Corinne Crone 8/28/26 Corinne Crone 8/28/26

What Is Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy — and How Is It Different From Talk Therapy?

Why Ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP)?

For people who've tried talk therapy without the relief they hoped for, KAP raises an obvious question: what does the ketamine actually add to the room that talk therapy alone doesn't?

Corinne Crone 8/21/26 Corinne Crone 8/21/26

Why Do I Feel Empty Even When My Life Looks Successful?

I’ve achieved my dreams and I’m still not happy.

Psychologist Tal Ben-Shahar coined the term arrival fallacy to describe this gap: the belief that reaching a goal will produce lasting happiness, followed by the discomfort of arriving and feeling... not much. The mind adapts to new circumstances faster than we expect, so the achievement that once felt like the finish line quickly becomes the new normal, and the search for fulfillment resumes.

Corinne Crone 8/14/26 Corinne Crone 8/14/26

How Do I Know If I Grew Up With a Narcissistic or Emotionally Immature Parent?

If phrases like "walking on eggshells" or "I felt like the parent in that relationship" sound familiar, you may have grown up with a narcissistic or emotionally immature parent — and putting a name to that pattern is often the first real step toward healing.

Corinne Crone 8/9/26 Corinne Crone 8/9/26

What is psychedelic integration therapy and do I need it?

What is psychedelic integration therapy? Psychedelic integration is the process of making sense of a psychedelic experience after it happens, and translating insight, emotion, or the discomfort into real-world changes.

Corinne Crone 5/29/26 Corinne Crone 5/29/26

Where a Strange Otherness Belongs.

At a gathering last month, a friend asked, “Doesn’t therapy contribute to more self-absorbed narcissism?” What an insightful question, honest and open, yet revealing an underlying fear that seems to pervade our cultural psyche. Have we become so disconnected from one another that we now need to seek out and pay someone just to listen to us, or so the question implies. For me, the inquiry was a beautiful reminder of the mystery inherent in psychotherapy and the vestiges of a lingering societal stigma. So, what actually happens in therapy?

Corinne Crone 7/29/24 Corinne Crone 7/29/24

Anxiety as Change Agent.

Most of us can think of a time when we took credit for a favorable outcome in our lives and blamed others when things went wrong. This creates what psychologists call cognitive dissonance, a state in which our thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes are inconsistent.

Corinne Crone 7/25/24 Corinne Crone 7/25/24

What is Healing?

Healing refers to the process of restoring mental, emotional, and sometimes physical well-being. It involves overcoming past traumas, resolving inner conflicts, and building a healthier self-concept.