Lots of people don’t do things they’d like to do for fear of rejection and the corresponding disappointment. If this is you, then you can break this pattern of avoidance by practicing exposing yourself to rejection. You might want to concentrate on – interpersonal rejection, or – other types of possible rejection whichever is the [...]

One of the super cool concepts from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is about being “willing” to feel whatever you are feeling right now. This might mean being willing to feel, for example: – panicky – embarrassed – a sense of longing – suicidal* – or, whatever you are feeling right now. Try to name [...]

You can try this even if you’ve never been to therapy… I typically give this tip to clients when they move from weekly appointments* to less frequent appointments: Keep your therapy appointment time but schedule your session with yourself. Prior to the alloted time, ask yourself… “If I was going to therapy today, what topic [...]