Karen Stollznow Ph.D.

About

Dr. Karen Stollznow, Ph.D., is an Australian-American linguist and author. She is a Researcher at the Griffith Centre for Social and Cultural Research and was formerly a Researcher at the University of California, Berkeley. Her books include On The Offensive: Prejudice in Language Past and Present; Language Myths, Mysteries and Magic; Would You Believe It? and the best-seller God Bless America. Karen is a host of the popular science podcast Monster Talk.

Books by Karen Stollznow Ph.D.

Recent Posts

Vestibular Migraine: It’s Not Just in Your Head

Explore the symptoms, emotional impacts, and treatment of an often misunderstood condition.

Life in a Minefield: Burnout in High-Conflict Relationships

Constantly managing another person's volatile moods and behaviors is a recipe for exhaustion and burnout.

Grieving From Afar

Personal Perspective: Coping with loss across distance.

When You’re Always the One at Fault

If you’ve ever felt unfairly blamed or misunderstood within your family, here's why that happens, and what you can do to heal and regain your confidence.

When Relationships Feel Like a Rollercoaster

Why do people with BPD have such unstable relationships?

Why do people with BPD have such unstable relationships?

Do You Really Have to Love Yourself Before You Can Love Someone Else?

We don't have to be perfectly self-loving to love or be loved.

We don't have to be perfectly self-loving to love or be loved.

Borderline Personality Disorder Awareness Month

Here’s how you can be an ally for those with borderline personality disorder.

Here’s how you can be an ally for those with borderline personality disorder.

Borderline or Narcissistic?

Borderline or narcissistic? How to tell the difference.

Borderline or narcissistic? How to tell the difference.

Avoiding Avoidance

Avoiding Avoidance: Insights into avoidant behavior and change.

Avoiding Avoidance: Insights into avoidant behavior and change.

Defusing the Bomb of Intermittent Explosive Disorder

In the eyes of an angry explosive person, everyone else is the problem.

In the eyes of an angry explosive person, everyone else is the problem.