Tag: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Sometimes when people use avoidant coping it’s for the purposes of avoiding heavy duty emotions, however it’s also very common for people to use avoidant coping to avoid

Did you know that how long a person is willing to hold their breath for predicts how long they will persist with trying to give up smoking? People

Self Compassion, Mindfulness and Lovingkindness Dr Christopher Germer- author of mindful self compassion. (Around 20 free mp3s that include traditional mindfulness for beginners (body scan, mindfulness of breath,

If you like this post, but need more help for coping with low mood and anxiety, there are many more simple, practical tools like this one in my

This is 5 min mindfulness exercise for reducing stress that’s a favorite amongst my therapy clients. It’s especially good for people who pay too much attention to their

Sarah Sarah is a people-pleaser. When people ask her to do things or invite her places, never in a million years would it occur to her that she

Let’s think about a bear. A bear hibernates in winter to avoid the dangers of winter. Humans have evolved a similar mechanism. Sometimes when we sense a threat,

I’ve been getting lots of feedback that people like the visual learning tools. Modeled on the Healthy Food Pyramid. It’s a pdf. View or download it at the

Most of the strategies that work for people who have “disorders” like depression or anxiety disorders, also work well for dealing with life in general. I like to

You can use this strategy when you’re feeling – anxious, – tense, and/or – overly sped up, or like your thoughts and feelings are racing. An emotion is