What does therapy actually do? How does it work? Does anyone really ever change? The field of neuroscience has exploded in recent years, revealing a number of findings about the human brain; how…
Nobody likes pain. It makes sense that we make every attempt to avoid it or make it go away. That’s just part of being human. But why do some humans seem to have less of it than others?…
Many people come to therapy wanting to know why they have certain problems. They’ve been struggling with this problem for a long time and they want to understand why, because if they could…
My life changed forever on February 11, 2012, the day my daughter Sofia was born. She has taught me and challenged me more in the last five weeks about mindfulness than I ever learned on a cushion…
Several clients over the years have come to me with the task of helping them cope with some emotional problem. It appears that this is a widely held expectation for counseling. It makes sense that…
Suzuki Roshi once said that life is like getting into a boat that you know is eventually going to sink. We are all technically alive, but not necessarily by choice. We didn’t choose to be…
Summer is here and so are opportunities for professional development! If you are near New York City this June and July and wish to increase your skills as a counselor, learning new evidence-based…
I am facilitating a new workshop based on ACT for the general public. It is going to be fun and interactive. As the founder of Creating Your Beyond, I want to offer a workshop that will take…
Hi, I am looking for a script,to use as a guide, for an exercise I completed in a workshop. The exercise was about compasssion to self and, from memory, related to placing a…
Vi starter i kjelleren for å fortsette med metaforen som avsluttet forrige innlegg. Her finner vi grunnmuren huset står på: de filosofiske antagelsene. Det har blitt fremhevet av…