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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...
How Can Self Compassion Improve Mental Health?
Self Compassion Therapy is a relatively new form of therapy that incorporates Buddhist principles of loving-kindness with some of the more traditional models of cognitive therapy. Loving-kindness can take the form of a basic meditation practice where you engage in wishing yourself and others wellness,...
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...
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...