Values: Psychological Flexibility- Resources
Values are the directional core of psychological flexibility. They answer a deceptively simple question: What kind of person do I want to be, and how do I want to show…
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Self-as-context: Psychological Flexibility- Resources
Self as context is one of the most subtle—and most transformative—processes within psychological flexibility. It refers to the capacity to experience a stable sense of Self that is distinct from…
Committed Action: Psychological Flexibility- Resources
Committed action is a core process within Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)—a behavioural commitment to take values-guided steps even when it is uncomfortable to do so. In ACT, change is…
Cognitive Defusion: Psychological Flexibility- Resources
Human beings are always thinking. Our brains evolved to scan for threat, anticipate problems, and remember past pain so we could survive. That negativity bias kept our ancestors alive—but in…
Acceptance: Psychological Flexibility- Resources
Life Is Hard: How Radical Acceptance Can Help Us Suffer Less Life can be deeply meaningful — and deeply frustrating. We do not have to look far to find something…
Is Personality Shaped By Genes or Experiences?
Learn how OCEAN personality traits, temperament, unmet needs, and schemas interact to shape how you think, feel, and behave—and how change is possible. Understanding Core Personality Structure When people ask,…
Why You Always Put Others First: Differences Between Subjugation & Self-Sacrifice
Learn the difference between subjugation and self-sacrifice schemas, the unmet childhood needs beneath them, and how therapy addresses guilt, people-pleasing, and assertiveness. Subjugation vs Self-Sacrifice: Understanding the Difference Many people…
How Early Needs Shape Personality and Emotional Health
Explore the five core early needs, how unmet needs shape personality, and how therapy can help meet them experientially for lasting change. Core Early Needs: Understanding What Shapes Us When…
Who Am I Really? Understanding the Self
Explore how early unmet needs, core schemas, and temperament shape who we are. Learn why we are more than our thoughts, feelings, or behaviours—gain clarity on the self. What Am…
Understanding Attachment and How to Heal It
Learn what attachment is, how early unmet needs shape attachment styles, and how therapy approaches like IFS, inner child work, and schema therapy can help you heal and build secure…