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An Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Metaphor Your feelings about this person/situation is like having a fish on a hook. As long as the person/situation is there in front of you, you can see that he/she/it is wriggling and in pain. But the only way to make sure that he/she/it stays on that fishhook is to…

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ByPaul Brennan RPsych

Dear Clients,  I wanted to write a few words of support during this difficult time. Although it’s difficult to give one-size-fits-all advice, I’ll do my best.  By the way, my family and I are currently well, as I hope you are.  How do we maintain good emotional well-being with all of these new stressors? My…

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ByPaul Brennan RPsych

Grizzly Momma Imagine that a mother grizzly has five cubs, conveniently named Cub Number One, Cub Number Two, Cub Number Three, Cub Number Four, and Cub Number Five. At first they don’t do much. They stay in the den, where they nurse and sleep and their mother cleans them. After their eyes open, they start…

The Sushi Train
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The Sushi Train

ByPaul Brennan RPsych

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 video, Russ Harris uses the sushi train as a beautiful metaphor for the relationship that we all…

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