Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) “To become a butterfly, you must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar.” Winnie – the – Pooh We’ve been taking an in-depth look at Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). As I’ve covered in previous mental health musings, I am certified in […]

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) “We can select a valued action, never mind we’re feeling flat. Because a mood is only fleeting and there’s more to us than that. Corinne Shields  6 Core Psychological Flexibility Processes Stage 1 – Acceptance, to allow unwanted states/events/experiences to come and go without fighting them. Stage 2 – Defusion, […]

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) “This above all. To thine own self be true.”  William Shakespeare. 6 Core Psychological Flexibility Processes Stage 4 – Contextualized Self, to become intimate with the authentic self, the “real” self, as it is consistent and constant in life. Authentic Self. True Self. Real Self. What do these phrases even […]

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) “If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.”Wayne Dyer Present Moment. Mindfulness. Groundedness. These are all concepts present, indeed, foundational, in ACT. I no longer notice that I am practicing Mindfulness. Or that I am working to be grounded, in the present. After […]

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 Psychological Flexibility. In short, psychological flexibility means that connect with the present […]

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 social worker within the County of San Diego […]

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 therapeutic modalities, rather than just one form of therapy. As […]

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, and how I […]

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 LOVES Christmas (from a truly magical childhood where […]

An oldie, but a goodie 😉 From 2021 (with changes to reflect 2022) Halloween, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, New Year’s Eve “Winter, a lingering season, is a time to gather golden moments, embark on a sentimental journey, and enjoy every idle hour.” – John Boswell I love the Holiday season, and remember well my own […]