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Movies, Avocados, And Learning To Deal With Pain

by Steve Hayes | May 22, 2022 | Acceptance, Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders, Depression, Emotion, Human Suffering, Pain

Screens are everywhere in the modern world. We hang them on our walls and call them televisions; we haul them in our book bags and call them laptops; we carry them in our pockets and call them smartphones. What is on all of these screens is literally everything we can...

The Secret Formula of Self-Kindness

by Steve Hayes | Apr 30, 2022 | Acceptance, Anxiety, Depression, Emotion, Happiness, Human Beings, Human Suffering, Pain, Relationships

Imagine you had a friend who is there for you whenever you need them. Someone who cares about you, who listens patiently, and who is kind, forgiving, and compassionate. It’s probably fair to say that we all would want a friend like this. And even more: We likely all...

How To Stop Sabotaging Yourself

by Steve Hayes | Apr 4, 2022 | Anxiety, Depression, Emotion, Human Suffering

Why do we lash out at our partner, when we want to be kind and caring? Why do we isolate ourselves, when we already feel lonely, and crave connection? Why do we drink alcohol, smoke tobacco, and give in to other vices, when it harms our health? And why do we know all...

What To Do When Your World is Falling Apart

by Steve Hayes | Mar 19, 2022 | Anxiety, Health, Human Suffering

There are few events as traumatizing as war. As a soldier, you constantly face the odds of death or serious injury, while being ordered to inflict those same odds on enemy soldiers. As a refugee, you have to abandon life as you knew it, together with most of your...

Why Meditation Doesn’t Work For You

by Steve Hayes | Feb 8, 2022 | Acceptance, Anxiety, Avoidance, Depression, Mindfulness

“In mindfulness one is not only restful and happy, but alert and awake. Meditation is not evasion; it is a serene encounter with reality.” – Thích Nhất Hạnh (1926-2022) There are lots of benefits to be gained from meditation in all of its various forms: From Christian...

The Greatest Horror Story Ever Told

by Steve Hayes | Oct 28, 2021 | Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders, Cognitive Defusion, Emotion

It’s nearing the end of October, and Halloween is about to begin. This is the time of monsters. The time of vampires, werewolves, mummies, and other horrific figures. People dress up in all sorts of ways to represent humanity’s deepest and darkest fears. In...
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