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Why Your Brain Treats Bad Relationships Like a Slot Machine
The dopamine trap makes you choose people who keep you guessing. Here's the neuroscience behind why chaos feels like chemistry—and how to break the…
Nov 13
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Rob Lefort
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Your Brain is Lying to You: The Hidden Culprit Behind Anxiety
Cognitive distortions fuel anxiety and depression by making your brain interpret reality as more threatening than it is. Learn how CBT helps you…
Oct 21
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Rob Lefort
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The Self Sabotage Playbook: How We Torpedo Our Own Lives
Discover why you unconsciously sabotage your relationships and success, how childhood patterns drive self-destruction, and what actually works to break…
Oct 2
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Rob Lefort
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Breaking Neediness Addiction: A Therapist's Guide
Learn why your brain treats unanswered texts like life-or-death situations and discover practical techniques to love without drowning in desperation.
Sep 27
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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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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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The Art of Not-Knowing: What Zen and Psychology Have in Common
Discover the common ground between an ancient spiritual practice of mind training and modern psychotherapy, and how they share similar tools for…
Aug 2
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Rob Lefort
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Panic Attacks Decoded: Why Your Body's Alarm System Goes Haywire
Learn what really happens during panic attacks, why your brain sounds false alarms, and how understanding these episodes is the first step toward…
Jul 17
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Rob Lefort
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Understanding ADHD: Beyond the Myths, Fallacies and Misconceptions
A clinical psychologist's practical guide to ADHD diagnosis, treatment, and how to thrive with a neurodivergent brain.
Jul 10
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Rob Lefort
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The Push-Pull Dance: Why Anxious-Avoidant Couples Keep Going in Circles
Discover why anxious and avoidant partners are drawn together and how understanding attachment styles can transform your relationship from toxic tango…
Jul 8
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Rob Lefort
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