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How to Change Behavior & Habits: 15 Therapy Techniques
Behavior change is recognized by politicians, scientists, and therapists worldwide as crucial to solving individual and social problems. The development of effective behavioral solutions to [...]
How to Use Mindfulness Therapy for Anxiety: 15 Exercises
Anxiety can leave a person feeling totally alone. Countless people worldwide understand what it’s like and share the same fears, struggles, and behavioral tendencies (Forsyth [...]
Your Ultimate Interoceptive Exposure Therapy Guide
When fearful, we experience a range of physical sensations, including sweating, shaking, shortness of breath, and a pounding heart (McCabe & Milosevic, 2015). One theory [...]
4 Best Self-Soothing Techniques & Strategies for Adults
Self-soothing is an emotional regulation strategy used to regain equilibrium after an upsetting event. Most of us are familiar with soothing others when they are [...]
16 Activities to Stimulate Emotional Development in Children
All kids are good kids. All feelings are okay; however, all behaviors are not. It is true that all children are inherently good. No longer [...]
14+ ACT Interventions & Helpful Therapy Techniques
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is one of the third wave of mindfulness-based cognitive-behavioral therapies and has accumulated a huge scientific evidence base demonstrating its [...]
How to Promote Cognitive Development: 23 Activities & Games
While reading, writing, and mathematics are important, developing cognitive skills is indispensable for lifelong learning. It is imperative that children reach their full cognitive potential, [...]
The Fight-or-Flight Response: Everything You Need to Know
Our fight-or-flight response has been shaped by millions of years of evolution over countless generations. It served us well for most of that time, readying [...]
7 Best Grounding Tools and Techniques to Manage Anxiety
Sweaty palms, racing heart, and erratic thoughts – feeling anxious can be debilitating and overwhelming. Once we recognize the experience and when it happens, we [...]
12+ Breathing Exercises for Managing Anxiety (Incl. PDF)
Breathing is more than a physical requirement to live. It is also foundational to spiritual, mental, and emotional aspects of life. Hindus call it prana, [...]