“I wonder why…”
Wonder Why Counseling was created out of a desire to help people approach themselves with curiosity. When we’re curious about ourselves, we start to move away from judgment and towards empathy. Our minds become a calmer, safer, more peaceful place for us to live.
The Wonder Why blog is another space for this - a space where it’s safe to ask questions and to not have all the answers. A place to pause and reflect, to learn, and to wonder why, exactly, it is that you struggle with the things you struggle with.
ACT: What’s up with all the acronyms?
By challenging us to accept that these experiences are a part of life, acknowledge that we have a choice to make, and commit to moving towards a more meaningful life, ACT can be an incredibly helpful framework to facilitate growth and change.
What’s radical acceptance?
“We need to accept our current reality, while at the same time understanding that it doesn’t necessarily predict our destiny. We need to accept that we’re struggling now - we don’t need to accept that we’ll struggle like this forever. We can’t know the future. We need to accept that some things are entirely out of our control - we don’t need to accept that NOTHING is within our control. That’s simply not true.”
How can I be more resilient?
“Resilience is a skill - and like any skill, it doesn’t develop overnight. As you identify ways to build your resiliency, try to give yourself credit for the areas where you shine. Acknowledge your wins, as small as they might seem.”
Why should I care about self-compassion?
“To state it another way, self-compassion is the ability to treat ourselves with kindness. It’s acknowledging all of our imperfections, our struggles, and our past mistakes, and still choosing to believe that we deserve good things in our lives. It’s also choosing to act on that belief to do kind things for ourselves.”