Semantic shape shifting of psychotherapy language that gives me the creeps. Attachment concepts are creeping, nervous system terminology is creeping. And FFS, even falling in love now has a clinical n...

Co-regulation gone bad. On bio-behavioural synchrony, psychotherapy, emotional contagion and the Sandman Effect.Say your prayers, little oneDon't forget, my sonTo include everyoneI tuck you in, warm w...

We carefully examine the claims around emotional lateralisation of the human brain, right-to-right hemisphere interbrain synchrony, attachment and the idea of ‘right brain’ psychotherapy

We carefully examine the claims around emotional lateralisation of the human brain, right-to-right hemisphere interbrain synchrony, attachment and the idea of ‘right brain’ psychotherapy

Only lizards have lizard brains. Why the Triune brain theory deserves a bad rap. And four good reasons why we should not use it in psychotherapy.The lizard brain is the classic, original neurobollocks...

Ideas of active inference and free energy minimisation applied to human relations and psychotherapy.

Can I change the way you think about this bad boy of neuroscience? Countering the simplistic narratives around the amygdala.

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In sex, as in life, is secure attachment the optimal strategy? On how your attachment style influences your sex life.

To conduct scientifically accurate and socially responsible research, think of “sex” as a complex, multifactorial and context-dependent variable.

On the Barnum Effect, how the meaning of attachment concepts can get lost in translation, attachment neurobollocks, and, as a bonus: everything you ever wanted to know about attachment (but were afrai...

Little island at the neural crossroads. With big role for humans, mind-body connection and psychotherapy.Have you heard of the insula, I wonder? The word 'insula' means 'island' in Latin, but it’s al...

The healing potential of the brain’s most interconnected nerve intrigues researchers

Findings reveal the memory-related brain processes that generate unwanted thoughts when people are sleep deprived

The evolution of reading clearly demonstrates that nature and nurture are intimately linked.

Maybe you can sit in an ice bath, but can you sit in the discomfort of your inner world?

In this episode, my guest is Dr. Jordan Peterson, Ph.D., psychologist, professor emeritus at the University of Toronto, best-selling author, and prominent online educator.

Let’s consider six psychiatric concepts whose meanings have shifted. Each is widely used in ways that deviate from its original medical sense.

The best of neurobollocks from psychotherapy, complete with delightful debunking. Laugh, cry, or both - but above all... enjoy the ride

On social pain, social neuroscience and whether aspirin can mend a broken heart. All of which are relevant for therapists, as humans or otherwise.Everybody Hurts...SometimesIf you feel like you're aloneNo, no, no, you are not aloneIf you're on your own in this lifeThe days and nights are longWhen you think you've had too muchOf this life to hang onWell, everybody hurts sometimesEverybody criesEverybody hurts, sometimesWhen Michael Stipe sings that 'everybody hurts,' no one mistakes it for a song

After getting dumped (by text), a writer investigates the feverish boom in heartbreak apps, breakup coaches, and get-over-him getaways.

A humble attempt at understanding why we ❤️ epigenetics so. Also on science-washing and therapists' search for meaning.

Attachment Theory – A Social Neuroscientist’s Perspective According to attachment theory (developed by Mary Ainsworth and John Bowlby about 70 years ago), every child is born …