Live Life Creatively

Relationships

You Can Buy Yourself Flowers

Michael Alcee Ph.D. on February 14, 2023

Curious how to stay in love beyond Valentine's Day? Here are 4 tips to keep the romance going.

Curious how to stay in love beyond Valentine's Day? Here are 4 tips to keep the romance going.

OCD

Flip the Script on OCD

Michael Alcee Ph.D. on February 5, 2023

Have you had trouble embracing ERP for your OCD? A new approach can help you flip the script.

Have you had trouble embracing ERP for your OCD? A new approach can help you flip the script.

Relationships

Why I Love Groundhog Day

Michael Alcee Ph.D. on February 3, 2023

A Personal Perspective: Despite its seeming triviality, Groundhog Day has a lot to offer as a unique yearly ritual.

A Personal Perspective: Despite its seeming triviality, Groundhog Day has a lot to offer as a unique yearly ritual.

Relationships

Why We Love and Hate Resolutions

Michael Alcee Ph.D. on January 18, 2023

A Personal Perspective: Ever wonder why we love and hate New Year's resolutions so much? It's a matter of life and death.

A Personal Perspective: Ever wonder why we love and hate New Year's resolutions so much? It's a matter of life and death.

OCD

OCD as a Superpower

Michael Alcee Ph.D. on December 24, 2022

A strength is hiding inside OCD. Here's how to tap into it.

A strength is hiding inside OCD. Here's how to tap into it.

Motivation

How to Not Screw Up Your New Year's Resolutions

Michael Alcee Ph.D. on December 4, 2022

A Personal Perspective: Nearly all of us give up our resolutions early on.

A Personal Perspective: Nearly all of us give up our resolutions early on.

OCD

Why OCD Treatment Can Fail

Michael Alcee Ph.D. on November 29, 2022

Are you failing OCD treatment, or is it failing you? "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon" may have the answer.

Are you failing OCD treatment, or is it failing you? "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon" may have the answer.

Online Therapy

Can Technology Save Our College Students?

Michael Alcee Ph.D. on November 23, 2022

Can technology save our college students in crisis? With a little both/and thinking, maybe it can.

Can technology save our college students in crisis? With a little both/and thinking, maybe it can.

Highly Sensitive Person

Highly Sensitive for the Holidays

Michael Alcee Ph.D. on November 22, 2022

Do you find it challenging being a highly sensitive person during the holidays? A few tips can help you get through.

Do you find it challenging being a highly sensitive person during the holidays? A few tips can help you get through.

Parenting

How Parents Can Have Less Drama, More Fun!

Michael Alcee Ph.D. on September 23, 2022

Wish you had a way to deal with your children's ever-shifting changes? Improv just might be the answer.

Wish you had a way to deal with your children's ever-shifting changes? Improv just might be the answer.

Parenting

The Improvisational Parent

Michael Alcee Ph.D. on September 4, 2022

Why get caught up on behavior when you could be improvising? It's a playful new mindset for making parenting easier and more fun.

Why get caught up on behavior when you could be improvising? It's a playful new mindset for making parenting easier and more fun.

Education

How to Be a Perpetual Student

Michael Alcee Ph.D. on September 1, 2022

Back-to-school got you down? These tips will get you excited to be a student again.

Back-to-school got you down? These tips will get you excited to be a student again.

Career

Be Your Own Best Publicist

Michael Alcee Ph.D. on August 23, 2022

Think you need a publicist to get your ideas out into the world? Think again.

Think you need a publicist to get your ideas out into the world? Think again.

Vagus Nerve

Signaling Your Inner Lifeguard

Michael Alcee Ph.D. on July 6, 2022

What can you do to save yourself when you're going emotionally under? Polyvagal theory can come to the rescue.

What can you do to save yourself when you're going emotionally under? Polyvagal theory can come to the rescue.

Career

Reclaiming the Artistry of Therapy, One Session at a Time

Michael Alcee Ph.D. on May 15, 2022

Too many therapists fail to see themselves as artists, but that outlook is essential for helping clients make art out of life.

Too many therapists fail to see themselves as artists, but that outlook is essential for helping clients make art out of life.

Self-Help

Mental Health Awareness Month Myths

Michael Alcee Ph.D. on May 10, 2022

Mental Health Awareness Month can throw a lot at you. A few tips that dispel common myths can get you back on track.

Mental Health Awareness Month can throw a lot at you. A few tips that dispel common myths can get you back on track.

Resilience

The Gospel According to Jon Batiste

Michael Alcee Ph.D. on April 13, 2022

Losing hope in a world of constant division, turmoil, and despair? Jon Batiste has some good news.

Losing hope in a world of constant division, turmoil, and despair? Jon Batiste has some good news.

Trauma

The Oscars Show Nobody Expected

Michael Alcee Ph.D. on March 28, 2022

What was that? Here's how we can start making sense of the Oscars drama we didn't see coming.

What was that? Here's how we can start making sense of the Oscars drama we didn't see coming.

OCD

The Art of Changing While Staying the Same for People with OCD

Michael Alcee Ph.D. on March 22, 2022

Do you struggle with the ups and downs of OCD? A butterfly can help you find your center again.

Do you struggle with the ups and downs of OCD? A butterfly can help you find your center again.

Anger

Have You Got Frazzlebrain?

Michael Alcee Ph.D. on March 16, 2022

Feeling frazzled? A few tips from neuropsychology will center you again.

Feeling frazzled? A few tips from neuropsychology will center you again.