PsychAlive is a nonprofit multimedia website offering psychological information to the general public through articles, blogs, video and workshops [1]. Founded in 2004, PsychAlive focuses on issues of self, intimacy and parenting, drawing on the contributions, research and theory of contemporary psychology experts[2].
PsychAlive was created with the goal of providing an online avenue for people to take an active, introspective approach to their psychological well-being, learning about topics such as depression, anger, stress, addiction, self-destructive thoughts and behaviors, parenting, intimacy and general self-help[3]. Psychologists and authors Dr. Lisa Firestone and Dr. Robert Firestone are regular contributors to the site[4][5].
The site is divided into three sections: Alive to Self, Alive to Intimacy and Alive to Parenting[6]. Each of these sections focuses on the emotional issues that can arise as people strive to lead their lives as successful individuals, partners and parents. The tools available on PsychAlive are intended to help people understand the emotional dynamics that operate within them and the limitations that restrict them in their daily lives[7].
PsychAlive additionally provides a free workshop, a multimedia experience involving a step-by-step process that helps people to learn and assimilate the psychological information offered on the site. The workshop engages visitors in progressive reading and writing exercises that are modeled after the process a person goes through in psychotherapy[8]. The sections of the PsychAlive Workshop address the significant areas of life in which people suffer emotionally: within themselves, in their intimate relationships and with their children. PsychAlive offers additional support by providing a secure, private online journal and supplementary information: text, guidance from experts, personal examples, video, podcasts, recommendations of books, movies and music that relate to one’s specific stage in the workshop process as well as a media library of video, audio, books and reference materials.