelity?

Relationships

3 Ways to Make a Relationship Break More Effective

Cortney S. Warren PhD, ABPP on April 8, 2024

Thinking of taking a break from your relationship? Here are 3 ways to help make a separation more effective.

Thinking of taking a break from your relationship? Here are 3 ways to help make a separation more effective.

Sex

Are You Sleeping with Your Ex?

Cortney S. Warren PhD, ABPP on March 6, 2024

Still sleeping with an ex? Continued sexual interaction can make it harder to move on.

Still sleeping with an ex? Continued sexual interaction can make it harder to move on.

Relationships

Dreading Valentine’s Day?

Cortney S. Warren PhD, ABPP on February 7, 2024

Here are three ways to handle the pressure of Valentine's Day better.

Here are three ways to handle the pressure of Valentine's Day better.

Relationships

5 Things Not to Do After a Breakup

Cortney S. Warren PhD, ABPP on January 17, 2024

To let go of your ex, here are five things to stop doing today.

To let go of your ex, here are five things to stop doing today.

Self-Sabotage

5 Ways People Can Sabotage Their Relationships

Cortney S. Warren PhD, ABPP on December 19, 2023

Are you struggling to trust your mate? Here are the five common ways people sabotage their romantic relationships.

Are you struggling to trust your mate? Here are the five common ways people sabotage their romantic relationships.

Relationships

Dumped During the Holidays

Cortney S. Warren PhD, ABPP on November 20, 2023

Do you feel rejected in love this holiday season? Here are eight ways to help yourself cope.

Do you feel rejected in love this holiday season? Here are eight ways to help yourself cope.

Relationships

5 Regrets After a Breakup

Cortney S. Warren PhD, ABPP on September 27, 2023

Thinking of breaking up with your romantic partner? Here are five common breakup regrets to avoid before you do!

Thinking of breaking up with your romantic partner? Here are five common breakup regrets to avoid before you do!

Relationships

7 Lies You May Tell Yourself After a Breakup

Cortney S. Warren PhD, ABPP on August 27, 2023

Stuck on your ex? Here are seven common but faulty beliefs you may hold about your former flame and how to challenge them.

Stuck on your ex? Here are seven common but faulty beliefs you may hold about your former flame and how to challenge them.

Relationships

10 Toxic Communication Tendencies in Romantic Relationships

Cortney S. Warren PhD, ABPP on July 28, 2023

Struggling with toxic communication? Here are 10 ways people talk to one another in dysfunctional romantic relationships.

Struggling with toxic communication? Here are 10 ways people talk to one another in dysfunctional romantic relationships.

Relationships

4 Steps to Setting Boundaries After a Breakup

Cortney S. Warren PhD, ABPP on June 29, 2023

Transitioning from romantic lovers to friends can be tricky. Here are 4 steps to help you set healthy boundaries with an ex.

Transitioning from romantic lovers to friends can be tricky. Here are 4 steps to help you set healthy boundaries with an ex.

Relationships

4 Things That Make a Terrific Kiss, or a Terrible One

Cortney S. Warren PhD, ABPP on May 26, 2023

Can a kiss leave you tingling from head to toe? Discover four things that can make a kiss magical or terrible.

Can a kiss leave you tingling from head to toe? Discover four things that can make a kiss magical or terrible.

Friends

4 Signs That You Shouldn't Be Friends With an Ex

Cortney S. Warren PhD, ABPP on April 28, 2023

Trying to be friends with an ex? Here are 4 signs that you may not be ready for a platonic relationship.

Trying to be friends with an ex? Here are 4 signs that you may not be ready for a platonic relationship.

Authenticity

4 Ways to Become More Authentic

Cortney S. Warren PhD, ABPP on March 31, 2023

Want to be more authentically yourself? Here are four skills you can practice to find and act in a way that's congruent with your true self.

Want to be more authentically yourself? Here are four skills you can practice to find and act in a way that's congruent with your true self.

Sex

Loving Your Body in the Bedroom

Cortney S. Warren PhD, ABPP on February 27, 2023

Struggling to love your body in the bedroom? Here are five tips to enhance your sexuality-related body image.

Struggling to love your body in the bedroom? Here are five tips to enhance your sexuality-related body image.

Relationships

Valentine’s Day Lies About Love

Cortney S. Warren PhD, ABPP on January 28, 2023

Feeling pressure to buy, say, or do the "right things" for your mate on Valentine's Day? You're not alone. Whatever you do to celebrate, honest communication is key.

Feeling pressure to buy, say, or do the "right things" for your mate on Valentine's Day? You're not alone. Whatever you do to celebrate, honest communication is key.

Relationships

Can You Become Addicted to a Partner?

Cortney S. Warren PhD, ABPP on December 29, 2022

Can you be addicted to a lover? Understanding "love addiction" can help you let go of a current or former flame.

Can you be addicted to a lover? Understanding "love addiction" can help you let go of a current or former flame.