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Breaking Free From a Narcissist's Playbook and Reclaiming Your Sanity
Escape narcissistic manipulation with proven strategies. Master gray-rocking, boundaries, and detachment techniques to reclaim your sanity and freedom.
Sep 16
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Rob Lefort
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The map vs the territory: why your life plan should be written in pencil
Discover why a flexible life plan beats both rigid goal-setting and aimless wandering and learn to navigate uncertainty while staying true to your…
Sep 13
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Rob Lefort
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The biological effects of fasting and hidden psychological benefits
Explore the surprising psychological benefits of fasting—from dopamine resets to reduced anxiety, and how going without food might actually feed your…
Sep 6
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Rob Lefort
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Decision-anxiety: a perfectionist's guide to making imperfect decisions
Debunking the myth of the perfect choice and why we overthink our decisions. Learn practical strategies to move from analysis paralysis to confident…
Sep 2
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Rob Lefort
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Lost in translation: How language shapes our relationships and our psychology
Discover how a linguist and a philosopher's insights about language can transform relationships, why we misread each other and how to communicate more…
Aug 28
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Rob Lefort
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Emotional Boundaries 101: How to Stop Being an Emotional Sponge
Tired of attracting emotionally intense people? Learn why you became an emotional sponge and discover practical strategies to set boundaries and reclaim…
Aug 26
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Rob Lefort
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The Deadly Rise of AI Therapy Chatbots
A 29-year-old health analyst died by suicide after ChatGPT became her therapist. A psychologist's urgent plea about the dangerous rise of AI therapy…
Aug 21
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Rob Lefort
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Surviving An Affair: A Forensic Look at Infidelity, its Causes and Recovery Paths
A couples therapist's forensic examination of why good people risk everything for affairs—and how couples can use the wreckage to build something…
Aug 19
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Rob Lefort
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From Safe Spaces to Toxic Spaces: Why Avoiding Discomfort Backfires
Why young adults can't handle criticism or rejection—and how well-meaning parents and schools accidentally created a fragile generation and a mental…
Aug 15
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Rob Lefort
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The Negotiation Skills That Can Save Your Relationship
Discover why strategic empathy beats endless compromise, what's actually negotiable in relationships, and what should never be up for discussion.
Aug 12
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Rob Lefort
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Psychology and Stoicism: How Philosophy Shaped Therapy
Exploring how ancient Stoic philosophy laid the groundwork for modern therapeutic approaches like CBT and psychoanalysis, proving that some wisdom is…
Aug 8
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Rob Lefort
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PTSD: When your Brain's Security System Goes Rogue
Learn why trauma memories feel so vivid and intrusive compared to normal memories, and how your brain's unique filing system can be healed through…
Aug 5
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Rob Lefort
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