psychobabble for normal people

How come one day your computer melts down and deletes half your files and you cheerfully back up the remaining files and continue your day, ...

I recently attended a CBT conference where I participated in a mindfulness meditation workshop led by Jon Kabat-Zinn . Kabat-Zinn is the fo...

Many of us know the basics of problem-solving: define the problem, brainstorm possible solutions, choose and implement a solution, evaluate ...

What is letting go? We use the phrase "let it go" all the time, encouraging our friend to stop emailing his ex-girlfriend six mo...

Emotions can be inconvenient. Sometimes we experience intense and difficult feelings at work, during a social occasion, or at some other awk...

Cognitive-behavioural  psychologists encourage clients to not believe everything they think . One way to apply this suggestion is to imagine...

What does it mean when a friend, family member, or therapist tells you that you need to try to accept a situation you're struggling with...

Last January, I wrote about how mindfulness was taking the psychology world by storm . One year later, interest in mindfulness hasn't ab...

Earlier this summer, I took a six-week workshop about dealing with emotions using (among other things) mindfulness and CBT strategies. Of ...

Mental health tip: Don't have emotions about your emotions. Psychologists differentiate between primary or "clean" emotions ...

One month after New Year’s, a lot of us are assessing how we’re doing with our resolutions. If you’re happy with your progress, nice...