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
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
November 24, 2020
By Joe Oliver, PhD, and Richard Bennett, ClinPsyD Lots of people say that we should be careful with what we do with the information we receive on a daily basis. ‘Don’t believe… READ MORE
September 1, 2020
By Joe Oliver, PhD & Richard Bennett, ClinPsyD, coauthors of The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Self-Esteem The irony of the self-esteem movement, which has focused for decades on improving self-esteem, is… READ MORE
May 11, 2020
By Virgie Tovar, MA, author of The Self-Love Revolution About a decade ago, I made the decision to “break up” with diet culture. That meant: no more Spanx budget, no… READ MORE
July 24, 2019
By Michelle Frank, PsyD, coauthor of A Radical Guide for Women with ADHD One of the first lines in our new book, A Radical Guide for Women with ADHD, makes a bold… READ MORE
May 8, 2019
By Will Pye, author of The Gratitude Prescription As an opinionated teenager, I had thought I knew what depression was. When my older sister suffered, I thought she should essentially… READ MORE
April 9, 2019
By Sharon Martin, MSW, LCSW Self-criticism, or being overly hard on yourself, is usually based on cognitive distortions—rigid, all-or-nothing, perfectionist thinking. And it isn’t helpful or healthy. We can assist our… READ MORE
January 22, 2019
By Judith Belmont, MS, LPC, author of Embrace Your Greatness It is no secret that many of us talk to ourselves in ways we would never talk to anyone else…. READ MORE
Why Journaling Is Especially Helpful to Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents
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