Monthly Archives: January 2008

Rational Living: REBT and CBT

Rational-Emotive Behavioral Therapy (REBT) and its cousin, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT) have been researched quite a bit. A REBT counselor and researcher in Britain, Jim Byrne, offers this research summary. Of particular interest are his “Summary Notes On REBT Research” in … Continue reading

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Mindfulness & Meditation

Although research is as of yet inconclusive about whether meditation is beneficial, it has been beneficial to me. Admittedly, this is somewhat pseudo-scientific, yet the idea that calming the mind can benefit us seems valid, therefore I am including mindfulness … Continue reading

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Focusing

Focusing is a humanistic, experiential approach, which may not pass most skeptics’ muster. I still include it here because I found it helpful (a rather experiential approach) even though I am not sure if the research on Focusing is very … Continue reading

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Meaning Making in Action

Based on my first real-world test of Eric Maisel’s call to make our own meaning, which I faced this morning triggered by the prospect of having to go back to work on Monday, here are steps for meaning creation with … Continue reading

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Man’s Search for Meaning

Victor Frankl’s book, Man’s Search for Meaning, is a classic little book on meaning, which was originally published in 1946. His development of logotherapy is woven throughout his tale of survival of numerous concentration camps during the later years of … Continue reading

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Not So Great Turning

I was excited when I started reading David Korten’s book “The Great Turning” because I agree with his assessment that we are currently at a crossroad: we either make some changes in the way we live soon or global warming … Continue reading

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