‘On Being’ host Krista Tippett interviews Clinical Psychologist Christine Runyan about the physiological and psychological effects of a year in a pandemic.
Psychologist Susan Krauss Whitbourne begs the question: “is it possible to be too much of a positive thinker?” She reviews the latest research and clinical wisdom on this popular topic.
Authors Jonathan Shedler and Enrico Gnaulati explore and discuss one of the most critical variables in any effective psychotherapy: time. They point out the error in expecting meaningful and long-lasting improvement with the mythology of promised “quick fixes.”
Dr. Sandy Shullman, the current president of the American Psychological Association (APA), releases a statement on the pandemic of racism in our nation and the widespread mental health effects.
These negative communication styles have been found to be so damaging to relationships that Dr. John Gottman named them the “Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.” The Gottman Institute reports that these predict relationship failure with over 90% accuracy if the behaviors go un-address and unchanged.