food part IV: where is your bus headed?
The picture below is an extension of my thoughts about the tug-of-war between external and internal focus when it comes to our relationship with food. […]
Tag: acceptance and commitment therapy
taking inventory: a mindfulness exercise
Most of us wish to live our lives more mindfully — that is, paying attention to what is going on in the here and now […]
pain: friend or foe?
Our default response to pain of any kind is to avoid it as much as possible. We take medication, wish it would go away so […]
the difference between self-care and self-improvement
Self-care and self-help or self-improvement are words we seem to encounter regularly these days. Rows upon rows of books in every bookstore promise to help […]
mother’s day – a day of pain for many
Mothers who have lost children Those who have lost mothers Those with strained mother relationships Mothers with strained child relationships Those who have chosen not […]
how to handle the thought faucet
As I was watching my thoughts come and go one morning, I became aware that I was treating myself quite shabbily by criticizing, complaining, and […]
what to do when you have anxious thought patterns upon waking
More often than not, I wake up feeling anxious. My brain immediately seems to jump to anxious thought patterns about what I need to get […]
how to achieve your new years resolutions
Did you wake up on New Years Day feeling like a new person, like something had changed and you were on the cusp of achieving […]