Defusion

In the last reflection, we considered the “ choice point ," or the moment when we can turn either toward or away from our values. We can choose actions which move us towards living in line with our values and goals, or we can choose actions which move us away from them. Here in lies a fundamental problem of being human. It's just not easy. Or, summarized by St. Paul in Romans: " What I do, I do not understand. For I do not do what I want, but I do what I hate." In our imperfe

In the past few posts, we’ve been exploring the ACT skill of cognitive defusion , or the ability to notice thoughts without getting...

In which I take something pop psych off the internet and dissect it. There’s a lot of content online that presents itself as solid...

"Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts". Psalm 139: 23 Being in the here-and-now, connected to our true...