Chronic Illness Q&A with Dr. B.
This question & answer column is for people living with chronic health challenges, who want to learn to increase the odds of improving their health by learning to live with mastery & wellbeing.
I invite you to post your questions in…
Chronic Illness Q&A with Dr. B.
This question & answer column is for people living with chronic health challenges, who want to learn to increase the odds of improving their health by learning to live with mastery & wellbeing.
I invite you to post your questions…
Chronic Illness Q&A with Dr. B.
This new question & answer column is for people living with chronic health challenges, who want to learn to live with mastery & wellbeing.
I invite you to post your questions in the comments box below and I will answer them on a…
Loving Self-Care for Health
Deepak Chopra recently wrote an excellent article in the Huffington Post about self-care. The following article is information I would like to add to what he offered.
Partnerships in Loving Self-Care
One of the best ways to develop…
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…
Avoidance of Thoughts and Feelings is Unhealthy
Experiential Avoidance and Intimacy
In recent posts, I have discussed the concept of experiential avoidance, which is the conscious or unconscious avoidance of unpleasant thoughts, feelings, and feared life activities. A simple example of…
What We Resists Persists and Negatively Impacts Our Health.
Uncomfortable Thoughts and Feelings: An Invitation to Mastery
The more energy we expend on avoiding our uncomfortable thoughts and feelings, the further we get from achieving the desired comfort. By contrast, when we courageously commit to…
Experiential Avoidance is the Opposite of Mindfulness
Experiential Avoidance of Thoughts and Feelings
Becoming aware of the ways we avoid unpleasant thoughts and feelings as well as activities that we fear could trigger those thoughts and feelings is an important step toward mindfulness. Conversely,…