In this year 2024, May was marked by the floods that took the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Thousands of people lost their homes, several of them could not yet return, people and animals lost their lives. All who were in hit cities were directly or indirectly impacts. It is an unprecedented catastrophe in our history. How are you being impact on this?...
May 28, 2024
pain… There is no other word that can try to define what the people in RS are felt after the catastrophe occurred… Many lost lives, others have lost their homes, their structures…...
May 08, 2024In this video I bring a brief reflection on our relationship with food and how contextual therapies can help us think about the theme....
May 02, 2024These days I felt alone, it was one of those days when I was so tired that the last thing I wanted was to socialize. My social battery was exhausted and I knew that calling someone to talk or leave would just make me more worn, and I couldn't be truly present with the person. So I decided to be alone. In this, I realized that even unintentionally, I have the impulse to try to fix loneliness “Isn't it good to call someone? So let's read a book, let's see a series. ” I noticed that I was constantly looking for something to distract me from that feeling. I realized, with some sadness, that I actively tried to be open to the experience of connecting with other people, but I was not open to feeling the loneliness that seemed unpleasant. So I set out to look at her. ...
April 23, 2024Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) presents a series of assumptions that serve as foundations for their therapeutic approach. An assumption in this context refers to an idea accepted as true without the need for direct empirical validation, which can substantiate beliefs, practices and theories in various contexts to which DBT is applied. These assumptions are applied to both individual clinical practice and skill training and teams of professionals who employ DBT....
April 16, 2024Today I bring a skill that I find super important to have a full life that is worth living that is radical acceptance. I hope you enjoy it and if you are interested, at the end of this post I put the link with more information about the training groups we have open at CEFI right now!...
April 10, 2024When a relationship goes to its end, a process is beginning full of emotional pain, nostalgia, fear, uncertainty and sadness; Becoming aware that this special being, with whom plans had been made for the future, no longer follows in history, and modifying the routine and everyday habits-without involving that person-becomes difficult and almost impossible to support. /P>...
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March 28, 2024In today's program, Dr. Mara Lins invites us to reflect on the phenomenon of 'Ghosting' and its implications on modern relationships. With its experience in psychology, Dr. Lins explores how 'ghosting', the act of abruptly ending a relationship by cutting all communication, can emotionally affect both who practices and who is the target of this practice....
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March 22, 2024