Thoughts of a Therapist
The Healing Power of Radical Acceptance: Help Yourself to Accept What Is
The idea of accepting what is becomes so disconcerting, especially when there's deep pain attached to an event or circumstance. Acceptance doesn't mean resignation, that the circumstance goes away, or we necessarily feel better about it. The impact and emotions it...
Working Through Tradeoffs Is Key to Your Personal Growth and Success
6 tips for accepting tradeoffs and achieving your goals. We have critical decisions we must make daily. We explore whether we want to leave or renegotiate a relationship, explore new career opportunities, assess options for our health, among many other things. Our...
TEDxBU: Circumventing Emotional Avoidance
Check out my TED talk! Avoiding uncomfortable emotions is a human phenomenon—it prevents us from acting from our values, reaching our goals, and living the life we want. In this insightful talk, anxiety expert Michelle Maidenberg unpacks what causes emotional...
Are We Becoming Numb to School Shootings?
What we need to do now. Another school shooting, this one at Oxford High School in Michigan, where a 15-year-old killed three fellow students and injured seven others and a teacher. According to Education Week, in 2021 there have been 28 school shootings resulting in...
Beware of Your Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
It may be negatively impacting your behaviors toward yourself and others. Key points: A self-fulfilling prophecy is a set of beliefs and expectations that can negatively or positively influence our actions. Research on self-fulfilling prophecies such as the Pygmalion...
Mindfully Communicating to Children About 9/11
Help to foster valuable lessons amid devastating tragedy. This marks the 20th anniversary of the tragic events that occurred in New York on September 11, 2001. Kids all over the country will learn about, hear about, and observe tributes and commemorations marking this...
