Naked Truth Blog

The Naked Truth blog explores our very natural human tendency to lie and its effect on our relationships. This includes how self-deception influences our romantic partnerships, friendships, family dynamics, eating and body image, interaction with diverse cultural groups, and our relationship to ourselves. For it’s only when we become aware of our self-deceptive tendencies that we can challenge them and powerfully emerge into more authentic selves.

You can read it here or on Psychology Today.

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Naked Truth Blog

"The Naked Truth explores how your ability to be honest with yourself affects your life. Although the topics I explore vary widely, the aim of the blog is to explore how honest self-awareness and understanding are key to your life fulfillment. For only when you are honest with yourself can you change."

You can read it here or on Psychology Today.

The Weight of Addiction Recovery

By Dr. Cortney S. Warren, PhD, ABPP | July 9, 2026
Source: karola-g / Pexels Body dissatisfaction and weight concern are rampant in the United States. Research suggests that almost half of American adolescents are...

Am I Too Old for This Dating App?

By Dr. Cortney S. Warren, PhD, ABPP | February 2, 2026
Online dating apps are commonly used in the United States to find a mate. In a recent survey from the Pew Research Center (2023), approximately...

Weight Dissatisfaction and Drug Use

By Dr. Cortney S. Warren, PhD, ABPP | November 4, 2025
Do you have any friends who use drugs in an effort to lose weight? A relatively large body of research suggests that...

How Honest are People on Social Media?

By Dr. Cortney S. Warren, PhD, ABPP | October 21, 2025
Image Source: Pexels, Pixabay Social media sites can be breeding grounds for dishonesty, which can lead us to feel badly about ourselves...

Snooping to Catch a Cheating Mate?

By Dr. Cortney S. Warren, PhD, ABPP | September 2, 2025
Infidelity is common in romantic relationships in the United States. In a recent study of more than 22,000 people, 16.48 percent admitted to having sex with someone...

8 Culturally Insensitive Phrases and What to Say Instead

By Dr. Cortney S. Warren, PhD, ABPP | July 29, 2025
We live in an increasingly diverse world. Social dialogue about constructs related to diversity, like race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, body size, immigration...

Are You Lying to Your Therapist?

By Dr. Cortney S. Warren, PhD, ABPP | May 27, 2025
Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom. —Thomas Jefferson As a psychologist, I assume that all of my clients will...

Am I Safe Dating Online?

By Dr. Cortney S. Warren, PhD, ABPP | April 5, 2025
Online dating is commonplace in the United States, especially in younger generations. In a recent survey from the Pew Research Center, 53% of Americans...

What Do You Like About the Way You Look?

By Dr. Cortney S. Warren, PhD, ABPP | February 18, 2025
What do you like about the way you look? As an eating disorder expert, I often ask people that very question. More often than...

Is Love at First Sight Possible?

By Dr. Cortney S. Warren, PhD, ABPP | January 6, 2025
It was love at first sight, at last sight, at ever and ever sight.-Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita Do you believe in love at...