Do You Fear Self-Compassion?
July 14, 2022
By Louise L. Hayes, PhD, Joseph V. Ciarrochi, PhD, Ann Bailey, MPsych, coauthors of What Makes Your Stronger Self-compassion is the willingness to respond to your pain and suffering in… READ MORE
Tag: self-acceptance
The Many Masks of Trauma
May 12, 2022
By Russ Harris, author of Trauma-Focused ACT “Trauma” is the Greek word for “wound,” and “psyche” is the Latin word for “soul.” From these ancient words, we get both the… READ MORE
AVOID AVOIDANCE
March 29, 2022
By William J. Knaus, EdD, Alex Korb, PhD, Patricia J. Robinson, PhD, Lisa M. Schab, LCSW, and Kirk D. Strosahl, PhD, coauthors of The Depression Toolkit What to Know Checking… READ MORE
Minds Worry. It’s Not Personal.
October 18, 2021
By Amy Johnson, PhD, author of Just a Thought I learned to worry at an early age. My mom worried a lot, often aloud, and I had no clue that… READ MORE
One Small Step In Healing ‘Otherness’
April 20, 2021
By Stacee L. Reicherzer, PhD, author of The Healing Otherness Handbook I’ll never forget the first time I was called a ‘faggot’ in that summer of 1979. I was eight… READ MORE
Why We Doubt Ourselves and How We Can Get Free
March 15, 2021
By Shannon Algeo, author of Trust Your Truth Self-doubt is something we all struggle with. For me, I struggle with it daily. Where does it come from? In our society,… READ MORE
A Short, Simple Mantra to Clarify Acceptance
January 12, 2021
By Joel Minden, PhD When difficult thoughts, feelings, and experiences emerge, clients who often turn to worry and rumination find acceptance-based strategies to be attractive and useful, particularly if they’re able to get… READ MORE
How to Deal with Self-Critical Thoughts to Promote Self-Acceptance (Part 3)
December 22, 2020
By Joe Oliver, PhD, and Richard Bennett, ClinPsyD Parts One and Two of this Quick Tips series outlined ways to create some distance between clients and their self-critical thoughts by employing a hierarchical distinction between the… READ MORE
How to Deal with Self-Critical Thoughts to Promote Self-Acceptance (Part 2)
December 8, 2020
By Joe Oliver, PhD, and Richard Bennett, ClinPsyD When trying to loosen the attachment between a client and their self-critical thoughts, it can help to build a hierarchical distinction in addition to the… READ MORE
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