If you’ve ever felt like therapy hasn’t given you the results you hoped for, you’re not alone. Decades of research show that, on average, people who go to therapy do somewhat better than similar people who don’t. But ‘somewhat better’ sets a pretty low bar. As we’ll see, the real impact of therapy is often

You’ve tried everything you know to change. You’ve tried to ‘will’ yourself to be different. Maybe you’ve read books, taken courses, or even gone to therapy. And yet, you’re still not where you want to be. It’s understandable that you might even blame yourself for the lack of progress. After all, who else is there

Most people think change has to be slow, hard, and powered by sheer will. But what if there’s a better way? What if lasting transformation can happen faster and more easily when you tap into the way your brain naturally functions? This is what Automatic Change is all about. Here are three simple metaphors for

I frequently get emails asking me something like: “Is anxiety genetic?” And just as often, people ask: In other words, the real question is: “Is my problem genetic?” Since this is the most misunderstood scientific topic I know of (in both popular culture and professional circles), I’ve done my best to simplify a very complex