Natalie D'Annibale, PsyD LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

How Are the Gut and Brain Connected? The gut-brain axis is a term for the communication network that connects your gut and brain...

Making amends and rebuilding trust Those in recovery often realize that their actions during active SUD can have long lasting impacts on...

"If you want to be successful in life, you need to have healthy relationships. Research has found that healthy relationships can reduce...

The seven stages of grief are another popular model for explaining the many complicated experiences of loss. These seven stages include:...

Set boundaries on your time One way to set boundaries with family during the holidays is to have boundaries around your time, where you...

"In The Lucifer Effect, Zimbardo argues that humans are neither good nor evil. Instead, systemic and situational forces shape...

Relationships aren’t like that "The problem is that the world of interpersonal relations is hard to put a number on. Probabilities and...

"Here’s a little-known secret: Divorce attorneys give surprisingly good dating advice, not just legal advice. We recently asked divorce...

People often use LGBTQ+ to mean all of the communities included in the “LGBTTTQQIAA”: Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Transsexual...

Perfectionism: A Complex Beast Perfectionism is a complex beast and there are different dimensions of perfectionism. Psychological...

How Common Is Relapse? No one is perfect, and managing addiction is challenging. For some, relapse is part of recovery. According to a...

Natalie D’Annibale, a licensed marriage and family therapist in Los Angeles, tells SurvivorNet that grief is a complex emotion....

The Trauma Bond Trauma bonding is similar to Stockholm Syndrome, in which people held captive come to have feelings of trust or even...