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What Is Job Satisfaction and Why Is It Important?
Do you love your job? Over the last two decades, the importance of job satisfaction has significantly increased (Esser & Lindh, 2018). One of the [...]
Using the Big Five Personality Traits (OCEAN) in Practice
When I became fascinated by the ability of endurance athletes to push their minds and bodies to their limits, personality was an obvious area to [...]
13 Best DBT Worksheets & Techniques for Therapists
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a structured, evidence-based approach designed to help individuals regulate emotions, build healthier relationships, and develop effective coping skills. Originally developed [...]
Do Personality Traits Impact Coaching & Therapy Outcomes?
As young people, we often feel desperate to display our individuality yet also find a group in which we feel secure. When I was a [...]
What Are Character Strengths & Virtues?
As a psychologist interested in exploring what drives human potential, I regularly return to one key insight: Our character strengths shape who we are and [...]
How Does Acceptance And Commitment Therapy (ACT) Work?
Avoidance. Avoiding memories, emotions, even people. It is an exhausting battle with the self I’ve often noted in my clients while working in clinical settings. [...]
5 Benefits of Compassion Meditation for Wellbeing
Compassion … such an important and powerful emotion. Compassion recognizes the shared human condition of suffering, flaws, and fragility. It involves feelings of kindness for [...]
The Mind–Body Connection: Understanding Their Link
Our ancestors understood the deep and intricate connection between mind and body. More recently, that connection has been neglected and even denied (Levine, 2019). I’ve [...]
What Is Positive CBT? Using Positive Psychology in Therapy
Many people are familiar with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and know that it is an effective form of talk therapy. CBT integrates cognitive restructuring and [...]
Exploring the Science of Aging Happily
In the youth-obsessed West, many of us will have confronted an intriguing paradox around aging. While youth is equated with physical desirability and enthusiasm, middle [...]