Mindfulness Is A Path. In order to reap the full benefits of mindfulness it helps to reframe our beliefs around it. Often times when you see a therapist, it might be suggested that you develop mindfulness tools for coping with stress in order to strengthen mental health and resilience. This...
To Be Beautiful Means To Be Yourself
In ACT, acceptance and commitment therapy, we aim for psychological flexibility. As we cultivate this flexibility we naturally learn to be more accepting of ourselves and of others. Black and white thinking can cause problems when it comes to relationships with others but more importantly with ourselves. One exercise we...
The Practice of Freedom
I have arrived, I am home. The practice of freedom. One of the most important values that we can recognize and apply to our lives is FREEDOM. It is your birthright to be free. But how do we do this while living within the bounds of work, family and financial...
Smiling as a Daily Practice
Does laughing have a stress-buffering effect in daily life? According to a study done by the department of clinical psychology at the University of Basel in Switzerland (March 2020) the answer is: YES! It was discovered that when individuals laughed frequently, stressful events were associated with lower stress symptoms. In...