Passion in 2019
January 10, 2019
By Cheryl Fraser, PhD, author of Buddha’s Bedroom It was the first day of our honeymoon, but we were too tired to make love. The wedding, at a cliff side… READ MORE
Tag: self-compassion
Easing the Pain of Being a Teen with Self-Compassion
December 14, 2017
By Karen Bluth, PhD, author of The Self-Compassion Workbook for Teens It’s tough as nails to be a teen. Ask Shandra. She’s been starving herself since she was 11, trying… 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
Integrating CFT into Your Practice
July 27, 2016
Bringing compassion into therapy is about helping effectively, not just about feeling helpful. In this way, science is core to compassion, and the CFT therapist is likely to draw upon… READ MORE
What Makes Us Hate Ourselves? Part Two
January 27, 2015
Editor’s note: This is the second half of a two-part exploration of the construction of self-hatred through the lens of contextual behavioral science. For part one, go here. When it… READ MORE
What Makes Us Hate Ourselves? Part One
January 22, 2015
Editor’s note: This is part one of a two-part exploration of the construction of self-hatred through the lens of contextual behavioral science. Depressed, anxious, shy, ugly, socially inept, unlovable, complicit… READ MORE
Is Self-Compassion More Important than Self-Esteem?
December 31, 2014
Editor’s note: This post is written by Steven C. Hayes, PhD, co-founder of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and author of many books including the bestselling Get Out of Your Mind… READ MORE
Helping your clients let go of self-criticism
November 12, 2014
By Leslie Becker-Phelps, PhD Clients who are frequently self-critical view themselves as flawed, so they are quick to highlight what they perceive as their negative aspects and minimize their positive… READ MORE
How to help clients when they become overwhelmed with emotion in session
August 12, 2014
By Steven Stosny, PhD This can easily happen near the end of a session, when there is little time to recover. If it occurs in therapy, it’s probably happening at… READ MORE
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