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Can't, Always, Never, Anything and Everything
Can't, always, never, anything and everything are some (but not all) of the most irrational words in the English language. This is especially true if we are prone to depression, anxiety, and low self esteem. Why are these words so troublesome? Because they typically suggest...
Beliefs, Values and Assumptions
Whether we realize it or not, we all move through this life with a certain set of beliefs about ourselves, others and the world as a whole. Common synonyms for the word belief within the psychotherapy world are; assumptions, values, core values, core beliefs and...
Rain
RAIN Buddhist psychotherapist and psychologist, Tara Brach recently reworked an old Buddhist teaching into a simple acronym for dealing with the acceptance of unwanted thoughts and feelings. RAIN; R ecognize, A llow, I nvestigate with non-judgement and N on-Identification with thoughts and feelings. When we...
Perfectionism and The 21st Century College Student.
This post originally appeared on my older blogging site over a year ago. I feel that the information is still pertinent and timely. College counseling centers have been recently overwhelmed with a ever increasing number of students seeking mental health services. Two such issue that...
Four Ways to Cope With Experiential Avoidance
Experiential avoidance is the term we use to describe patterns of behavior that serves to ignore or avoid uncomfortable thoughts, feelings or memories. How many times have you said to yourself, “I don’t want to think/talk about it right now?” or “Out of sight out...