Brilliant Sanity
The basic premise or root teaching of contemplative psychotherapy is brilliant sanity: at the most fundamental level, we are basically awake and unconfused. Developing trust in this innate wisdom is the path of recovery and building a life worth living. Brilliant sanity is not something that needs to be created or obtained, but rather is an already-present reality in our …
MBTI Personality Types
Who are you, anyhow? The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator is a popular personality test that can help you understand yourself and other people better. It’s based on Carl Jung’s ideas about introverts and extroverts, and the four functions of thinking, sensing, feeling, and intuiting. Free online test The OEJTS is a free online test that will tell you what your type …
Finding Balance: Benefits of Mindfulness in Treating Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder affects about 1% of the population1, so that means about 3.2 million people in the United States, and 74 million worldwide. People with a bipolar diagnosis often struggle with major depression, mania and hypomania, and difficulty keeping their life on track. My doctoral research focuses on how people with bipolar disorder use mindfulness skills to stabilize their moods, …