Katherine Schreiber Cullen

About

Katherine (Schreiber) Cullen, MFA, LMSW, is a psychotherapist and writer based in Knoxville, Tennessee. Her work has been featured by Psychology Today, where she was previously an editor, Time, Cosmopolitan, Shape, Weight Watchers Magazine, Rehabs.com, mindbodygreen.com, PsychCentral.com, and Greatist.com. She has also appeared on ABC Nightline, NY1 News, and CBS.

Recent Posts

Sex, Love, and Other Drugs

Years of neuroimaging research show that our brains, not our hearts, are by-and-large responsible for hurtling us into consistently craving a certain someone. A recent study finds that a specific group of structures are uniquely geared to process these intensely passionate inclinations. Intriguingly, these regions are the same neuronal locales that process sexual desire.

Nature, Too, Says "Call Me, Maybe"

Fear Thyself?

Not only are homophobic individuals more likely to harbor unacknowledged inclinations towards the same sex. The divergence between what they say they want and what they truly desire may derive from having been denied their own autonomy in childhood.

Carnal Clues: Seeing Green

Your body in jealousy mode

Outside In: Heat Seekers

To the brain, physical and social warmth are one and the same.

Beyond Good and Evil

The play, The Girl From Nashville, examines right and wrong.

Carnal Clues: The Physiology Of Flow

An insider's guide to getting in the zone.

Bookshelf: Winter Reads

The latest books on kissing, mood, technology and more.