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Dr. Pilar Jennings - How to Live in Uncertainty

How to Live in Uncertainty

We are living in a world with chronic uncertainty. Between the challenges of Covid, war, political division, and the climate crisis, most of us have experienced times of overwhelm and distress. Questions arise – will we ever be able to…
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Dr. Pilar Jennings - What is the risk in accepting who you are?

What Is the Risk in Accepting Who You Are?

For many people, self-acceptance feels like submitting to defeat. The quest for self-improvement, especially in cultures that encourage focusing on all things external, can take over. Every endeavor is informed by the stress of trying to become something more, or…
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Healing Process for Depression

Healing Process for Depression

Depression affects us all at some point. And yet, it can feel like we’re completely alone when depressed.⁣ ⁣ Sustaining feelings of connection, or even imagining that other people might care and want to help, is tough when depression takes…
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We Are All Trying to Navigate Life

We Are All Trying to Navigate Life

Have you needed therapy but felt embarrassed to give it a try?⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Even in cultures where #psychotherapy is normative and common, it’s not unusual to feel anxious about exposing personal problems, especially to a stranger.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ And yet, psychotherapy…
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Reflecting on the truth of our experience can open a portal to the new

Open a Portal to the New

It is human to long for conditions that bring well-being. Our dreams and fantasies are composed of these longings – for safety, loving relationship, a sense of adventure woven into life. But allowing for the possibility of what we long…
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Finding Your Inner Ballast

Finding Your Inner Ballast

We all need to trust our ability to withstand our difficulties and challenges. But equally important, is finding a place within ourselves that remains open and steady so that opportunities for insight and growth are maximized. ⁣ ⁣ In #BuddhistPsychology, this…
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