Mindfulness
Therapist, Your Pain Matters Too
Battling Burnout with BoundariesWhen mental health professionals compare their problems to that of their clients, they risk falling into the trappings of comparative suffering and missing the... Read more
Here are some "hacks" to help your clients be more mindful in their relationships—using the Gottman Method. Read more
The Five-Minute Meditation
Finding Compassion and Kindness During Tough TimesI’ve been finding a particular short meditation practice helpful in supporting my clients during this period of sadness, loss, and exhaustion. It’s more... Read more
A Vehicle of Awakening
Can Psychotherapy Be a Spiritual Practice?In The Zen of Therapy, psychiatrist Mark Epstein explores what a Buddhist therapy has offered his clients. Read more
A Simple Practice for Finding Light in the Dark
Helping Kids Remain Calm When the World Seems ScaryGiven the wildfires, Covid variants, hurricanes, droughts, earthquakes and periods of social unrest that abound these days, the world can feel like a scary... Read more
Managing Therapist Burnout
Eight Tips for Resetting in 2021How do we hit the reset button as we begin a new year? Research on burnout across professions says the answer isn’t less work but rather more meaning and an... Read more
Bottom-Up Gratitude
An AEDP ApproachA core tenet of AEDP teaches us that humans have a built-in, primitive drive to seek out healing attachment, that if something inside us feels wrong, we move... Read more
Training the Heart and Mind
A Message from Jack KornfieldClinical psychologist and author Jack Kornfield has been instrumental in bringing mindfulness to Western audiences. With candor and humor, he shares a moving... Read more
Living with Life's Uncertainties
Wisdom from Rick Hanson's Networker Symposium KeynoteRick Hanson describes how becoming more mindful of our body and thoughts, and the link between the two, can make us happier and less afraid of life's... Read more
The Unlived Lives of Parents
A Mindful Exercise for Healing Old WoundsLionel and Kyra’s son, Tyrone, had significant developmental delays from his premature birth. Now seven years old, he’s playing Little League, but he... Read more