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Renewing Your Relationship
It may surprise you that the conflict itself is usually not the problem. Conflict is an important part of all relationships and can actually
Austin Mindfulness Center
Feb 9, 20154 min read
How to Argue Mindfully
Might that feel vulnerable? Absolutely. But without vulnerability, you can’t have real intimacy.
Austin Mindfulness Center
Nov 8, 20144 min read
How To Know If Your Child Needs Counseling
Parents often struggle with deciding what is normal behavior and when it’s time to ask for professional help for their child.
Austin Mindfulness Center
Oct 5, 20143 min read
Start Where You Are
Goals are a good thing to have, but it is a far better strategy to connect with values first.
Austin Mindfulness Center
Jul 27, 20142 min read
Beat the Heat With Mindfulness
So instead of moving away from the blistering heat, I move toward the things that nourish me.
Austin Mindfulness Center
Jul 18, 20143 min read
When Things Disappear, A Father's Lesson in Mindfulness
If you get to Kerby Lane Café early enough on a Saturday morning, the time of day when you wait not necessarily for a table, but for an...
Austin Mindfulness Center
Jun 11, 20144 min read
The 3 Deadly P's: Perfectionism, Procrastination, and People Pleasing
Written by Stephanie Trueblood, LPC-Intern Ok, so maybe perfectionism, procrastination, and people-pleasing aren’t actually deadly, but...
Austin Mindfulness Center
May 30, 20144 min read
How Therapy Affects Your Brain
Written by Jiovann Carrasco, LPC-S What does therapy actually do? How does it work? Does anyone really ever change? The field of...
Austin Mindfulness Center
May 19, 20143 min read
Mothering Mindfully
Written byJulie Hassler, LPC-Intern As Mother’s Day quickly approaches, it’s important to take a moment and appreciate the women in our...
Austin Mindfulness Center
May 7, 20143 min read
Making Friends With Uncertainty
Written by Stephanie Trueblood, LPC-Intern The total agony of not knowing the future, not knowing if it really will be ok, and not...
Austin Mindfulness Center
Apr 23, 20143 min read
You aren't stuck in traffic. You are traffic.
Written by Jiovann Carrasco, LPC-S Shortly after moving to a new part of town, I found myself in one of two left turning lanes going...
Austin Mindfulness Center
Apr 15, 20143 min read
What Other People Think
Written by Jiovann Carrasco, LPC-S Worrying about what others think limits you. How has worrying about what someone else might think kept...
Austin Mindfulness Center
Feb 20, 20143 min read
Mindfulness and Emotional Regulation
Written by Jondell Lafont, LPC-Intern Regulating our emotions and expressing them in a healthy and effective way can be challenging. Many...
Austin Mindfulness Center
Sep 25, 20133 min read
Does Mindfulness Work for Kids?
Written by Stephanie Trueblood, LPC-Intern Some of us may think of mindfulness as being too abstract or serious for kids and teens to...
Austin Mindfulness Center
Sep 12, 20132 min read
The Mindfulness Nazi
Written byJiovann Carrasco, LPC-S Mindfulness is the non-judgmental, focused attention to one’s mental, emotional and /or physical...
Austin Mindfulness Center
Jul 28, 20133 min read
Embracing Ambiguity
Written byJiovann Carrasco, LPC-S Human suffering happens under two main conditions: when things are bad, and when things might be bad....
Austin Mindfulness Center
May 28, 20132 min read
Say Yes to Your Pain
Written by Jiovann Carrasco, LPC-S In many ways our culture is repressed and fearful. Pain is viewed as something to be avoided at all...
Austin Mindfulness Center
Mar 4, 20132 min read
Meditation for the Hip Hop Generation
Written by Brentom Jackson, RYT, LPC-Intern Whether you like it or not your son or daughter probably loves hip-hop. Whether that takes...
Austin Mindfulness Center
Feb 20, 20133 min read
Values
Written by Jondell Lafont, LPC-Intern At the Austin Mindfulness Center, we use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy(ACT), in which values...
Austin Mindfulness Center
Feb 5, 20132 min read
Mindfully Surviving the Holidays
Written byJondell Lafont December is famous for being one of the busiest months of the year, if not the busiest month. With the holidays...
Austin Mindfulness Center
Dec 18, 20122 min read
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