In the grand scheme of therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is new on the scene. Often mistaken for coming from the Buddhist tradition, ACT is actually based on the modern science of ...

Here’s a lesson they don’t teach in school: Learn to let go, then even what appears to be failure can lead to success. As the famous inventor Thomas Edison once said: “I have not failed. I’ve just ...

Many people view aging with aversion, seeing it as something to fight rather than a natural part of life. Philosopher Simone de Beauvoir suggests old age is to be contrasted with life, not death.

We asked therapists and researchers for the best books on learning to let go. By Hope Reese Mollie Candib, a therapist in New York City, was seeing a client who was under enormous stress. He was an ...

My daughter is 19 and I still feel like time went too fast. It's her last year at home before she moves away and starts her own adult life. Letting go of her while staying connected is my new ...

Maria Popova, creator of the Marginalian once said, “We live in a culture that dreads the entropic inevitability of growing older, treats disease to be cured with potions and regimens, anesthetizes it ...

I have learned that the greatest trial as a mother is to be able to pull away from what is not in my control and fully surrender to life as it unfolds. It is not an easy task, but as I observe my ...