The Man Cave

Forensic Psychology

What Exactly Does a Forensic Psychologist Do?

Konstantin Lukin Ph.D. on September 21, 2021

Is it all about working with law enforcement on criminal profiling cases? The answer may surprise you.

Is it all about working with law enforcement on criminal profiling cases? The answer may surprise you.

Chronic Pain

CBT for Chronic Pain: An Integrative Approach

Konstantin Lukin Ph.D. on August 17, 2021

Struggling to live the life you want because you're feeling tired, achy, or sore? Here's a particularly effective solution.

Struggling to live the life you want because you're feeling tired, achy, or sore? Here's a particularly effective solution.

Motivation

How to Use Motivational Interviewing to Reach Fitness Goals

Konstantin Lukin Ph.D. on July 7, 2021

An effective strategy for making positive, healthy changes in one’s life.

An effective strategy for making positive, healthy changes in one’s life.

Eating Disorders

Binge Eating Disorder: What Is It and What Can Be Done?

Konstantin Lukin Ph.D. on June 3, 2021

How to change harmful eating patterns using evidence-backed treatment.

How to change harmful eating patterns using evidence-backed treatment.

Play

The Role of Play in Post-Pandemic Healing

Konstantin Lukin Ph.D. on May 11, 2021

Why it's important to reignite your child's sense of playfulness, disconnect from the virtual world, and reconnect with the real one.

Why it's important to reignite your child's sense of playfulness, disconnect from the virtual world, and reconnect with the real one.

Anxiety

Tips for Post-Pandemic Life

Konstantin Lukin Ph.D. on April 20, 2021

Skills and coping mechanisms to help us all adjust to our "new normal."

Skills and coping mechanisms to help us all adjust to our "new normal."

Health

Hacking Mental Health Through Breath

Konstantin Lukin Ph.D. on March 26, 2021

Training our breath can bring better stress resilience and enhanced physical and mental endurance.

Training our breath can bring better stress resilience and enhanced physical and mental endurance.

Anxiety

When It Comes to Post-Pandemic Anxiety, Try to R.E.S.T.

Konstantin Lukin Ph.D. on February 6, 2021

Use the R.E.S.T. strategy anywhere, any time, to better tolerate distress, manage anxiety, and set yourself up for success.

Use the R.E.S.T. strategy anywhere, any time, to better tolerate distress, manage anxiety, and set yourself up for success.

Health

Practicing What I Preach

Konstantin Lukin Ph.D. on January 8, 2021

I realized that I was encouraging patients to do things that I was not willing to do myself.

I realized that I was encouraging patients to do things that I was not willing to do myself.

Coronavirus Disease 2019

5 Tips for Successful Holidays During COVID-19

Konstantin Lukin Ph.D. on December 1, 2020

Maintain emotional well-being and increase the likelihood of holiday success.

Maintain emotional well-being and increase the likelihood of holiday success.

Stress

The Critical Importance of Self-Care for Women During COVID

Konstantin Lukin Ph.D. on November 10, 2020

Tips and tools for women during this difficult time, as we head into the winter months with increased social isolation.

Tips and tools for women during this difficult time, as we head into the winter months with increased social isolation.

Parenting

5 Facts Every Parent Should Know About PCIT

Konstantin Lukin Ph.D. on October 1, 2020

How does a parent deal with tantrums, refusal to follow directions, talking back, hitting, calls from school, and public meltdowns with little respite?

How does a parent deal with tantrums, refusal to follow directions, talking back, hitting, calls from school, and public meltdowns with little respite?

Anxiety

Back to School After the Shutdown: Helping Kids and Parents

Konstantin Lukin Ph.D. on September 2, 2020

Are you and your children nervous about the 2020 school year? Here's what you can do.

Are you and your children nervous about the 2020 school year? Here's what you can do.

Fear

The Three-Letter Word

Konstantin Lukin Ph.D. on August 12, 2020

“And” is a common word, used frequently to connect ideas, but generally it’s unassuming and mostly ignored.

“And” is a common word, used frequently to connect ideas, but generally it’s unassuming and mostly ignored.

Friends

Reentering the World Post-Quarantine

Konstantin Lukin Ph.D. on July 1, 2020

How do we begin to leave our homes and re-enter the world when safety cannot be guaranteed?

How do we begin to leave our homes and re-enter the world when safety cannot be guaranteed?

What is even "normal" anymore?

Resilience

A Recipe for Resilience

Konstantin Lukin Ph.D. on May 3, 2020

Five ingredients of resilience, borne from childbirth and rendered during the time of COVID-19.

Five ingredients of resilience, borne from childbirth and rendered during the time of COVID-19.

Career

10 Tips to Manage Working From Home During Quarantine

Konstantin Lukin Ph.D. on May 2, 2020

Has working from home during quarantine been a struggle? Go easy on yourself during this stressful time.

Has working from home during quarantine been a struggle? Go easy on yourself during this stressful time.

Shape and weight do not define us. We are truly worth more than the bodies we inhabit.

Anxiety

70 Ways to Cope With COVID-19 Anxiety

Konstantin Lukin Ph.D. on April 1, 2020

Ideas for distraction, comfort, and relief during these uncertain times.

Ideas for distraction, comfort, and relief during these uncertain times.