Dr. Jeanette Raymond

10/22/2025

We can all remember an adult who held on too long or too tightly to claim ownership or evoke jealousy in another. This research elaborates on the personality types that use touch for coercion.https://neurosciencenews.com/dark-triad-touch-manipulation-29838/

10/20/2025

https://losangeleswestsidetherapy.com/helping-my-client-trade-guilt-for-pride-in-self-care/
Guilt is a powerful way of demotivating the part of you that wants to be authentic and thrive. Here's how I helped a client understand how she allowed herself to use guilt as a reason for self-neglect.

“I don’t know why I wait till the last minute to do things I want to do.” This is what Tessa, a 35-year-old natural birth coach told me after a series of realizations that she only acts when there is a sense of urgency – propelling her to act in the moment, even though she knew

10/14/2025

How Psychological defenses get formed and work in adult relationships. Part 5. Shelly and Liam meet and complement one another. She wants fusion, he suffocates. Their defenses get played out.

Liam and Shelly meet and fit together perfectly until they get stirred up by their emotions in regard to their relationships with parents - and act them out...

10/07/2025

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/oct/07/women-carry-a-higher-genetic-risk-of-depression-new-study-says

Researchers in Australia find 16 genetic variants linked to depression in women but only eight in men

10/01/2025

Brain scans show less cortical areas for children living unequal lives that mark their adult lives in profound ways.

A large-scale neuroimaging study of over 10,000 U.S. children reveals that income inequality in society is tied to structural and functional brain changes that predict poorer mental health outcomes.

10/01/2025

There's a natural rhythm to walking involving coordination with all parts of the body that allows the senses to be more sensitive to external sounds, perhaps lessening the inner chatter that detracts from reality.https://neurosciencenews.com/auditory-processing-walking-29751

10/01/2025

https://losangeleswestsidetherapy.com/how-unresolved-sibling-rivalry-in-childhood-leads-to-co-dependent-adult-relationships/

Unresolved Sibling Rivalry - the narrative of the co-dependent adult couple “I hate it when Bianca makes me feel small and incompetent, but I’d feel like a terrible person if I abandoned her,” said 35-year-old digital advertising consultant, Javier. “I hate it when Javier won’t let me out ...

09/30/2025

The importance of skin-to-skin contact for infants in regulating emotions, offering safety and security for sleep, is bound to boost brain development. That's why we like massages! The regulation of the nervous system allows integration of information that can be used for cognitive and emotional maturity.https://neurosciencenews.com/skin-contact-brain-development-29745/

09/30/2025

How psychologial defenses are formed in childhood and reappear in adult relationships. Young Liam Defends Against his Hate, and Murderous Rage Towards Dad https://youtu.be/LyWcEyFR08M?si=H03ZrDJ5moftXWRN via

Tweenage Liam defends against the competiveness, hate and envy between him and his father that makes him want to get rid of dad, but fears being a mama's boy...

09/24/2025

Surgical procedure to treat devastating illness slowed progress of disease by 75% in patients after three years

09/23/2025

Whether boys are better able to listen to body cues than girls may be a lesser factor than the psychological sense of feeling emotionally sated. Girls may be responding to a need for longer nurturing episodes than boys who want to be physically active socially.

A new study found that young boys adjusted their food intake at mealtime when they had already eaten a fruit snack, but girls did not. The findings suggest that boys are more likely to listen to their body’s signals of hunger and fullness, while girls may rely on social or environmental cues.