How to create space for discomfort, in the service of meaning It’s human to avoid the discomfort of living; however, sometimes avoidance can lead us to cycles of suffering. In this workshop, you will learn strategies to open up, allow and move toward discomfort so that you can live more flexibly and free.
Workshop at ACBS World Conference 2022, San Francisco Attend my workshop session "Doing More But Never Doing Enough: Help your clients unhook from productivity anxiety and strive skillfully" Many high-performing clients report being more “productive” than ever, but still feel like they aren’t doing enough. Hooked by productivity anxiety, clients get caught in vicious striving […]
Panel at ACBS World Conference 2022, San Francisco Attend my panel session "The Diffusion of Defusion: Disseminating and Promoting Contextual Behavioral Science through Popular Media" From the most accessible self-help books to the most abstruse research articles, the CBS community is growing rapidly. In recent years, we’ve seen ACT and CBS-based books become bestsellers, podcasts […]
We are swimming upstream when it comes to positive body image. Hounded with unattainable standards about what constitutes an acceptable body, many of us can get stuck in avoiding things we care about--like intimacy, movement, or social engagements. Feeling bad about your body prevents you from pursuing the life you want. And at the same […]