By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “a lot of the work is about learning to make peace with our imperfections. Because we’re going to do things that are going to land our kids in therapy, we’re gonna do things that hurt our kids. We can beat ourselves up. But if, instead, we were […]
By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Many participants said that as time went on, the benefits of MBCT permeated their whole life. ‘Through relating mindfully to their own experiences and to others, they were feeling more confident and were engaging with an increased range of social activity and involvement’.” – Emily Nauman Depression […]
By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Self-deprecating comedians and complainers wear their neuroticism as a badge of honor. In truth, the negatively biased are more prone to depression, anxiety, self-consciousness and hypochondria, to name just a few behavioral tripwires. Neuroticism is no fun for anyone.” – Psychology Today We often speak of people […]
By John M. de Castro, Ph.D. “Skeptics, of course, may ask what good are a few brain changes if the psychological effects aren’t simultaneously being illustrated? Luckily, there’s good evidence for those as well, with studies reporting that meditation helps relieve our subjective levels of anxiety and depression, and improve attention, concentration, and […]
Depression is epidemic. It’s been estimated to affect one in ten Americans at one point or another. Eleven percent of adolescents in the United States experience a depressive episode before the age of 18. If that isn’t bad enough somewhere up to 15% of those who are clinically depressed die by suicide. The most common […]