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Stop Overthinking with Metacognitive Tools
A new method of therapy called Metacognitive Therapy (MCT) is spreading quickly in Europe but…
Thinking about seeing a therapist or coach? Read this.
This article is one of the best I’ve seen to help people make the most…
Read This Before Your Next Difficult Conversation with a Beloved
Here is an extended quote from psychotherapist Nathaniel Branden. His book, If You Could Hear…
What Do You Want Your Year to Be About?
I’m not a new year’s resolution kind of gal, but I do like the sense…
A Short Guided Meditation to Relax and Be Aware
I recorded this short guided meditation to offer an easy kind of “Mindfulness 101” practice….
A Gem for Us Control Freaks
This short piece is one of the best I’ve read on releasing the grip of…
Why We Need to Make Sentences
You don’t need to be a “writer” to make sentences that will change your life….
A Baker’s Dozen of Writing Practices to Fuel Insight
WRITE A LETTER YOU DON’T SEND Write a letter freely, without editing, to someone with…
New Research on Writing for Trauma Recovery
The NYT just reported on a study published in JAMA Psychiatry showing that writing to…
Pay Attention to these thinking traps
Psychologist Michael Greenberg lays out four different kinds of compulsive thinking traps we often get…
What to do with those terrible, horrible, no good, very bad feelings
Most of us didn’t grow up learning how to take care of difficult feelings and…
Don’t blame
Thich Nhat Hanh had this to say about blaming: When you plant a tree, if…