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The Scientific Approach to Keeping New Year’s Resolutions

…gs and challenge ourselves further. The next element of self-compassion is mindfulness as opposed to over-identification. This means allowing our negative thoughts and feelings to come and go without attaching ourselves to them too strongly or judging ourselves too harshly. We can be curious about our thoughts and reactions without allowing them to sweep us up and overwhelm us. This practice is particularly helpful when we’re making a change, beca…

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Want to Improve Your Body Image? Try this…it’s not what you think

…ns to “me” alone.” (Neff, 2018) Acknowledge your emotions & stay mindful: “Mindfulness is a non-judgmental, receptive mind state in which one observes thoughts and feelings as they are, without trying to suppress or deny them. We cannot ignore our pain and feel compassion for it at the same time.” (Neff, 2018) How does self-compassion relate to body image? We know from research that emotion regulation, negative body image and eating problems often…

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The Role of the Authentic Self in Trauma-Informed Care

…Just noticing where you are in the process of becoming true to yourself is mindfulness, and that allows for being present in the moment! Brown shared this quote from the movie, Almost Famous, and I think it speaks volumes: “The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you’re uncool.” – Lester Bangs, in Almost Famous To me, this means the only real thing, the only connection you can have with the world and…

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5 Truths about Anxiety to Help You Stay Present

…e – just thoughts, separate from us and from the reality of our experience. We can be kind to ourselves and notice when our mind is taken over by our inner critic, and gently come back into the present moment. As mindfulness teacher Amit Ray put it, “If you want to conquer the anxiety of life, live in the moment, live in the breath.” Our biggest challenge may be granting ourselves the gift of doing just that….

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A Framework for Cultivating Integration

…-of-consciousness practice, but it also meets all the criteria for being a mindfulness practice: It cultivates curiosity, observation, acceptance, and a loving stance toward the self and others. Bilateral Integration As we’ve seen, the left and right hemispheres are quite distinct from one another. The two hemispheres have “intrinsic factors” from life in utero that differentiate the two sides. As we have explored in Chapter 6, impediments to diff…

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The Importance of Self-Worth

…should also take in to account the unique qualities that make you you. As mindfulness expert, Dr. Donna Rockwell points out, we are all unique and that, in and of itself, gives each of us inherent value. According to Dr. Firestone, “We shouldn’t be rating ourselves, we should just be ourselves.” How to Build Self-Worth The first step in building self-worth is to stop comparing yourself to others and evaluating your every move; in other words, you…

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Video: Dr. John Norcross on the future of psychotherapy

…apy, integrative psychotherapy, cognitive behavior therapy, acceptance and mindfulness therapies. Not coincidentally, we’ve touched on many of those topics today. As are treatment adaptations. And in a finding to which I resonate, as we increase more computerized therapy, smart phone applications, self-help resources, virtually everyone sees the need for a more caring relationship accompanying those. So, as I said earlier, it’s the high tech plus…

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Creating a Loving Relationship

…Watch this short presentation on how to create a loving relationship: Suggested Reading: Why You Should Be the One Who Loves More How Mindfulness Can Save Your Relationship Understanding Fear of Intimacy What to Look For in a Partner How Your Attachment Style Impacts Your Relationship Relationship Skills…

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The Value of Depression

…that you can find on the internet or in various books (my favorite is the mindfulness meditation of Jon Kabat-Zinn). Just sitting and noticing whatever thoughts or feelings come up and paying some attention to them – not necessarily hanging onto them or doing anything with them – just noticing them. I would recommend that you do some things that are enjoyable – perhaps reading books or articles that you want to read and definitely getting some go…

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