Mindfulness & Social Resilience Gaining Appropriate Psychological Distance Distressing thoughts in social anxiety differ qualitatively from thoughts in most other forms of anxiety in that they are often attributed to other people, e.g., “He thinks I’m an idiot.” Recent “mindfulness … Continue reading
Brief description of four recent books by Donald Robertson on hypnosis, CBT, and philosophy. Continue reading
This brief article sums up the essence of Stoic philosophy, based on the definitive precepts in The Handbook of Epictetus. It does so in modern language and drawing anologies with cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) and mindfulness and other acceptance-based therapy approaches. Continue reading
Stoicism and psychological resilience-building are discussed in relation to modern cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) in this new self-help book on resilience, part of the popular Teach Yourself series. Continue reading
Basic introductory article about psychological (emotional) resilience-building with an outline of evidence-based guidance and the Penn Resilience Program, as well as information on the new book, Teach Yourself: Build your Resilience (2012). Continue reading
Build your Resilience is a new book by Donald Robertson, due for publication in May 2012 as part of Hodder’s acclaimed Teach Yourself series. This post includes a brief description and the table of contents, as well as links to online book stores selling the book. Continue reading
Announcing a new self-help book on CBT and resilience-building by Donald Robertson, available now for pre-order online from leading book stores. Continue reading
This short article contains some examples of questions designed to help you identify your personal strengths and key positive qualities. Continue reading
This short article contains some questions which can be rehearsed to help anaylse problem situations and to quickly evaluate alternative ways of responding in terms of thoughts, actions, and feelings. Continue reading
This short article contains a series of questions that can be used to practice basic cognitive therapy self-help skills. Continue reading