The Predictive Mind: Karl Friston’s Free Energy Principle and Its Implications for Consciousness

The Predictive Mind: Karl Friston’s Free Energy Principle and Its Implications for Consciousness

  The nature of consciousness has long been one of the most profound and perplexing questions in cognitive science, neuroscience, and philosophy. How does subjective experience arise from the objective, physical processes of the brain? What is the relationship...
EMDR Therapy for Children and Teens in Alabama: A Powerful Tool for Healing Trauma and Emotional Pain

EMDR Therapy for Children and Teens in Alabama: A Powerful Tool for Healing Trauma and Emotional Pain

Can You Use EMDR on Children? Childhood and adolescence are crucial periods of development, laying the foundation for mental health and well-being throughout the lifespan. However, for many young people in Alabama, these formative years are marked by traumatic...
The Rituals of Healing:

The Rituals of Healing:

Anthropological Insights into Modern Psychotherapy Throughout human history and across cultures, rituals and storytelling have played a central role in addressing psychological ailments and facilitating healing. While modern psychotherapy can seem like a far cry from...
The Interpersonal Theory of Psychiatry: Harry Stack Sullivan’s Vision of the Social Self

The Interpersonal Theory of Psychiatry: Harry Stack Sullivan’s Vision of the Social Self

Who Was Harry Stack Sullivan? “We are all much more simply human than otherwise.” – Harry Stack Sullivan  The Revolutionary Vision of Harry Stack Sullivan Harry Stack Sullivan (1892-1949) emerged as one of the most innovative and influential...
John Bowlby and Attachment Theory: Revolutionizing Our Understanding of Human Relationships

John Bowlby and Attachment Theory: Revolutionizing Our Understanding of Human Relationships

Who was John Bowlby? “What cannot be communicated to the mother cannot be communicated to the self.” – John Bowlby John Bowlby (1907-1990) stands as one of the most influential psychologists of the twentieth century, fundamentally transforming our...
The Self Psychology of Heinz Kohut: Revolutionizing Narcissism and the Psychology of the Self

The Self Psychology of Heinz Kohut: Revolutionizing Narcissism and the Psychology of the Self

Who was Heinz Kohut? “The most significant characteristic of human existence is neither biological drives nor unconscious wishes but rather the human need to have the self understood, validated, and supported by others.” – Heinz Kohut  The...