Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) “When you accept things you have no control of, you give yourself the freedom to focus on things you do.” Aimmee Kodachian As we discussed in the previous Mental Health Musings, ACT is basically built on the concept of...
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) “I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.” Carl Jung. I’ve been working within the specialty of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) since I began my career back in the late 1990s. I started my career as a...
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) “What we need to learn to do is to look at thought, rather than from thought.” Steven C. Hayes. Clients and other therapists who know me know that I consider myself an “eclectic” therapist, i.e., one who utilizes a variety of...
So this happened! I had a long-overdue total knee replacement (TKR) of my right knee. It’s been a true adventure, and I want to share it with you. I decided to dedicate an entire blog to the subject, as it fits in so nicely with my “mind, body, spirit” view of life,...
It’s ironic when you write a social media post outlining some of the concerns and stressors of the Holiday Season, only to write a blog a few days later outlining some of the concerns and stressors you personally experienced THIS Holiday Season. Even as a person who...