Mindfulness

The Most Important Skill Set in Mental Health

Anxiety, Depression, Health, Mental Disorders, Mindfulness, Pain, psychological flexibility / By

Why does psychotherapy work? Until relatively recently, many scientists studying methods of improving mental and behavioral health have delayed answering that question. Instead, they argued, it’s better first to ask if a method works, and when we know that it does, then we can ask why.  It’s not an irrational strategy, but as the decades …

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Thriving: What Kind of Psychotherapy Naturally Produces It?

Acceptance, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, ACT, Depression, Emotion, Evidence-Based Psychotherapy, Happiness, Human Suffering, Mindfulness, psychological flexibility, Values / By

Just because you’re not sick, doesn’t mean you’re healthy. We are used to that idea in physical health. Being cancer free is not the same as being fit—you have to take the steps needed to develop your physical strength, endurance, and flexibility. Not having the flu is great, but vigor depends on eating well, exercising, …

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