Psychology is not plagued by social stigmas as much as in the past. This is mostly a positive change. One of the negative effects of this change, however, is inaccurate understanding of psychological terminology as it seeps into the general culture. One such term our culture commonly misunderstands is the concept of boundaries.
CONTINUEHave you ever said you would start something after you felt like it, but then the motivation never came? The truth of the matter is that waiting for motivation before acting often leaves us waiting…and waiting. Alternatively, if we start acting, motivation tends to follow. Motivation works more by pushing an action from behind rather than leading the action from the front. This is what the process of behavioral activation feels like.
CONTINUEI was introduced to self-compassion quite accidentally. Psychologists are required to complete a certain number of continuing education hours. I have earned my hours many times by attending the annual convention for the Texas Psychological Association. One year, I made a last-minute decision to drop in on a self-compassion workshop by Kristen Neff, Ph.D., a professor from The University of Texas. She was one of the first to study self-compassion.
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