Dr. Karin Lawson

07/14/2026

Is it possible to predict how you will react to ‘transformative experiences’ throughout your life? In this short video, the professor of philosophy and cognitive science L A Paul argues that no matter how much you try to think practically about what it might be like to have a child, go to war or get married, for instance, you’ll never truly grasp it until it happens.

Paul makes a case for what she calls ‘epistemic humility’ when leaping into the unknown – and for remaining open to a life of radical transformation, despite the uncertainty. https://psyche.co/videos/why-major-life-decisions-should-be-approached-with-epistemic-humility

07/14/2026

I was so sorry to miss the FGPS annual conference last month, but know that it was a powerful time with these fantastic peeps! They work hard to bring more group psychotherapy support and training to Florida.

A heartfelt thank you to the FGPS Board for their ongoing dedication and service. Month after month, these volunteers work tirelessly behind the scenes to create meaningful opportunities, advance the practice of group psychotherapy, and provide value to our members and the broader community. We are grateful for your commitment and leadership!

Interested in volunteering? Contact us at [email protected]

05/09/2026

I attended the last Oklahoma Society for Psychoanalytic Studies (a chapter of APA’s Division 39) talk for this academic season . . . and it hit home!

Liz Fletcher, LCSW of presented on “The Red Dirt Mentality: A psychology of Oklahoma”. What a powerful look at our state’s history, our protective defensive structures, the leading edge and the trailing edge. Huge thanks to Liz for such a vulnerable and provocative talk today.

Having just landed back in Oklahoma after many years (and all of my professional life) being out of the state, this was exactly what I needed to reflect on my own ways of being and how I can be most helpful to my Oklahoma patients.

04/19/2026

I am so fortunate to have dear friends and colleagues who do amazing things! Check-out the new books from .lissette_knows_anxiety and ❤️🎉

03/01/2026

02/07/2026

Eating disorders can affect anyone—but they’re too often misunderstood, oversimplified, or erased in media.

We are so grateful to the team behind The Pitt () for the care, accuracy, and humanity they brought to last week’s episode. By portraying a Black woman with bulimia nervosa, they not only captured the complexity and treatability of these illnesses—but also challenged the harmful stereotypes about “who” develops an eating disorder. That kind of representation can be truly life-saving.

Stories like this matter. They remind us that eating disorders are serious mental health conditions, deserving of empathy, understanding, and proper care—without judgment or assumptions about appearance.

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12/30/2025

11/05/2025

I found this to be a thought-provoking comparison.

https://psyche.co/ideas/why-ais-hallucinations-are-like-the-illusions-of-narcissism?fbclid=IwdGRleAN4TQZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEeBHTIhBbE6JvB2U2PRNKVa1r9jpzYmX-y1sLlzd-ehZ2TBwlKE1TgsZPPYzA_aem_KurIBhWVLuJeFicsVfozjgon

Unable to handle uncertainty, AI mimics the narcissistic compulsion to fill voids with plausible but false narratives

11/05/2025

Lying down on the couch during therapy might sound antiquated, but it’s worth a try, Shayla Love wrote in 2024. https://theatln.tc/qkmzTDuv

Most therapists these days don’t ask their clients to lie down. “The first time mine did, I resisted,” Love writes. “I didn’t want to be on display or unable to see her reactions.” Sigmund Freud was inspired to use the couch more than a century ago because he thought a therapist being out of view would help people access emotions or memories that might be repressed. And though “many of Freud’s ideas about the unconscious haven’t held up,” Love continues, “he may have been onto something with the couch.”

“Research on instances when [the couch] is and isn’t helpful is limited. Some patients in case studies report that they’ve missed seeing their therapists’ face when they lie down, while others have used the couch to avoid direct face-to-face communication,” Love writes. “But for me—and, I suspect, many others—occasionally lying down might provide some relief from the social aspects of talking with a therapist.”

“Many therapy clients place too much emphasis on interpersonal dynamics. On social media, people make jokes about how much they want to get an A+ in therapy or make a therapist laugh; I’ve felt the same pressures myself,” Love writes. “That stress could be reduced when you’re lying down and physically incapable of scanning your therapist’s face for signs of approval or displeasure. And in a time when many people have switched to teletherapy, staring at your therapist’s face (or your own) over Zoom can feel like a work meeting gone wrong.”

“In the modern world, lying down signifies that the conversation you’re about to have in therapy is a different kind of interaction than those you have with family or friends. It’s a time to confront difficult thoughts, admit shortcomings, or explore desires without the relational obligations to those we know in our ‘real’ life,” Love continues. “When I started to lie down, I felt that I was choosing to make space for reflection, grief, processing, and developing intimacy with my own mind in a world where such acts are not usually prioritized.”

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10/18/2025

I see this when people come in for therapy.

Sometimes people think if they just love someone harder, show them enough patience, or model themselves, the other person will finally meet them there.

But love isn’t a lever — it’s an invitation.

And the hardest kind of love is the one that lets go when the answer is “no.”

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