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BY EDITORINPANTS A lot of work has gone into the study of gratitude. I have even written on it being one of the keys to loving life right now. Another dimension of gratitude is appreciation. THE FACT THAT PEOPLE EXIST IS WHAT OPENS YOU UP TO LIVING. I came across this Humans of New York photo […]

Arthur: Fleur Heazlewood Resilient people are able to utilise their skills and strengths to cope and recover from problems and challenges. Resilience does not eliminate stress or erase life’s difficulties. What it does do though is give people the strength to tackle problems head on, overcome adversity and move on with their lives. There is a

October 27, 2015 • By Nicole S. Urdang, MS,NCC, DHM, Holistic Psychotheraypy. Topic Expert Contributor “Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy.” —Thích Nhất Hạnh Historically, therapy has been all about the mind changing the mind, but what if your body could change your mind? Vietnamese

POSTED BY ROSANNA CASPER  Welcome to Victimland—a dystopian theme park we all spend too much time in. Hardly a day goes by that we don’t complain, criticize, blame, gossip or compare ourselves to other people. I certainly struggle with it. I’ll take 30 minutes to journal or meditate only to hop in the car to

By GoodTherapy.org Staff Establishing a good self-care routine can sort of be compared to putting on an oxygen mask when an airplane cabin loses pressure. “Put your own mask on first before assisting others,” the flight attendant warns us during the safety brief before departure. While it may seem selfish and counterintuitive for some to help themselves

By Renee Jaim, MAPP As all the kids line up to go to school, your son, Timmy, turns to you and says, “I don’t want to take the bus. My stomach hurts. Please don’t make me go.” You cringe and think, Here we go again. What should be a simple morning routine explodes into a daunting

By Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. Associate Editor There are many misconceptions about what radical acceptance — a skill taught in dialectical behavior therapy — actually looks like. One of the biggest myths is that radical acceptance means agreeing with what happened. People assume that acceptance is akin to approval. If I accept what happened, then I approve of it. Then

Jin Shin Jyutsu is an ancient Japanese art, philosophy and a powerful alternative health practice. It harmonizes the life energy in the body, which promotes physical, spiritual, mental and emotional health. Some of the benefits of Jin Shin Jyutsu are the fact that it: > Promotes pain relief > Induces relaxation > Reduces the effects of

By Elisha Goldstein Co-founder of The Center for Mindful Living in Los Angeles; Author, ‘Uncovering Happiness’; ‘The Now Effect’; Co-author, ‘A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook’ Derrick was 13 years old when he stepped into my office complaining of “just not enjoying anything in life.” His parents told me they’d tried everything. They had him playing piano,