Reflections on the present moment: a personal journey
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February 04, 2025
Current Themes
Self Monitoring: Control or consciousness?
The invitation here is to notice our behaviors with perspective. A simple careful observation between “made x did not” whatever the action we want to compromise is already a significant change....
February 03, 2025Time: A valuable gift
I went to a medical graduation last weekend when one of the celebrants said that the most precious good we have, more precious than health than knowledge, is time. We all want to have more time, time to do, talk, connect, love. Even he commented that patients often accept to live with the disease, even though it is a serious and incurable disease, as long as they can have more time to live with people who love and do what is important to them....
January 15, 2025New Year, Love and the Eternity of HERE AND NOW
The New Year comes with the intention of renewal, a fresh breeze that brings with it the promise of restarts. It is a magical moment, when the invisible line between past and future seems to dissolve, leaving us in the present-this meeting point between what was and what will still be. However, in the impetus of projecting dreams and expectations for what comes, we often forget the most precious invitation that life makes us: Living the now....
January 07, 2025Radical acceptance and the emotions of the end of the year
The end of the year usually brings a whirlwind of emotions. Joy and celebration often mix feelings of longing, frustration and anguish. For many, it is a time of reconnection with dear people; For others, it can evoke difficult memories, losses or expectations not met. In this context, the ability of DBT (dialectical behavioral therapy) of radical acceptance, can be a great ally....
December 18, 2024Radical opening and anaïs nin
I'm preparing to contribute to the first radical opening dialectical behavioral therapy training seminar, or Rodbt, given in the Brazilian territory (our friends of Rodbt Brazil contributed to Thomas Lynch to capture his online course - but the first course In fact given here it will be in CEFI!...
December 03, 2024Reflections and goals: a look at the values
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November 20, 2024Comprising dialectical behavioral therapy through Stranger Things
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November 12, 2024About aging…
In recent times I have had very significant conversations with friends, family members, work partners about aging… as I approach 60 years and having people dear in this track has taken me to this place, recognizing what really matters in mine Life and how I want to live my last years as a healthy, independent and autonomous woman....
October 15, 2024Suffering in marital relations and integrative behavioral therapy of couples (IBCT)
Suffering in a marital relationship can arise for several reasons, involving emotional, psychological and even physical aspects. This suffering is often linked to communication difficulties, lack of connection and intimacy, very intense negative emotional reactions or even constant fights and conflicts. To better understand this situation, let's imagine the story of the fictional couple Bruna and Luan....
September 25, 2024