Tag: depression
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2026 Monthly and Weekly Planner With Mindful Compassion Record
I am happy to announce that the 2026 version of Monthly Planner with Sleep Quality/ Mood tracker and Weekly Planner with Mindful Compassion Practice Record is now ready. It is available for free download but any support is appreciated if you find the resources helpful. Monthly Planner with Sleep Quality and Mood TrackerFrom Oct 2025…
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Understanding Anxiety’s Impact on Daily Life
Anyone who had experiences living with anxiety issues would be able to testify that anxiety and fear driven coping behaviours could make lives more difficult than it already is. In psychology, we call these the “unintended consequences” of fight-or-flight coping when our decision making process is dominated by the threat system. Excessive checking in response…
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Understanding Anxiety Through Compassion Focused Therapy
From a Compassion Focused Therapy perspective, our anxious self is part of the threat system functioning that strive to protect us from physical and social threat. It is most often triggered by unknown, uncertainties or reminders of negative past experiences. Sometimes, people struggling with anxiety might ruminate about events or become paralyzed with worries that…
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Building Self-Compassion to Fight Depression
Depressive episodes could sometimes be experienced as an inner voice that keeps beating us up and criticizing our every moves. It can come in the form of self-attacking acts when we have difficulties feeling safe socially and internally. We might be concerned with others’ thoughts and feelings about us – for example, disapproval, blame, judgment…
Compassionate Living Psychology 