Adherence to a Mindfulness Intervention Assists in Preventing Alcoholism Relapse By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Thoughts and feelings, including urges to use substances or activities, are always temporary. Through mindfulness and its related practices (including meditation) it is possible to learn how to face uncomfortable, painful thoughts, feelings, and physical sensations, and let […]
Improve Borderline Personality Disorder with Dual Diagnosis with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “The pain, emotional instability and impulsive behavior of borderline personality disorder place these individuals at risk of drug or alcohol abuse.” – Foundation Recovery Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a very serious mental illness that is estimated to […]
Lower College Student Stress Levels and Increase Self-Compassion with a Mindfulness Mobile App By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “mindfulness intervention can help reduce distress levels in college students during a stressful exam week, as well as increase altruistic action in the form of donating to charity.” – AMRA In the modern […]
Improve Eating Behavior in Obese Cancer Survivors with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Mindful eating helps you distinguish between emotional and physical hunger. It also increases your awareness of food-related triggers and gives you the freedom to choose your response to them.” – Adda Bjarnadottir Eating is produced by two […]
Reduce Eating Disorders with Effective Coping and Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “For individuals suffering from an eating disorder, becoming mindful, or aware of the present moment, can help save individuals from the critical voices inside of their heads.” Around 30 million people in the United States of all ages […]
Improve Adolescent’s Self-Compassion and Reduce Emotional Eating with Mindful Parenting By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Interestingly, parents who simply had higher trait mindfulness did not see significantly better outcomes for their kids, suggesting that being mindful and being a mindful parent may be two different things.” – Jill Suttie Raising children, parenting, is […]
Reduce Eating with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Eating as mindfully as we do on retreat or in a mindfulness course is not realistic for many of us, especially with families, jobs, and the myriad distractions around us. . . So have some self-compassion, and consider formal mindful eating on retreat […]
Improve Eating Regulation and Emotions in the Obese with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Researchers are learning that teaching obese individuals mindful eating skills—like paying closer attention to their bodies’ hunger cues and learning to savor their food—can help them change unhealthy eating patterns and lose weight. And, unlike other forms […]
Reduce Emotional Eating with Mindfulness By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “It wasn’t until I began to eat mindfully that I realized why I was eating so much, and why it was so hard to change. I started to realize how much of a crutch food was for me, and how I used […]
Mindfulness Effects on Eating Disorders Depends on Ethnicity By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “The practice of mindful eating may be helpful to those struggling with eating disorders, such as bulimia, binge eating disorder and compulsive overeating. It is common for individuals with eating disorders to numb emotions through restricting, binging or choosing […]