Four Books by Donald Robertson
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Brief description of four recent books by Donald Robertson on hypnosis, CBT, and philosophy. Continue reading
Category Archives: Self-Help
The Essence of Stoic Philosophy
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
Review of Never Too Late to be Great by Tom Butler-Bowdon
This is a short review of Tom Butler-Bowdon’s self-help book Never Too Late to be Great: The Power of Thinking Long (2012). Continue reading
Stoic Philosophy & Resilience-Building
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
What your therapist didn’t tell you…
This brief article explores some well-established facts about psychological therapy that clients may not be familiar with. Continue reading
What not to Think: The Distortion-Spotting Exercise
This short article describes an exercise for reflecting upon and identifying potential “thinking errors” using cognitive therapy. Continue reading
Distancing Techniques in Cognitive Therapy
This short article outlines the strategy of “distancing” as used in Beck’s cognitive therapy, and describes the main techniques employed in this approach. Continue reading
Brief Mindfulness Exercise CD
Brief mindfulness and acceptance-based CBT recording (7 min.) for coping with pain, anxiety, tension, etc. Continue reading
Brief Mindfulness Meditation Strategies
This short article describes a brief meditation strategy used in mindfulness and acceptance-based CBT for coping with pain, anxiety, depression, etc. Continue reading
Psychological Resilience-Building
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