My interest in the concept of mindfulness began during graduate school, but I did not understand much about it or recognize its benefits until a few years later. I struggled in 2018 after my brother and I had to decide to remove our father from...
I’ve spent a surprising amount of time trying to find ways to avoid using the word “mindfulness,” which is a strange and difficult position to be in as I am the owner of a practice with the word in its name. Many of the clinicians...
When I first took over ownership of Chicago Mindful Psychotherapy, there had been a monthly blog post written by the previous owner. I inherited this responsibility and, for the first few months, I put it off until the last minute and threw something together. Eventually...
If you're reading this, you have survived 2020 and that in and of itself is a reason to be proud of yourself. Without a doubt, 2020 was a difficult year filled with sadness, fear, anxiety, and so many other emotions brought about by so...
In light of the recent renewed focus on systemic racism and police violence, I had hoped to write a post about applying mindfulness to the fight for justice, and specifically to addressing implicit bias. After struggling for a while, it occurred to me that there...
Our culture’s obsession with progress is often a very useful thing. It can be helpful to identify a way to grow, work toward that growth, and then enjoy the benefits of growth as they come to us. Problems can arise, however, when we jump from...
A lot is being asked of us right now. A lot is being asked of healthcare workers who are risking their own health and safety to contribute to the health and safety of patients. A lot is being asked of civil servants who are tasked...