Carrie Barron M.D.

About

Carrie (Grace Caroline) Barron, M.D., is the Director of the Creativity for Resilience Program at Dell Medical School in Austin, Texas. She is board-certified psychiatrist/psychoanalyst on the clinical faculty of the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons. Carrie has published in peer-reviewed journals and popular magazines, won several academic awards, and has given many keynotes on creativity and resilience. Along with her husband, Alton Barron, M.D, a hand and shoulder surgeon, she co-authored The Creativity Cure: How to Build Happiness With Your Own Two Hands (Scribner, May 2012). For more information you can visit her website and her Dell Medical School Blog.

Books by Carrie Barron M.D.

Recent Posts

How Did I Not See This and What Do I Do Now?

Imposters can offer seductive stories and salves, but their goal is more about control than care. What makes us susceptible to them, and how can we stay safe?

Happiness ABCs

Here's a list of novel, serious, and fun tips for happiness and emotional well-being.

18 Tools to Optimize Resilience and Happiness

Salutogenesis is an undervalued and highly useful psychological tool for optimizing resilience and happiness.

When Friendships Satisfy the Need for Love and Nurture

It is easy and common to crave and idealize romantic love and coupledom as a construct for the good life, but studies show that friendships may offer more stability and happiness.

Irrational Attachments in Human Relationships

A critical thought process can you help you break free from a person or situation that you know is hindering you.

Destructive Decision-Making in the Grandiose Narcissist

A charismatic individual with grandiose narcissism can lead others astray. It helps to identify the mesmerized self in the interest of setting a boundary for self-protection.

Changing the Personality to Experience More Happiness

Can intentional personality change lead to greater happiness? If so, how is it done?

A Perspective That Promotes Resilience

Developing an internal locus of control is a way to practice and maintain resilience in the face of adversity.

How Nature Rests, Restores, and Regenerates Our Minds

A look at Attention Restoration Theory and the impact of nature on well-being.

Hope for the Secondary Narcissist

Subtle aspects of secondary narcissism, and how to identify and treat underlying issues.