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alexmackenziemft
Jan 214 min read
The Noble I-Message: The second most important communication skill
Unlocking the Power of the I-Message in Communication The ways in which we interact are the strongest influences in the outcomes we get...
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alexmackenziemft
Nov 27, 20247 min read
Review: Precision Psychiatry — Using Neuroscience Insights to Inform Personally Tailored, Measurement-Based Care,
Avoidable human suffering accrues as a result of the absence in Mental Health Care of the type of precision diagnosis and personalized...
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alexmackenziemft
Nov 25, 20243 min read
How to (and not to) choose a therapist
When you set out on your therapeutic journey, it's important that you have the right person accompanying you. Don't overthink it -- but...
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alexmackenziemft
Nov 22, 20243 min read
Learning to Recognize Emotions
Recognizing emotions is the first step in emotional intelligence. Not all of us are equally fluent in the language of emotions. The...
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alexmackenziemft
Nov 14, 20247 min read
How to live with the election results
You may be happy or unhappy with the results. If you are happy with them, you don’t need to read most of this, but if your loved ones are...
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alexmackenziemft
Nov 12, 20242 min read
Immigration Gaslighting
Clients have been discussing feeling shocked, disoriented, fearful, and angry in the wake of the election. I will make additional posts...
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alexmackenziemft
Oct 29, 20242 min read
Living Life Twice Meditation
There are many kinds of meditation for different purposes, and it’s my observation that whatever style of meditation you use helps you in...
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alexmackenziemft
Oct 29, 20244 min read
Help: Toxic people in my life
Toxic Partners: For the past decade, there has been a lot of media attention to narcissism in relationships, and lately about borderline...
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alexmackenziemft
Jul 14, 20244 min read
Book Review: Courage to be Disliked – Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga
Book Review: Courage to be Disliked – Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga It would be natural to interpret the title of this book as an...
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alexmackenziemft
Mar 21, 20241 min read
Untitled
Peng's Parables and Maple's Morals-- entertaining animal anime with life lessons and deliciously, wickedly funny philosophy. Follow the...
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alexmackenziemft
Jan 22, 20244 min read
A Sixth toxic relationship behavior, "Horseman 6": Scarcity
Scarcity Mentality: One more horseman In a prior post, I explained how the Gottman Institute model of the four horsemen of the...
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alexmackenziemft
Jan 20, 20248 min read
The Fifth “Horseman” : Overjustification/Explanation
The Gottman Institute model of Four Horsemen of the (relationship) Apocalypse posits four behavioral signs of doomed relationships, and...
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alexmackenziemft
Oct 31, 20233 min read
Figuring out your "Third Act" 50s and beyond
The Third Act The years from our mid-fifties to early sixties mark a transformative stage in life—a time often called the third act, ...
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alexmackenziemft
Oct 31, 20233 min read
Depth Psychotherapy versus symptom reduction
Feeling Better There is nothing wrong with feeling better, and there are many techniques to help diminish the painful symptoms of...
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alexmackenziemft
Oct 13, 20231 min read
Body Scan: Full Mindfulness Guided Meditation
If you are brand new to mindfulness, you may want to check out my Mini Mindfulness blog post/pod cast. This is not intended to be a...
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alexmackenziemft
Oct 13, 20233 min read
"Ouch!" to stop escalating conflict
OUCH!” A shortcut to de-escalating conflict “Suddenly we’re yelling!” Many patients tell me that they are surprised to find themselves...
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alexmackenziemft
Oct 4, 20234 min read
Why is Psychotherapy so #&@%% Expensive
Why is Psychotherapy so #&@%% Expensive Reduced stigma, acceptance of mental health as part of whole-person health, and increased...
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alexmackenziemft
Sep 18, 20233 min read
Neuroscience of love
Introduction Happiness is a universal pursuit, and one of the most profound sources of joy and contentment in our lives is our romantic...
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alexmackenziemft
Sep 18, 20232 min read
How to get past dislliking someone.
How to start liking someone you dislike Sometimes we have good reasons for disliking people or groups of people, such as when they...
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alexmackenziemft
Feb 14, 20237 min read
My Personal Prostate Cancer Journey
((SCROLL DOWN TO BOTTOM OF BLOGS PAGE FOR UPDATES)) Probably, at first, this seems like a weird way to share my journey, as opposed to...
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