by Seth J. Gillihan, PhD | Sep 28, 2016 | Blog, Brain imaging, Dreams, Sleep
Some people seem to remember their dreams every night, while others rarely remember them at all. What accounts for the differences? A recent study by a group of French neuroscientists may provide an explanation. The researchers recruited two groups of...
by Seth J. Gillihan, PhD | Sep 24, 2016 | Guided Meditations
Brief Sitting Meditation by Seth Gillihan https://sethgillihan.com/wp-content/uploads/Brief-Sitting-Meditation.mp3 The breath is the most common target of our attention when we practice meditation. Each time your attention inevitably wanders away from the breath...
by Seth J. Gillihan, PhD | Sep 21, 2016 | Anxiety Treatment, Blog, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Evidence-based Treatment, PTSD Treatment
Countless trauma survivors with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have experienced the power of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) to help them get their lives back. A study that I co-authored with my colleagues at Penn suggests how this treatment helps people...
by Seth J. Gillihan, PhD | Sep 14, 2016 | Blog, Death, Dreams, Mindfulness
I had once been told you can’t die in your dreams, but I learned years ago that you can. In my own death dream I was on an airplane and the landing went really badly. One wheel touched down and the others didn’t. The plane began twisting and sheering. I was terrified,...
