Jason Shimiaie M.D.

How Our Bonds With Pets Support Mental Health

The attachment and caregiving systems explain the deep bonds we form with dogs, enhancing mental health through connection, purpose, stress reduction, and emotional healing.

The attachment and caregiving systems explain the deep bonds we form with dogs, enhancing mental health through connection, purpose, stress reduction, and emotional healing.

Dissociation in Borderline Personality Disorder

Dissociation in borderline personality disorder creates a fragmented sense of self. BPD often leaves individuals feeling disconnected from themselves and others.

Dissociation in borderline personality disorder creates a fragmented sense of self. BPD often leaves individuals feeling disconnected from themselves and others.

Why Embracing Absurdity Can Teach Us About Mental Health and Meaning

Absurdity, where meaning meets chaos, is woven into life. Embracing it fosters resilience, creativity, and freedom to find our own meaning.

Absurdity, where meaning meets chaos, is woven into life. Embracing it fosters resilience, creativity, and freedom to find our own meaning.

The Power of Art in Mental Health

Art engages our emotions, memory, and creativity, offering a path to healing by fostering connection, resilience, and self-discovery in mental health.

Art engages our emotions, memory, and creativity, offering a path to healing by fostering connection, resilience, and self-discovery in mental health.

Dissociation and Your Experience of You

Dissociation can be a tool for navigating life’s demands, and it can foster adaptability when balanced. Too much or too little can disrupt the self.

Dissociation can be a tool for navigating life’s demands, and it can foster adaptability when balanced. Too much or too little can disrupt the self.

The Complex Relationship Between Dissociation and Narcissism

Dissociation and narcissism are intertwined, both stemming from early trauma. Narcissists may dissociate vulnerable emotions, leading to behaviors that harm relationships.

Dissociation and narcissism are intertwined, both stemming from early trauma. Narcissists may dissociate vulnerable emotions, leading to behaviors that harm relationships.

Medications and Psychotherapy

The synergistic relationship between psychiatric medications and psychotherapy is often overlooked. By managing discrete symptoms, deeper work becomes possible.

The synergistic relationship between psychiatric medications and psychotherapy is often overlooked. By managing discrete symptoms, deeper work becomes possible.

Psychosis: Breaking Through the Fog

Early, integrated treatment for first-episode psychosis reduces long-term illness, limits symptoms, boosts recovery, and fosters hope for a fulfilling life.

Early, integrated treatment for first-episode psychosis reduces long-term illness, limits symptoms, boosts recovery, and fosters hope for a fulfilling life.

Invalidation vs. Disagreement: How to Tell the Difference

Master the difference between invalidation and disagreement, and learn tools to foster respectful communication and deeper connection.

Master the difference between invalidation and disagreement, and learn tools to foster respectful communication and deeper connection.

Guilt, Shame, and Cooperation

Discover the hidden power of guilt and shame: how they shape our behavior, foster connection, and, when unchecked, can lead to manipulation or deep emotional pain.

Discover the hidden power of guilt and shame: how they shape our behavior, foster connection, and, when unchecked, can lead to manipulation or deep emotional pain.