A Response to Shauna Shapiro’s TEDx Talk: The Power of Mindfulness
March 2, 2018
by Sarah de Sousa, author and poet On a good day, I have only failed a few times at the world’s most important job before I even head out the… READ MORE
Tag: Acceptance
A Statement on the CDC Word Ban
December 20, 2017
By Catharine Meyers, Associate Publisher of New Harbinger Publications We publish books aimed to help readers overcome mental health issues. Our mission is to provide evidence-based tools that help people… READ MORE
Refilling Your Gas Tank with Nice Gas
May 9, 2017
By Ben Sedley, author of Stuff That Sucks I’d barely pulled out of the gas station into busy Friday afternoon traffic when the rental van stalled and wouldn’t restart. Cars… READ MORE
What Is Psychological Flexibility?
April 5, 2017
by Tim Gordon, MSW, RSW Psychological flexibility represents the acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) model of health—it’s the element we want to foster and grow in our clients while modelling… READ MORE
What Is Mindfulness—in One Sentence?
January 23, 2017
By Louanne Davis, PsyD A physician recently asked one of my colleagues who teaches mindfulness classes to explain what it is in one sentence. When my colleague shared this with… READ MORE
Are Meal Times Tough? Here Are Some Ways to Manage Holiday Food Stress
December 15, 2016
By Ann Haynos, PhD There are many sources of stress during the holidays—the chaos of rushing from event to event, the extra expenses, the complicated family dynamics. Then there is… READ MORE
Looking Beyond Weight to Improve Your Health
November 21, 2016
by Jason Lillis, PhD It’s easy to obsess over weight. Most of us (myself included!) could benefit from being at least a little fitter. But we have narrowed our focus… READ MORE
Emotions: An Essential Source of Information
December 8, 2015
Sometimes emotions are seen as a sign of weakness and irrationality, but this perception couldn't be further from the truth. They are essential to being rational (Ciarrochi, Chan, & Bajgar,… READ MORE
Buddhism and Psychotherapy, Part 5: Comparing Psychoanalysis and Meditation
December 1, 2014
We’ve spent the last few weeks discussing the overlaps between Buddhism and psychodynamic therapy, citing the views of the Buddha and Sigmund Freud. Today we are wrapping up the series… READ MORE
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