Category: Resources

Improving sleep or insomnia: Resources

Sleep is one of the most essential foundations of mental health and overall well-being. During sleep, the brain and body carry out critical restorative processes that support emotional regulation, cognitive…

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Psychological Flexibility- Resources

Psychological flexibility: The key towards enhancing emotional and psychological well-being Psychological flexibility is the capacity to fully contact the present moment and all of one’s experiences—including thoughts, emotions, and bodily…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Mindfulness: Psychological Flexibility-Resources

Mindfulness is the practice of intentionally paying attention to your present-moment experience with openness and without judgment. Mindfulness involves noticing what is happening right now—your thoughts, emotions, body sensations, and…

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Self-compassion: Resources

Self-compassion is the practice of responding to your own pain, mistakes, and struggles with kindness rather than criticism. Instead of judging yourself for being imperfect or having difficult emotions, self-compassion…

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Anxiety: Resources

Anxiety is a state of heightened alert and worry that arises when the mind perceives a potential threat or uncertainty. It involves anticipatory fear, tension in the body, and attempts…

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