Elaine Aron, Ph.D.
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Elaine Aron, the bestselling author of The Highly Sensitive Person, is recognized internationally as one of the leading scientists studying the psychology of love and close relationships, along with innate sensitivity, all of which she researches with her husband, Arthur Aron. Their work on what happens in the brain when we feel love or power has appeared in the New York Times, Time Magazine, and National Geographic. Her most recent book is The Undervalued Self.

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Watch Out for Those Touchy, Treacherous Complexes

Posted March 26, 2011 | 13:05:00 (EST)

Among the depth-psychology tools we need for living life (most of them covered in "The Undervalued Self"), understanding complexes is your handy screwdriver. It opens up many things and closes some as well.

We all have complexes. They are the "building blocks of the personality," as Jung called them. Alas,...

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How to Find a Good Therapist

Posted May 18, 2010 | 15:50:00 (EST)

Contrary to how it looks from an insurance company's perspective, even if we do not have serious symptoms, many of us would benefit greatly by someone listening skillfully as we reflect on our lives, where we are and what it all means. A rough childhood can leave you with troublesome...

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