The Sushi Train
Ride the Sushi Train of the Mind My daughter used to love those restaurants where sushi dishes paraded past on a little train track. Long-time Edmontonions may remember that there used to be one in WEM. In this new… Read More
The Difficult Art of Self-Compassion
The Difficult Art of Self-Compassion “To survive in this high-pressured, crazy world, most of us have to become highly adept at self-criticism. We learn how to tell ourselves off for our failures, and for not working hard or… Read More
The Joy of Missing Out
According to Wikipedia, the fear of missing out or FOMO is “a pervasive apprehension that others might be having rewarding experiences from which one is absent”. This can show up as “a desire to stay continually connected with what others are doing”…. Read More
Don’t get gripped by the script!
January is a time when many of us consider making personal changes. Inevitably, we also reflect on some of the resolutions to change that we made last January. And we might well come to the conclusion that change… Read More
Why Long-Drawn-Out-Therapy (LDOT) is not the way to go
Have you ever thought about trying therapy but been concerned about getting drawn into a long-drawn-out therapeutic process? Well it turns out that your instincts are probably correct. There is now a body of evidence to suggest that Long-Drawn-Out-Therapy (LDOT)… Read More
“I’ve blown it so I might as well go out in style!”
Researchers actually do call it the “what the heck” effect (or something close to that). It refers to the moment when you realize that you’ve blown your calorie goal for the day, so you might as well order… Read More
Two Mountains
Imagine that you are in the process of climbing up a big mountain that has lots of dangerous places on it. And imagine that my job is to watch out for you and shout out directions if I… Read More
Your life as a movie
Picture your life as a movie. The first episodes have already been shot. Now the production is moving on. Imagine that you are the director and you can direct an actor that plays your part. But you’re a special kind of… Read More
The Battlefield
You’ve been trying to win the war with your mind, with your anxiety, with your depression, with your anger, with whatever. True? Well, acceptance is about letting the war roll on while you leave the battlefield.
The Clutch
Imagine that you are driving a car on a journey. However, you begin to notice over time that the engine in this car is very finicky, almost as if it has a mind of its own. It occasionally revs up… Read More