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Relationships
What Sport Does Collaborative Dialogue Mimic?

Susan Heitler Ph.D. on June 27, 2022

Cluelessness about the skills that sustain cooperative dialogue puts people at risk for difficulties in their relationships—in friendships, at work, and at home.

Cluelessness about the skills that sustain cooperative dialogue puts people at risk for difficulties in their relationships—in friendships, at work, and at home.

Deception
"I Didn’t Do It!” Denial, Lying, or Anosognosia?

Susan Heitler Ph.D. on June 24, 2022

Do you know someone who has trouble admitting when they have made mistakes? Or acknowledging hostile behavior, such as speaking in an irritated tone and even outright anger? This may be why.

Do you know someone who has trouble admitting when they have made mistakes? Or acknowledging hostile behavior, such as speaking in an irritated tone and even outright anger? This may be why.

Anger
What Do Psychotherapists Actually Do?

Susan Heitler Ph.D. on March 22, 2022

What exactly do therapists do that enables their clients to feel better? Here are some of my favorite therapy techniques.

What exactly do therapists do that enables their clients to feel better? Here are some of my favorite therapy techniques.

Anger
Needless Angers: Can They Be Eliminated?

Susan Heitler Ph.D. on January 24, 2022

Whether it's low-level irritation or high-intensity rage, speaking or acting in anger can poison relationships. Fortunately, this simple system can end needless anger.

Whether it's low-level irritation or high-intensity rage, speaking or acting in anger can poison relationships. Fortunately, this simple system can end needless anger.

Narcissism
How Do I Stop Being a Narcissist?

Susan Heitler Ph.D. on December 27, 2021

As one narcissistic fellow said, "I feel like I'm a knight on a giant white steed while others are just tiny beings below my feet... Still, if I knew better, I'd do better."

As one narcissistic fellow said, "I feel like I'm a knight on a giant white steed while others are just tiny beings below my feet... Still, if I knew better, I'd do better."

Chronic Pain
Can Therapy Help Reduce Back Pain?

Susan Heitler Ph.D. on October 24, 2021

Suffering from back pain? New research comparing a problem-specific version of CBT talk therapy with conventional back pain treatment yielded dramatic outcomes.

Suffering from back pain? New research comparing a problem-specific version of CBT talk therapy with conventional back pain treatment yielded dramatic outcomes.

Placebo
A Surprising Discovery: How Placebos Can Help Relieve Pain

Susan Heitler Ph.D. on July 22, 2021

What does recent research suggest about how chronic pain sufferers can use placebos (fake pills) to reduce real pain? Might this psychological technique reduce opioid use as well?

What does recent research suggest about how chronic pain sufferers can use placebos (fake pills) to reduce real pain? Might this psychological technique reduce opioid use as well?