Compassion & Accountability Belong Hand in Hand
Mental Health, Emotional Wellness Samantha Roundy, CSW Mental Health, Emotional Wellness Samantha Roundy, CSW

Compassion & Accountability Belong Hand in Hand

A common narrative I hear from clients is that to improve, learn, or experience self-growth, we must be critical and brutally honest with ourselves. We are often taught that if we fail, we need to be tougher on ourselves, and that tough love and criticism are what push us to improve and grow. As a therapist, all I have seen these ideas do is cause harm, and I think it is time we talk about it.

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Embracing Radical Acceptance: A Path to Inner Peace
Mental Health, Emotional Health Rachel Rose, LMFT Mental Health, Emotional Health Rachel Rose, LMFT

Embracing Radical Acceptance: A Path to Inner Peace

Radical acceptance is both a concept and skill that involves acknowledging and embracing reality as it is, even when the reality is difficult or painful. Radical acceptance is a concept utilized in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) as a distress tolerance skill. Understanding and implementing this skill does not mean that we approve of the blunt reality - we may hate it! What it means is that we are willing to lean in to the blunt reality in order to allow ourselves to more quickly and resiliently move on to focus our internal and external resources towards more values-consistent behaviors.

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