What is Psychological Flexibility?
The main focus of ACT is to increase something called psychological flexibility. But what is psychological flexibility and why is it important? Of all the psychological phenomena that we have studied,...
View ArticleThe Smallest Step
Like many people, the need to take more exercise is a recurring theme for me. I have repeatedly set goals to do the ‘right’ thing – exercise for 30 minutes at least 5 times a week. And not once have I...
View ArticleHow White Dog Poo Can Give Us Hope For 2012
Do you remember white dog poo? It seemed to be all over the place when I was growing up, but now I can’t remember the last time I saw any. What’s going on? The answer is that humans have decided to...
View ArticleClosing the intention-behaviour gap
Over Christmas I put on an additional 3kg. I have been getting rid of it ever since and I have realised that losing weight is a fantastic practice in psychological flexibility. Just about every minute...
View ArticleWhich 8 Practices Will Help You To Flourish?
We are experiencing a rapid increase in the incidence of ‘lifestyle’ disorders such as diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disorders, depression and anxiety. Number (in Millions) of...
View ArticleRunning from Depression
It was very sudden this time. Suddenly, like an eclipse, gloom descended and the birds stopped chirping. I shouldn’t have been surprised I suppose. The end of a long-awaited holiday, dark January...
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