James Matter MFT

James Matter MFT Psychotherapy and counseling with adults, couples, adolescents

This space has been pretty quiet but I just wanted to throw out a reference to some interesting information. There's a d...
11/27/2023

This space has been pretty quiet but I just wanted to throw out a reference to some interesting information. There's a developing sub-field in psychology that studies people's beliefs about emotions. What we believe about emotions-- whether they are good or bad, whether we can voluntarily change feelings, differing cultural beliefs about emotions-- all these things have an impact on our mental health and our relationships with each other. Check it out:

This space has been pretty quiet but I just wanted to throw out a reference to some interesting information. There’s a developing sub-field in psychology that studies people’s beliefs a…

Research has found that embodying compassion, or helping others, can offer physical benefits including reducing anxiety,...
10/21/2023

Research has found that embodying compassion, or helping others, can offer physical benefits including reducing anxiety, depression, and inflammation, potentially leading to an increased lifespan. This self-treatment method can be practiced regardless of one's emotional state, consistently generates positive effects, and poses no risk of negative side effects....

Research has found that embodying compassion, or helping others, can offer physical benefits including reducing anxiety, depression, and inflammation, potentially leading to an increased lifespan. …

A large and methodologically rigorous study found that A. A. works. It's also available on evenings and weekends and doe...
04/30/2023

A large and methodologically rigorous study found that A. A. works. It's also available on evenings and weekends and doesn't require health insurance.

A Cochrane review of studies on the effectiveness of A. A. found that it works,. What other treatment modality is open on nights and weekends and doesn’t require health insurance?

Truth in labeling on melatonin gummies for children-- NOT.
04/29/2023

Truth in labeling on melatonin gummies for children-- NOT.

This is just a quick post because so many people are interested in using melatonin for sleep, but it’s not regulated so you don’t know how much you’re getting. The products evalua…

Anyone, not just a trained professional, can be of tremendous help when someone is feeling suicidal....
12/22/2022

Anyone, not just a trained professional, can be of tremendous help when someone is feeling suicidal....

Anyone, not just a trained professional, can be of tremendous help when someone is feeling suicidal.

Mental health access and gun safety are partners in solving the problem of gun deaths-- not rivals....
10/02/2022

Mental health access and gun safety are partners in solving the problem of gun deaths-- not rivals....

Mental health access and gun safety are partners in solving the problem of gun deaths– not rivals.

Is there anything good about anxiety? This author says yes.
09/15/2022

Is there anything good about anxiety? This author says yes.

This space has been dormant for a long time because when I first started, I made a commitment to myself to post things that I felt were original content, and my reading/thinking for this space has …

Some people quit alcohol for "Drynuary." Is that really a good idea?
01/03/2022

Some people quit alcohol for "Drynuary." Is that really a good idea?

I’ve been seeing a lot of stuff about the trend for people to take the month of January off from consuming alcohol. There’s an interesting term, sober curious about people who want to l…

Everyone knows that time in nature is good for you, but there's actual research that shows it. A heart surgeon discovere...
10/23/2021

Everyone knows that time in nature is good for you, but there's actual research that shows it. A heart surgeon discovered that his patients who went to hospital rooms facing trees healed faster than those that went to rooms on the side of the hospital that faced the parking structure. I've been a fan of the healing power of nature all my life, but the article linked at the beginning of this post is peppered with references to different studies that demonstrate how it can lower blood pressure and stress hormones and the effects last for days after the last exposure to it....

Everyone knows that time in nature is good for you, but there’s actual research that shows it. A heart surgeon discovered that his patients who went to hospital rooms facing trees healed fast…

In reports of a recent study researchers found that alcohol consumption increased chances of atrial fibrillation. Althou...
08/31/2021

In reports of a recent study researchers found that alcohol consumption increased chances of atrial fibrillation. Although previous studies hinted at this, the study reported in the New York Times was more rigorous in that it had participants wear recording devices that actually measured heart performance and blood alcohol levels. There have been other reports that alcohol consumption is good…...

In reports of a recent study researchers found that alcohol consumption increased chances of atrial fibrillation. Although previous studies hinted at this, the study reported in the New York Times …

One problem is that "should" is a scolding word When I first started studying cognitive therapy, I went down the list of...
08/24/2021

One problem is that "should" is a scolding word When I first started studying cognitive therapy, I went down the list of cognitive distortions that David Burns has in his book, Feeling Good. Yes, it was that long ago. The successor book, The Feeling Good Handbook, also has the list of cognitive distortions, a bit modified (if I remember; I'm not looking at the two copies currently), and Dr....

When I use the word “should” my powerful imagination just created a parallel universe where things turned out differently.

At one time, pillow pounding was all the rage (pun noted). But new research suggests that even verbal venting may have a...
06/26/2021

At one time, pillow pounding was all the rage (pun noted). But new research suggests that even verbal venting may have a down side. When I started this blog, I expressed the intention to be focused on new material rather than simply pointing to various things along the way, but I've been in a dry spell for new thoughts on various subjects that interest me, and I couldn't help noticing a great piece on one of my favorite web sites, so without further ado, …...

At one time, pillow pounding was all the rage (pun noted). But new research suggests that even verbal venting may have a down side. When I started this blog, I expressed the intention to be focused…

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