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Stoicism in a Time of Pandemic: How Marcus Aurelius Can Help

By Donald Robertson — 2020

The Meditations, by a Roman emperor who died in a plague named after him, has much to say about how to face fear, pain, anxiety and loss.

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How to Cultivate Equanimity Regardless of Your Circumstances

A calm mind and even temper can help make peace with life’s difficulties.

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Toni Bernhard
2011
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How Does Mindfulness Differ from Cognitive Behavior Therapy?

In traditional cognitive behavior therapy, you are taught to try to answer back to negative thoughts. This can be challenging because if you have been depressed for a long time you tend to believe the negative thoughts. With mindfulness, you learn a different approach.

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Stuart J. Eisendrath MD
2020
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Should You Be Grateful for the Hardest Thing in Your Life?

One trait of highly successful people is having a positive outlook on life, always moving forward, always learning – especially when it’s hard. We’re not typically grateful for the “worst” things in our lives. If we want to have a growth mindset, we should be.

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Scott Shute
2017
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What Is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?

Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on changing the automatic negative thoughts that can contribute to and worsen emotional difficulties, depression, and anxiety. These spontaneous negative thoughts have a detrimental influence on mood.

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Kendra Cherry
2020
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‘I Realized I Don’t Have to Believe My Thoughts’

Our mindfulness practice is not about vanquishing our thoughts. It’s about becoming aware of the process of thinking so that we are not in a trance—lost inside our thoughts.

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Tara Brach
2014
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