Breaking through isolation with a loved one experiencing psychosis often doesn’t happen in 1 try.
The key is consistency, persistence, and noticing small sparks.
New video explaining how to use the Ring & Run technique more effectively.
youtu.be/BvOlJTa3uzA?...
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Voices feel like they control when they show up?
Try this simple grounding tool: Look. Point. Name.
New video live now.
Feeling Controlled by Voices? Try This 60-Second Technique
youtu.be/BXboRnTpubw
When someone is stuck in bed, hopeless, and unmotivated… talking about goals can actually backfire.
In today’s video, I share how to build momentum before talking about aspirations.
Recovery starts with speed — not inspiration.
Watch here: youtu.be/9dfXVkWG_JY?...
When recovery becomes only about symptoms, motivation fades.
The real question is: What is your loved one recovering for?
New video on finding a “North Star” in mental health recovery—for individuals, families, and providers.
It changes everything. 🧭
youtu.be/KJxjAW3fOn4
Why does fear of others feel so real in psychosis—and why doesn’t reassurance help?
In this video, I explain persecutory beliefs in a way that actually makes sense, and what research shows really helps instead.
🎥 Watch here:
youtu.be/hrGzbDbZ5Co
Does it really matter what you do in therapy—or is the relationship enough?
In my new video, I explain why evidence-based care is about hope, recovery, and justice—not academic debates.
🎥 Watch here: youtu.be/5U9Y-CON82U
When motivation is low, planning matters more than willpower.
Here’s a simple technique that works.
🎥 youtu.be/z62YMVETtS4
#Productivity #Avolition
🚫 No motivation? You don’t need more willpower — you need a system. 🔁 This daily technique actually makes you do the things you don’t feel like doing. 👇
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We observed small shifts in defeatist beliefs and self-esteem in the intended directions. More impressively, at 1-week follow-up, the overwhelming majority of participants (90%) reported making progress in at least one of the real-life tasks they had identified... 4/5
20 participants tried a single session with a researcher, and then were asked to use it on their own for 1 week with no additional incentives. The app was feasible and acceptable with 19 of the 20 participants able to access and willing to use it on their own ... 3/5
The prototype for NST-SPARK delivers a single session of treatment - eliciting unhelpful beliefs that exacerbate negative symptoms, then providing alternative adaptive beliefs that are reinforced with behavioral experiments carried out via AR... 2/5
#NewPaperAlert 😎! We developed a prototype for an Augmented Reality (#AR) smartphone app (NST-SPARK) that delivers recovery-oriented cognitive therapy targeting negative symptoms of schizophrenia and completed a preliminary study... 1/5
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Always energizing to see recovery-oriented ideas translated into innovative digital tools.
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This work was funded and completed through North Shore Therapeutics, a startup company I co-founded. I’m incredibly proud of this team and grateful for the collaboration: Moein Foroughi, Michael Birnbaum, Sarah Berretta, Leily Behbehani, John M. Kane, Edward Yoon, and William (Bill) Cronin.
We observed small but meaningful shifts in defeatist beliefs and self-esteem in the intended directions. Even more striking, at one-week follow-up, 90% of participants reported making progress on at least one real-life goal they had identified during the intervention.
20 participants completed 1 guided session with a researcher & were asked to use the app independently for 1 week, with no additional incentives. The results were encouraging:19 of 20 participants were able to access & were willing to use the app on their own, supporting feasibility & acceptability.
In this preliminary study, we developed & tested a single-session digital therapeutic that helps people identify unhelpful, defeatist beliefs linked to negative symptoms, introduce more adaptive alternatives, & then reinforce those beliefs through real-world behavioral experiments delivered via AR.
A#NewPaperAlert 😎 #OpenAccess
Excited to share a new paper describing our work on NST-SPARK, a prototype augmented reality (AR) smartphone app built on Recovery-Oriented Cognitive Therapy (CT-R) to target negative symptoms of schizophrenia.
Grateful to share a new interview with Xavier Amadore on effective talk therapy for schizophrenia & psychosis. Thank you, Xavier, for your kindness and thoughtfulness. Appreciative of the meaningful feedback on Living Well with Psychosis.
🎥 youtu.be/EEvKQjg4nOo
Grateful for @PsychToday feature on Living Well with Psychosis—highlighting recovery, meaning, and possibility beyond symptoms. 💙
If you or someone you serve is navigating psychosis, I hope this book offers practical tools and hope. 📘✨
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Looking for a meaningful holiday gift? Living Well with Psychosis @guilfordpress.bsky.social is available—packed with compassion, practical tools, and real hope.
Give the gift of recovery this season. 💙
Grab your copy today! 📘✨
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My new video takes a critical look at The Body Keeps the Score—where its ideas align with science, where they overreach, and why evidence should guide trauma treatment.
Watch here and let me know what resonated, challenged you, or surprised you. 👇
youtu.be/sb-c_toTIp8
Wrapping up an amazing week at @abctnow.bsky.social in New Orleans! 🌟 Huge thanks to everyone who stopped by the @guilfordpress.bsky.social
📚 Sale: Buy any Living Well book, get another FREE! Perfect time to grab Living Well with Psychosis — and add a thoughtful Amazon review. 💙
Excited to be in New Orleans for @abctnow.bsky.social 2025! 🌟 I’ll be at the @guilfordpress.bsky.social booth (#300) with Living Well with Psychosis.
📅 Book Signing: Sat, Nov 22
⏰ 4–5 PM
📍 Booth #300
Come say hi, talk recovery, and connect!
#ABCT2025 #LivingWellWithPsychosis #CBT
Excited to be in New Orleans for @abctnow.bsky.social 2025! 🌟 I’ll be at the @guilfordpress.bsky.social booth (#300) with Living Well with Psychosis.
📅 Book Signing: Sat, Nov 22
⏰ 4–5 PM
📍 Booth #300
Come say hi, talk recovery, and connect!
#LivingWellWithPsychosis #PsychosisRecovery
Excited to announce a book signing at ABCT for Living Well With Psychosis! 🌿
If you’re attending the conference, I’d love to meet you, talk recovery, and sign your copy. Let’s keep pushing for compassionate, evidence-based care. 💬✨ @guilfordpress.bsky.social
#ABCT2025 #CBTforPsychosis
🎥 New video: Fighting Emotions Does More Harm — Radical Acceptance
The harder you fight your emotions, the stronger they get. In this video, I share how radical acceptance can help break that cycle and open space for healing and self-care.
Watch here 👉
youtu.be/4vUAShiLfU0
New video on YouTube 🎥
Understanding Grandiose Delusions (Beliefs of Exceptionality)
Ever felt called to a special mission or purpose that gave life deep meaning—but also led to burnout or strain?
🔗 Watch: youtu.be/9wIGX_zoIq4?...
