Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Behavior change
Dear Readers, The next TED talk is given by one of the founders of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Steve Hayes, Ph.d. this is a very intimate talk about his struggles, how he learn to live with and learn from them, and how he made a promise to himself to make a...
Behavior change, Interpersonal problems, Mindfulness
In the previous post, Communication SOS: What do you want? you learned to recognize your emotions as the first step to really pay attention to what you need or want. Here is the next important skill when dealing with others: making requests. Making requests of others...
Behavior change, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Parents, are there behaviors in which you and your child or teenager engages in that repeatedly lead to conflict? Have you tried to manage these behaviors through punishment, only to find that they continue to occur time and again? If you answered “yes” to the above...
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Behavior change, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotion Regulation, Empirically supported treatments, Interpersonal problems
You have been trying really hard to manage your teen’s behavior, and maybe by now you have already read many books, took your teen to many therapists, offered your teen money, removed the cell phone, forbidden him to see his friends, denied buying music from...
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Behavior change, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness, Values
The longer days and cooler temperatures may serve as a welcome change to some. Others may feel like hibernating inside, dreading the quickly approaching holiday season. Whether you are more inviting of fall or fighting against it, each of us is impacted in our own...
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Behavior change, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotion Regulation, Interpersonal problems, Values
It’s Monday night, and Kathleen returns home after a long day at work; she opens the door and as soon as she enters she hears the voice of her 15-year old daughter, Natalie, “Can I spend the night at my boyfriend’s house?” Caught by surprise, Kathleen pauses, and then...
