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Lynn Soots PhD describes flourishing as, “the product of the pursuit and engagement in an authentic life that brings inner joy and happiness through meeting goals, being connected with life passions, and relishing in accomplishments through the peaks and valleys of life.” Martin Seligman PhD, one of the founders of Positive Psychology, developed a model…
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Beginner’s mind is a useful way to practice changing our relationship to uncertainty. It involves letting go of our expectations and preconceived ideas about something and looking at things with a fresh mind, just like a beginner. This can be a difficult practice. Nevertheless, if we can learn to tolerate and accept uncertainty, we can…
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“We all walk in shoes that are too small for us.” -Carl Jung We all grow and change over the course of our lifespan. Just as our physical body grows, so does our mind. Psychological growth has been described as a systemic process of actively learning and adapting to new ways to constructively function (Tedeschi…
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The concept and notion of exploring our shadow has gained recent attention in popular culture. The Swiss psychiatrist, Carl Jung, was the first to use this term to designate aspects of personality that are unconscious and separate from our conscious identity as a result of our adaptation to the demands of our environment. Over the…
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Boundaries are generally understood as the invisible and symbolic lines that separates us from others by keeping others from coming into our personal space and keeping us from going into the space of others. Boundaries are also an important way for us to embody our sense of self or “who we are.” Healthy boundaries are…
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Psychological resilience refers to an ability to withstand or more readily ‘bounce back’ from stress and grow from challenges. Other words used to describe psychological resilience include ‘mental toughness’ and ‘hardiness.’ The great news is that resilience can be developed and strengthened through deliberate practice. Below are four of the most effective strategies for promoting…
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In 2019 study, researchers examined whether cultural changes coincided with an increase in perfectionism in college students over the last 27 years. Their analysis revealed that levels of self-oriented perfectionism, socially prescribed perfectionism, and other-oriented perfectionism have increased, suggesting that recent generations of young people perceive that other people are more demanding of them, are…
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The notion of impermanence can be hugely impactful and even transformative. Buddhism highlights impermanence or change as one of three facts about our existence. In our modern times, people often work hard to maintain the status quo or become overly caught up in pursuing the next big accomplishment. In some ways, such efforts could be…
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A major part of coping effectively resides in the way we respond to pain or distress. The metaphor of two arrows, or what is often referred to as “the second arrow,” metaphor is often used to describe this process. In this metaphor, the first arrow is the actual pain or painful circumstances at hand. This…
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Ease is defined as the absence of difficulty or effort. To ease is also defined as to make something less serious or severe, soften, and to move carefully and gradually. Living with ease is different from being relaxed. Specifically, relaxation has more to do with lessening our feelings of tension and reducing stress. Ease has…
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