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Why Does Your Brain Resist Change? By Susan George

Wanting to change is rarely the hard part. Sticking with it is. New habits, new routines, even good ones, tend to meet resistance from somewhere deep and automatic — and that resistance has more to do with wiring than willpower. Why Does Your Brain Resist Change? The brain is designed to keep people safe because it is biologically wired to prioritise survival...

By management@ndpsych.com.auMental Wellbeing#BrainBehaviourChange, #BrainAndChange, #HabitChange, #BuildingNewHabits, #BrainHabits, #WhyChangeisHard, #BrainHealth, healthyhabits, mentalhealth, Change, Psychology

The Paradox of Acceptance

Many of us cringe when told we need to accept things as they are. To understand what acceptance is, it’s sometimes easier to learn what it is Not. Acceptance is NOT agreeing, nor forgetting, nor judging or forgiving. It’s a profound practice that can change how you relate to the world and to yourself. Radical Acceptance – doesn’t mean you don’t try to change...

By Chandra Shekhar PandeyNews, Anxiety, Mental WellbeingUncomfortable, Acceptance, Radical Acceptance, DBT, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Intense negative emotions, Suffering, Distress Tolerance, Change, Self-blame, Struggling, Anxiety, Mindfulness

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