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The Difficult Art of Self-Compassion

ByPaul Brennan RPsych

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 smart enough. But so good are we at this that we’re sometimes in danger of falling prey…

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…

Life’s a beach – struggling in the rip

ByPaul Brennan RPsych

The Riptide Based on a metaphor submitted to ACBS by kcd1961 Sometimes life is like swimming at the beach. We launch headlong into life expecting to have a fun, relaxing and refreshing time. People ply us with good advice: “Don’t forget the sunscreen”. “Swim between the flags”. “Stay out of the water for 30 minutes…

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The Store

ByPaul Brennan RPsych

Let’s imagine that your mind is a giant store. Since this store is your mind, you’re the only customer. Oh, and you also have virtually unlimited money! All the merchandise in the store symbolizes your thoughts, emotions, memories, urges, etc.—everything that goes on in your mind. Some of the merchandise you like, some you don’t….

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“I’ve blown it so I might as well go out in style!”

ByPaul Brennan RPsych

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 pizza and beer. Or the moment when you have one cigarette at a party and go on…

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