Intense Emotions and Strong Feelings

Freudian Psychology

How We Can Be Transformed by Loss

Mary C. Lamia Ph.D. on April 2, 2024

Relationships are an anchor and watchtower that maintain our heading amid the changes that happen in life

Relationships are an anchor and watchtower that maintain our heading amid the changes that happen in life

Grief

The Shadows of Lost Dreams in Matters of the Heart

Mary C. Lamia Ph.D. on January 29, 2024

Emotions and memories alert us to opportunities, problems, and what’s happening around us as we traverse the present and prepare for the future.

Emotions and memories alert us to opportunities, problems, and what’s happening around us as we traverse the present and prepare for the future.

Grief

Winter Whispers: Four Ways to Cope with Year-End Grief

Mary C. Lamia Ph.D. on December 16, 2023

How do we cope when the silent echoes of grief overtake us?

How do we cope when the silent echoes of grief overtake us?

Relationships

Tragic Love: The Finest Romance and Soul-Wrenching Heartache

Mary C. Lamia Ph.D. on November 29, 2023

Beautiful memories, not ugly ones, trigger what we might describe as tragic love.

Beautiful memories, not ugly ones, trigger what we might describe as tragic love.

Memory

Why Comfort Food Is Consoling or a Lover’s Scent Appealing

Mary C. Lamia Ph.D. on October 12, 2023

Through sensory experiences like taste and smell, we relive past joy, sorrow, disappointment, disgust, or any other experience that resides in memory.

Through sensory experiences like taste and smell, we relive past joy, sorrow, disappointment, disgust, or any other experience that resides in memory.

Grief

Silent Remembering: The Meaning of Unspoken Grief

Mary C. Lamia Ph.D. on August 28, 2023

The tendency to keep thoughts and feelings to oneself is not necessarily a maladaptive coping strategy for those who grieve.

The tendency to keep thoughts and feelings to oneself is not necessarily a maladaptive coping strategy for those who grieve.

Grief

Why Grief-Related Experiences Can Seem Illogical

Mary C. Lamia Ph.D. on August 22, 2023

Grief may emerge from many life experiences, and we may be unable to make logical sense of what we feel.

Grief may emerge from many life experiences, and we may be unable to make logical sense of what we feel.

Mild Cognitive Impairment

The Acquired Hearing Loss and Cognitive Decline Connection

Mary C. Lamia Ph.D. on July 25, 2023

The silent psychological shadows of acquired hearing loss are profound, yet many people ignore the symptoms.

The silent psychological shadows of acquired hearing loss are profound, yet many people ignore the symptoms.

Relationships

Lost Love: How We Can Learn From Failed Relationships

Mary C. Lamia Ph.D. on June 26, 2023

When love is lost, we do not have to be afraid of shame if we can embrace the possibility of learning immensely from what we have experienced.

When love is lost, we do not have to be afraid of shame if we can embrace the possibility of learning immensely from what we have experienced.

Grief

How Loss Changes Us

Mary C. Lamia Ph.D. on May 15, 2023

Uncertainty, confusion, vulnerability, and disorientation can arise in response to the permanent, and perhaps unexpected, absence of a familiar person, place, or thing.

Uncertainty, confusion, vulnerability, and disorientation can arise in response to the permanent, and perhaps unexpected, absence of a familiar person, place, or thing.

Depression

How a Physical Illness Can Trigger Depression

Mary C. Lamia Ph.D. on April 21, 2023

Our psychological functioning can be affected by viral infections, and these responses may be intrinsic to the process of healing.

Our psychological functioning can be affected by viral infections, and these responses may be intrinsic to the process of healing.

Relationships

Loving on the Edge

Mary C. Lamia Ph.D. on February 8, 2023

The complexity of someone’s history may provide intrinsic value to a relationship rather than be inherently damaging.

The complexity of someone’s history may provide intrinsic value to a relationship rather than be inherently damaging.

Resilience

Why Last Year's Failed Resolutions Can Be a Path to Success

Mary C. Lamia Ph.D. on December 25, 2022

Failure is a natural part of the learning process that involves being open to criticism and learning from our mistakes.

Failure is a natural part of the learning process that involves being open to criticism and learning from our mistakes.

Attention

The Irresistible "Side Quest": Should We Avoid Distractions?

Mary C. Lamia Ph.D. on December 5, 2022

Side quests are a part of our lives, although we may consider them distractions.

Side quests are a part of our lives, although we may consider them distractions.

Grief

Grief, Holidays, and Sensory Memories

Mary C. Lamia Ph.D. on November 21, 2022

In our grief, we may forget that enjoyable emotional memories—including the sights, sounds, tastes, and scents of the holiday season—once made us smile.

In our grief, we may forget that enjoyable emotional memories—including the sights, sounds, tastes, and scents of the holiday season—once made us smile.

Grief

The Silent, Post-Abortion Grief of Men

Mary C. Lamia Ph.D. on September 30, 2022

What we imagine may become a reality in memory, and we may mourn the imagined future of a child who was never born.

What we imagine may become a reality in memory, and we may mourn the imagined future of a child who was never born.

Grief

How Children Grieve

Mary C. Lamia Ph.D. on September 12, 2022

In childhood and onward, imagery about a loved one’s presence may represent a coping mechanism in response to their absence.

In childhood and onward, imagery about a loved one’s presence may represent a coping mechanism in response to their absence.

Grief

Why We Grieve Change, Endings, and Disappointments

Mary C. Lamia Ph.D. on July 20, 2022

Hope does not extinguish grief, but it can take our memories with us to better or different future places.

Hope does not extinguish grief, but it can take our memories with us to better or different future places.

Relationships

Why, and How, Relationships Go on Even After Death

Mary C. Lamia Ph.D. on May 9, 2022

Along with loss, our identity no longer exists in relation to a familiar being. However, our continued bonds may keep them with us.

Along with loss, our identity no longer exists in relation to a familiar being. However, our continued bonds may keep them with us.

Relationships

Why Some People Run From Love

Mary C. Lamia Ph.D. on May 6, 2022

Trust in the other and the ability to communicate without judgment is essential to working through past experiences that our memory transports into our present relationships.

Trust in the other and the ability to communicate without judgment is essential to working through past experiences that our memory transports into our present relationships.