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.

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...

Weight Stigma in American Medical Professionals

By Dr. Cortney S. Warren, PhD, ABPP | October 3, 2024
Stupid. Ugly. Sloppy. Lazy. Undisciplined. Fat. All words frequently used to describe people who are overweight or obese. Commonplace in the United States, weight stigma refers...

Staying Together After Cheating

By Dr. Cortney S. Warren, PhD, ABPP | July 16, 2024
Infidelity is very common in romantic relationships. A recent study examining rates of reported extramarital sex in a US sample of over 22,000 people...

Social Media Blues

By Dr. Cortney S. Warren, PhD, ABPP | May 30, 2024
The impact of social media use on mental health is an increasingly hot topic, as highlighted by a recent advisory analysis and report by...

‘Til Death Do Us Part?

By Dr. Cortney S. Warren, PhD, ABPP | April 29, 2024
Choosing to marry someone is one of the most important decisions you make as a human—and it’s generally intended to last a...

3 Ways to Make a Relationship Break More Effective

By Dr. Cortney S. Warren, PhD, ABPP | April 8, 2024
Romantic relationships can be very difficult to sustain over time. This leads some couples to separate as they contemplate how to move forward....

Are You Sleeping with Your Ex?

By Dr. Cortney S. Warren, PhD, ABPP | March 6, 2024
Dating relationships are rarely linear. Generally, romantic love and relationships are messy, especially after a breakup. The end of a romantic relationship often...