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awareness – acceptance – action

I went to a two day conference last week on “Acceptance and Commitment Therapy” given by Steven C. Hayes. I

life as a creative process

thinking about thinking Just as the heart ceaselessly beats, the mind ceaselessly thinks. All day, everyday, our minds are busy

sex scandals, media and the mind

I recently read about a therapeutic technique whereby people are encouraged to repeat certain helpful messages to themselves each time

appetites, addiction & relationality

Human beings have a variety of powerful appetites. We hunger for food, love, fun, meaning, physical affection, bodily safety and

an authentic way of being

Jesper Juul, a family therapist from Scandinavia and director of Family Counseling International, writes that in order to help children

a toxic relationship

Every relationship we have with another person has its own culture, complete with its own norms, traditions, expectations, unwritten rules,