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On Radical Acceptance

Make no mistake, true and whole acceptance of reality — including painful realities — sometimes called Radical Acceptance, is a transformative tool for healing.

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Setting Boundaries Without Guilt

Boundaries help us protect our emotional space, preserve our well-being, and foster mutual respect with others. Yet, for many, expressing those boundaries is daunting and often accompanied by feelings of guilt that temps us to scrap the effort all together.

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Nurture Self-Compassion

If there was one therapist-y message I could shout from the mountains it would be that you deserve your own love, acceptance, and compassion. ...The work of developing a caring, accepting, and compassionate relationship with ourselves IS the work of recovery and healing.

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Therapist Tricks for Giving Advice

A great way to seem smart is to reflect someone’s own wisdom back at them. Steering people towards their own answers is the slick trick to giving the best advice.

Here’s 7 strategies for giving amazing “advice”…

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The Truth About Defense Mechanisms

Life is full of setbacks, hardships, screw ups and screw overs. We all must figure out how to cope without losing our minds!

That’s why we have defense mechanisms.

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The Power of Emotions to Connect Us

Amidst the barrage of social media, office politics, and small talk our daily lives are subject to, genuine human connection might feel like a rare commodity. However, beyond superficial social exchanges, lie a profound truth: Real emotions are the currency of meaningful relationships.

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