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Exploring the fullness, in light and shadow, of the human experience.

Therapy
On Bullsh*t and Therapy

Eric S. Jannazzo Ph.D. on April 13, 2023

Our society has become hijacked by the pursuit of persuasion rather than truth. To be sane and whole, we need spaces oriented by the question, "Is this real?"

Our society has become hijacked by the pursuit of persuasion rather than truth. To be sane and whole, we need spaces oriented by the question, "Is this real?"

Trust
Please, Do Not Trust Your Feelings

Eric S. Jannazzo Ph.D. on October 3, 2022

Our emotions are often rooted in tendencies rather than responses to the here-and-now. We must interrogate them to cultivate resilience and effectiveness.

Our emotions are often rooted in tendencies rather than responses to the here-and-now. We must interrogate them to cultivate resilience and effectiveness.

Happiness
What Is It to Be Well?

Eric S. Jannazzo Ph.D. on March 11, 2020

We are bombarded with messages about what life should feel like. The healthiest, most wellness-promoting step might simply be calibrating to reality.

We are bombarded with messages about what life should feel like. The healthiest, most wellness-promoting step might simply be calibrating to reality.

Confidence
Why Do I Feel Like a Fraud?

Eric S. Jannazzo Ph.D. on November 12, 2019

In my years of practice, I’ve been shocked to see how many people privately feel like total fakes. Why is this so common?

In my years of practice, I’ve been shocked to see how many people privately feel like total fakes. Why is this so common?

Anxiety
What Is Maturity?

Eric S. Jannazzo Ph.D. on June 13, 2019

As a society, we've become confused as to what mature authenticity truly means, and yet we've never needed it so desperately.

As a society, we've become confused as to what mature authenticity truly means, and yet we've never needed it so desperately.

Relationships
Some People Can't Love

Eric S. Jannazzo Ph.D. on January 10, 2019

We like to believe that we are all capable of this essentially human experience. And yet many of us depend on people unable to offer what we really mean when we speak of love.

We like to believe that we are all capable of this essentially human experience. And yet many of us depend on people unable to offer what we really mean when we speak of love.

Anxiety
What Is Anxiety?

Eric S. Jannazzo Ph.D. on November 28, 2018

Chronic anxiety is an epidemic, and yet we poorly understand what it is. But we must if we are to move toward an easier life.

Chronic anxiety is an epidemic, and yet we poorly understand what it is. But we must if we are to move toward an easier life.

Depression
What Is Depression?

Eric S. Jannazzo Ph.D. on October 31, 2018

Depression is an epidemic, and yet it is commonly misunderstood. How can we recover if we don't even know what we mean when we speak of it?

Depression is an epidemic, and yet it is commonly misunderstood. How can we recover if we don't even know what we mean when we speak of it?

Religion
How Am I Doing at Life?

Eric S. Jannazzo Ph.D. on June 6, 2017

Our culture's gamification of life has led to an epidemic anxiety, ever-buzzing though often just beyond our consciousness.

Our culture's gamification of life has led to an epidemic anxiety, ever-buzzing though often just beyond our consciousness.

Embarrassment
If People Only Knew

Eric S. Jannazzo Ph.D. on April 25, 2017

So many of us fear what we - and others - will find at our core. Why is there such an epidemic of shame in our culture?

So many of us fear what we - and others - will find at our core. Why is there such an epidemic of shame in our culture?

Wisdom
Am I Normal?

Eric S. Jannazzo Ph.D. on March 24, 2017

Do we ask too much of our lives? The power of defining emotional wellness with wisdom.

Do we ask too much of our lives? The power of defining emotional wellness with wisdom.