Navigating emotions can be tricky for anyone. However, for those with alexithymia, this journey is often more challenging. Many people come to therapy when they feel as though they are disconnected ...

As human beings, our lives are profoundly influenced by how we experience, handle, and express emotions. At some point in our lives, we all experience extreme sadness, fear, stress, joy, and love.

Co-authored by Nikita Baxi and Robert T. Muller, Ph.D. “I told my wife our son was leaking for no reason. She corrected me—he was crying.” For Alex (name changed for anonymity), his 4-year-old son’s ...

When most of us are stressed out we're able to intuitively name the emotion because of the way it makes us feel. But when Dr ...

Childhood trauma, a monumental occurrence in adolescence that can affect personality development into adulthood and beyond, is a subject of extensive research. Its implications are a hot topic through ...

Nicotine use is recognized to be harmful on multiple levels, including brain and heart toxicity. A new study published in JAMA Network Open explores the risk for smoking presented by childhood trauma ...