What Actually Happens in ACT for Anxiety?
You come to therapy because anxiety keeps taking up space in your life. You have already tried telling yourself to calm down. Your brain has
September 29, 2026
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Why Do I Feel Unsafe When the Danger Is Over?
At home, door shut, and you finally get to sit down. Then… A noise makes your heart race A sense of dread makes your stomach
September 29, 2026
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Why Does Trying to Control Everything Make Anxiety Worse?
You made the plan. You made a backup plan. You even planned what to do if the backup plan goes sideways. Then someone says, “Let’s
September 29, 2026
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Why Can’t I Stop Overthinking After Work?
You shut the laptop, and your mind replays the meeting, edits an email you already sent, and builds a case against you based on one
September 28, 2026
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Why Am I Anxious When I Seem to Be Ok?
You made deadlines and handled crises, but your brain is holding a staff meeting about every ‘what if’ possible, and apparently attendance is mandatory. When
September 28, 2026
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Acceptance in ACT – We Need to Talk About It – Like Bruno
In Encanto, the family stops talking about Bruno. He lives behind the walls, trying to patch the cracks while everyone carries on as if the
January 24, 2022
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Happy International Self-Care Day!
Happy International Self-Care Day! Self-care involves actively taking steps to protect your well-being and prevent illness. Let’s break it down a little. According to the
July 24, 2021
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How To Find Your Calm in Times of Crisis
“May you live in interesting times.” This quote of questionable origin is described as a curse wrapped in a blessing. It is pointing to the
January 16, 2021
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Making Normal Unnatural for Profit
When normal is defined as comfortable, our common human experiences become pathologized.
August 3, 2020
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Wabi Sabi and Kaizen
I lit some sage this morning over coffee and watched the smoke. The wisps of smoke swirled this way and that. They were not in
February 4, 2019
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Do What You Can…It’s more than you think
World feel upside down? Lost in the fog? Painted yourself into a corner? Cool! Healing starts in those places and it’s a grassroots job. All
January 21, 2019
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4 Mindset Shifts for the New Year (or any time)
Happy New Year! I remember once watching a mom with her child in the mall. She stood in front of a candy store, her child
December 30, 2018
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