Inside the Mind of a Metacognitive Therapist – Part 8 Detached Mindfulness Techniques
In this post, I follow up on how detached mindfulness can be applied in therapy and in everyday situations. This is my last post in …
In this post, I follow up on how detached mindfulness can be applied in therapy and in everyday situations. This is my last post in …
Detached mindfulness is being aware of having a thought while leaving it alone. In metacognitive therapy, it is often helpful to practice a basic treatment …
As a metacognitive therapist, I meet people who try to control their thoughts and feelings in various, sometimes creative, ways. People who try to get …
I want to share with you how the dialogue in metacognitive therapy is different from other talk therapies that I have done, from my point …
Our culture has too often talked in terms of conquering nature. This is about as sensible as for a caddis worm to talk of conquering …
When we feel self-inadequacy, we might try to do more as an attempt to feel better about ourselves. This, however, might result in a vicious …
A new study by psychologist Pia Callesen, published in the reputable journal Scientific Reports in Nature (2020), shows that Metacognitive Therapy is way more effective …
The literature of self-esteem tells us that we need to gain self-esteem to be succesful. But this might be all wrong and a widespread misconception, …
The fact that anger can have adverse effects on behavior is evident. When people get angry, they behave in ways that they normally would not do. So, …
A new large-scale study of over 12,000 participants shows that higher income is associated with less daily sadness but not more daily happiness (Kushlev, Dunn, …