In the grand scheme of therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is new on the scene. Often mistaken for coming from the Buddhist tradition, ACT is actually based on the modern science of ...

Some people age with grace and humor, even when life becomes difficult. Others seem to battle every change as if it were a ...

Here’s a lesson they don’t teach in school: Learn to let go, then even what appears to be failure can lead to success. As the famous inventor Thomas Edison once said: “I have not failed. I’ve just ...

Almost three decades ago, self-help author Melody Beattie wrote a book called “The Language of Letting Go.” It’s a topic I’ve written about extensively, so if I seem like a broken record in going back ...

I have learned that the greatest trial as a mother is to be able to pull away from what is not in my control and fully surrender to life as it unfolds. It is not an easy task, but as I observe my ...