Many of us find getting older not what we expected and rather difficult to come to terms with. What steps can we take to age well? And how may we help our clients age well? In David Treadway, Ph.D.’s thoughtful talk about “Aging Well” at the 2015 Psychotherapy Networker Symposium, he provides the answers to these questions. While aging […]
Feeling, Writing, Empowering: Book Review and Author Interview
How Therapeutic Journaling Can Empower You/Your Client Have you wanted to use journaling as a therapeutic method with clients? Or have you wanted to try to engage in writing as a method of self-care or self-expression? If yes, you are likely to find Dima Dupéré’s book: Feeling, Writing, Empowering [Integrating Therapeutic Writing into Practice with Groups and Individuals], most helpful. Amy […]
How to Start Art Journaling and Manage Stress
Have you wanted to try art journaling but weren’t quite sure what was involved? Art journaling can be a fun way of engaging in self-care while tapping into your creative side and you don’t even need to know how to draw :)Some of the benefits to art journaling, according to Malchiodi (2010), are that: It’s fun It’s […]
The Neuroscience of Well-Being, Mindfulness & Love [2 of 2]
Why Does Nearly Every Culture Engage In Some Form of Breath Practice? What is so special about the breath? In part one, we saw how mindful meditation has a positive impact on mental health from the Buddhist perspective, as presented by Jack Kornfield during the two-day conference that both he and Dan Siegel gave about […]
The Neuroscience of Well-Being, Mindfulness & Love [1 of 2]
Would you like to find out how you may experience more well-being in your life? According to both Jack Kornfield and Dan Siegel [experts from both eastern and western psychologies], the secret to greater mental health and well-being lies in engaging in mindful meditation, or loving-awareness practice. This is the first out of two posts that […]
