No Bad Masks: April Fool’s Day and the Disguises We Wear
April Fool’s Day is all about disguise and misdirection, but the masks we wear in day-to-day life aren’t a joke. Sometimes they help us survive—and sometimes they get in the way.
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Why Acceptance and Action are BFFs
The word “acceptance” can bring up strong reactions for people, as we mostly use the term in a very non-accepting way. In ACT and in many contemplative practices, acceptance is part of the process of living—to be able to witness, feel, observe, soften around, and make space for difficult internal experiences. Acceptance is important because it frees up a bunch of fight and struggle energy so you can instead put your efforts into things you care about. It's not easy...but you're tougher than you think.
The M&M's of Emotion Regulation
It's easy to feel unsteady and unbalanced these days, or, to use a therapy term, dysregulated. Dysregulation’s aspirational twin is “emotionally regulated,” and often people come into therapy with a goal of better emotion regulation. But what are we really saying when we talk about the regulation and dysregulation of emotion? And what can help us stay regulated when everything feels out of control?