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What Is Process-Based Therapy and Why Now?

What Is Process-Based Therapy and Why Now?

You are an individual in a context, not a syndrome in a box. KEY POINTS Instead of offering “protocols for syndromes,” process-based therapy (PBT) maps out the interacting factors that maintain a client's problems. PBT focuses on processes that have been shown to be...

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What Are the Benefits of Compassion?

What Are the Benefits of Compassion?

Compassion can lead to powerful changes personally and in our relationships. KEY POINTS Compassion gives you purpose, is contagious, and is good for mental and physical health. To survive and thrive as humans, we need to show up with compassion for ourselves and each...

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What Is Compassion and Why Should We Care?

What Is Compassion and Why Should We Care?

It's not whether pain will show up; it’s how we'll respond when it does. KEY POINTS Our instinct is to avoid our pain and side-step other people’s suffering. Being there for ourselves will help us better be there for others, and giving and receiving care from others...

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What Is “Wise Effort”?

What Is “Wise Effort”?

Put your values and strengths into action. There are four questions I ask myself before taking on a new project: Does it contribute to the life I want to build? Does it use my natural gifts and strengths? Does it serve more than just me? Is it fun? I often describe...

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Mental Habits That Will Make Your Life Better

Mental Habits That Will Make Your Life Better

Developing positive mental habits helps maintain outward behavior change. KEY POINTS Make self-compassion a habit. Make being present with gratitude a habit. Make interoceptive awareness a habit. When we think about habit change, we often focus on behavioral habits...

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Find out what kind of Striver you are...

and what you can do to Strive more skillfully!

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Which striving statement best describes you?

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Which of these would make you most satisfied?

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Which of these would make you most dissatisfied?

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Which of these states would you most like to avoid?

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How would your friends describe you?

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How do you respond when you are stressed?

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Which characteristic do you most identify with?

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When you are experiencing difficult emotions, how do you tend to respond?

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Which statement best describes you?

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