Author: nasbartlett

I'm a psychotherapist with 20+ years of working with different issues. The key areas I work with are DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, CHRONIC PAIN and COMPLEX TRAUMA. I also have a considerable amount of experience working with adults who are NEURODIVERGENT .
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How can we help ourselves when we’re struggling and there are no simple answers?

  Whatever is going on right now... What’s happening? Give yourself a moment to acknowledge that you’re struggling right now. See if you can notice what you’re feeling in your body; any tightness or breath-holding. Are you aware of any particular thoughts and feelings about the current situation? Maybe some of these are familiar to …

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The Metaphysics of Mindfulness

The Metaphysics of Mindfulness - a response to the Sahanika Ratnayake’s article, The Problem of Mindfulness (Aeon - 25th July 2019) by Neill Bartlett In her article entitled The Problem of Mindfulness, Sahanika Ratnayake makes some observations and criticisms of mindfulness practices and, importantly, of the claims made for mindfulness by some of its teachers. …

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