Tag Archive for: acceptance
Health Effects of Avoidance Versus Acceptance
Effects on Health: The Physiology of Avoidance Versus Acceptance
Now let’s take a look at the effects of experiential avoidance on health so we can see why it is so important for those of us with chronic medical conditions to become aware…
Psychotherapy, Mental Practices, Core Beliefs, & Moods
Why people seek psychotherapy
According to psychologists Dr. Liz Roemer and Dr. Sue Orsillo
, the most common complaints people bring into their psychotherapy sessions have as their root cause cognitive fusion, lack of acceptance of self…
Intentionality and Health
Mindfulness practice allows us to develop the ability to observe and experience our thoughts, sensations, and emotions non-judgmentally, non-analytically, and with complete, unconditional acceptance. This practice is an antidote to…
Why Suffer Unnecessarily?
In Mindfulness-and Acceptance-Based Behavioral Therapies in Practice, research psychologists Lizabeth Roemer and Susan Orsillo
teach that unnecessary suffering results from three related mechanisms:
1. An unhealthy relationship to our…