by Seth J. Gillihan, PhD | Oct 5, 2016 | Blog, Mindfulness, Relationships, Stress
Dr. Alec Spencer Knew That to Listen Is to Heal On the wall above my desk are pictures of many of my ancestors, including Dr. Alec Spencer. Born in 1915 to Kinchon Spencer and Lula Kilgore Spencer, he would have been 101 this year. For over 50 years he served the...
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,...
