Steven Hayes (Acceptance Commitment Theory founder) says that in between each thought there is a flat spot of not thinking. It goes like...

Studies have shown that fractals, repeating patterns found in nature at every level, calm and replenish our energy. The center of a...

Have you ever had the experience of going along, maybe not having the best day, but handling it, then something happens and your thoughts...

"Self-care". Illustrations by Paru Ramesh Just like there are false beliefs out there about what you need to do to get fit (the ones I...

We are told that feeling the emotions of anger and resentment signal us that our boundaries have been crossed. We look around- who did it...

We all want to find the one true thing. The passion in life. The pill to take. The ultimate profession. The perfect partner. The way to...

Expectations can bite us in the ass. Especially expectations of ourselves and others. I remember a client years ago that was getting...

This is what my aunt who has Asperger’s Syndrome said to me one day in a parking lot of a Chinese restaurant when I asked her about the...

As a generation, Gen-X are DIY-ers. We like to understand what’s happening and what to do about it, do it, and get on with life. We find...

Do you want to make some new choices?

Take ownership of your life. That sounds like a big sentence full of responsibility, pressure, expectations, and possible failure. But...

Control is limiting, responsibility is listening. Control is about ratcheting down behavior, responsibility is about responding to...

The very first time I heard that phrase many years ago, it made me feel guilty. These days I have enough perspective to know that I just...

For years this was my favorite fantasy. When I was having trouble falling asleep at night, I would sooth myself by making my list. The...

In fact it might be better. I find so often that people do not give themselves credit for changes to their inner landscape. We have this...

Solace: something that gives comfort, consolation, or relief. We all need it, and we all find it somewhere. Some of us when asked, "Where...