Phil Stark

Get Over Having to "Get It" in a Relationship There are some things we'll just never "get" about our partner that are not going to change. Better to accept them than always see them as a sticking point.

Our latest @psychologytoday.com article is up, and it's about the struggle we sometimes have in relationships trying to Get our partner, or having them Get us #MentalHealth #talktherapy #tacos

Get Over Having to "Get It" in a Relationship | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/dude...

Can a Diagnosis Make You Better?

interesting article about the significance of diagnosis #mentalhealth #talktherapy #tacos

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/h...

Anger Traps: Why We Set Traps to Enable Anger It's often the case that we find ourselves angry at our partners. Sometimes we even set traps to create opportunities for anger and to feel justified in it.

Our latest @psychologytoday.com post is up -- all about #anger in #relationships -- #mentalthealth #therapy #tacos

Anger Traps: Why We Set Traps to Enable Anger | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/dude...

finally, I've been waiting for someone to thank me for that! glad it helped. "I'm working on several projects in various stages of development"

From the Screenwriting community on Reddit Explore this post and more from the Screenwriting community

Tune in today at 11am PST for my #reddit AMA! Will be plenty of good Q&A about #screenwriting #mentalhealth #therapy #tacos

www.reddit.com/r/Screenwrit...

Smart move @newyorker.com dropping the question mark to avoid residual payment! #DWMC

I'm doing a #reddit #AMA next week on Thursday, September 18th, at 11am PST / 2pm EST, about the relationship between screenwriting, mental health, and the creative process. But you can ask anything, of course, so if you have any Q's, mark it on your calendar. Link to come!

How Exercise Fights Anxiety and Depression

Simple but true!

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/w...

The Unsent Letter: Expressing Unprocessed Feelings About Our Parents Many of the issues that bring us to therapy begin with our parents, and writing a letter to them is a way to organize and express the emotions behind these issues.

Check out our latest Psychology Today post - it's about resolving issues with our parents #mentalhealth #talktherapy #tacos

The Unsent Letter: Expressing Unprocessed Feelings About Our Parents | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/dude...

Life's Financial Charts Our moods can be turbulent in the short term, with periods of sadness eclipsing joy, but in therapy, we work towards the goal of a longer-term chart that trends towards happiness.

Check out our latest @psychologytoday.com article -- It's about tracking our lives emotional charts #talktherapy #mentalhealth #tacos

Life's Financial Charts | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/dude...

Exciting to see #DWMC and #HTWACT right behind @melrobbins.bsky.social on the bestseller list at the @hudsonbooks.bsky.social at @hollywoodBUR airport! #MentalHealth #talktherapy #tacos

Therapist office lobby playing Khruangbin >>> ??? #khruangbin #talktherapy #lobbies

Without a smile, a laugh, a creative quip or two in your feed? Can’t have that!
This pack is chock full of incredibly cool inspirational writers, comedians, and core Dem sources for your perusal.
A follow all pack fully vetted with love & stardust.
🥰💫✨💫

YouTube video by Don't Be Alone with Jay Kogen BONUS EPISODE! Writer Turned Therapist, Phil Stark, Says Jay Should Have Given Up By Now

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Zdb...

This Is What It Was Like to Work As A Writer for Trey Parker and Matt Stone During the First Season of ‘South Park’ ‘On a typical show, you come in with pitches and you pitch your take, then the showrunners maybe pick a couple that they like and they do them. With Matt and Trey, we all came in and pitched our takes...

Have you ever wondered what it was like to be a writer on the first season of South Park? Well have I got the article for you... #southpark #tacos

www.cracked.com/article_4748...

How Exercise Fights Anxiety and Depression

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/w...

Happy National Ice Cream Day! To celebrate, we're collabing with @jenisicecreams.bsky.social @saltandstraw and @baskinrobbinsus.bsky.social on a #HTWACT flavor, described as tasting bittersweet and satisfying - stop by for a free scoop today! #mentalhealth #talktherapy #icecream

The Poker Game of Life In life, we make the best decisions we can with the information available at the time, but the results are not always within our control.

Our latest @psychologytoday.com article is up, exploring how decision making in life is similar to decision making in #poker #mentalhealth #TalkTherapy #tacos

The Poker Game of Life | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/dude...

Thrilled to announce my book #HTWACT is on the shelf at @barnesandnoble.com — and not only that, it’s in multiple sections. Thanks to Managers Todd and Joanne for their support! #MentalHealth #talktherapy #tacos

Can ‘Reparenting’ Yourself Make You Happier?

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/10/w...

Creative Crop Rotation: How to Overcome Writer's Block Writer's block and burnout are a normal part of the creative process. Here's a way to overcome them.

Check out my latest @psychologytoday.com article about Writer's Block -- ironically it was easy to write! #mentalhealth #talktherapy #tacos

Creative Crop Rotation: How to Overcome Writer's Block | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/dude...

Pleased to report my books #HTWACT and #DWMC are the number 1 and 2 Best Sellers at the Hollywood Burbank airport @hudsonbooks.bsky.social location! #mentalhealth #talktherapy #tacos

Be Your Own Best Friend We are often our own worst enemies, critical of ourselves in ways that our friends are not.

A new @psychologytoday.com article about a person many of us know all too well -- the Inner Critic! #mentalhealth #talktherapy #tacos

Be Your Own Best Friend | Psychology Today www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/dude...

Couples who follow 1 simple rule tend to fight less and be happier in the long run, says relationship expert Phil Stark, a therapist who works with couples, encourages partners to 'make deposits' into their 'relationship bank account.' Here's how to do it.

Ever wonder what it would look like if I wrote a @cnbc column? Well, wonder no more!

www.cnbc.com/2025/06/10/c...

Hollywood Therapists Meet the Moment: “If You’re Not Dispirited Right Now, You’re Dissociative” With the entertainment industry in rough shape, everybody in LA is seeking shrinks and life coaches—or becoming shrinks and life coaches.

I had a nice chat with @joypress.bsky.social at @vanityfair.com about the state of the Entertainment Industry (not great, Bob!) and how it looks from the perspective of a therapist / former screenwriter #mentalhealth #talktherapy #tacos

www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...

How to Use Individual Therapy to Prepare for Couples Therapy How I work with clients to process their feelings and needs into a script they can then take to share in couples therapy.

Check out our latest post on @psychologytoday.com -- it's about the effectiveness of individual therapy and couples therapy in combination #couplestherapy #mentalhealth #tacos

www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/dude...

What I Learned When I Went Back to My Old Therapist

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/28/w...

Going Full Doorknob With Phil Stark Podcast Episode · That's So Mental · 05/21/2025 · 47m

I had a wonderful conversation with Ilana Cohn-Sullivan and Cristina Fernandez Allen on the That's So Mental podcast -- relationships, the midlife experience, pets, and doorknob confessions!

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Can Good Parenting Skills Ease Partner Conflicts? We sometimes treat our partners differently, and often worse, than we treat other people in our lives, but we can learn how to change that.

Check out our latest @psychologytoday.com article -- it's about the difference between how we treat our partners versus how we treat our children #mentalhealth #CouplesTherapy #tacos

www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/dude...