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Notes & Thoughts: The New York Times 1st Well Festival
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Notes & Thoughts: The New York Times 1st Well Festival

Amanda Stern
Amanda Stern
A Special Sleep Edition
Dec 04, 2024
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A Special Sleep Edition

BECAUSE I'M NOT SLEEPING WELL. ARE YOU?

Amanda Stern
Amanda Stern
Ask These Questions to Change Your Mind.
Oct 16, 2024

Ask These Questions to Change Your Mind.

Socrates to the rescue

Amanda Stern
Amanda Stern
The Psychology of Catastrophizing: The Hidden Logic of Self-Torment.
Sep 25, 2024

The Psychology of Catastrophizing: The Hidden Logic of Self-Torment.

The Second Arrow of Awfulizing

Amanda Stern
Amanda Stern
How a Therapist’s Intuition Led to a Revolutionary Trauma Treatment
Aug 28, 2024

How a Therapist’s Intuition Led to a Revolutionary Trauma Treatment

The Story of Brainspotting: David Grand’s Unexpected Discovery

Amanda Stern
Amanda Stern
One Year Without Therapy
Jul 17, 2024

One Year Without Therapy

How it's going

Amanda Stern
Amanda Stern
The Slow-Moving Magic of Psychodynamic Therapy
Jun 12, 2024

The Slow-Moving Magic of Psychodynamic Therapy

Quick fixes often create more problems.

Amanda Stern
Amanda Stern
Getting Past Your Past--How Trauma Keeps Us Stuck
May 08, 2024

Getting Past Your Past--How Trauma Keeps Us Stuck

How an outlandish-sounding therapy, founded by a doctoral student on a walk in the park, became the gold standard for trauma recovery.

Amanda Stern
Amanda Stern
The Ecosystem of the Soul: Dr. Shoma Morita on How to Live With Discomfort
Jan 17, 2024

The Ecosystem of the Soul: Dr. Shoma Morita on How to Live With Discomfort

The 100-year-old Japanese School of Morita Therapy

Do You Ever Feel Unreal, Like You're Separated From Yourself?
Dec 13, 2023

Do You Ever Feel Unreal, Like You're Separated From Yourself?

Decoding Dissociation, Depersonalization and Derealization

Amanda Stern
Amanda Stern
[ENCORE] I Found Freedom From Suffering in Someone Else's Trash.
Jul 12, 2023

[ENCORE] I Found Freedom From Suffering in Someone Else's Trash.

What We Need, We Already Have: Bruce Tift, Buddhism and Psychotherapy.

Amanda Stern
Amanda Stern
The Life-Changing Magic of Healing Through Art
Jul 05, 2023

The Life-Changing Magic of Healing Through Art

How The House of Artists at Gugging Became a Model for Psychiatric Reform

Amanda Stern
Amanda Stern
Every Wednesday, author Amanda Stern explores the hidden forces of the mind, unearthing the stories behind what drives us.

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Every Wednesday, author Amanda Stern explores the hidden forces of the mind, unearthing the stories behind what drives us.

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