Kweku’s Korner

By Dr. Kweku Akyirefi Amoasi

Kweku Akyirefi Amoasi, formerly known as Ramel Smith

In our small series on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), we discuss therapeutic ways to deal with past experiences (acceptance) and the resulting continual dysfunctional thoughts (cognitive diffusion) that keep us in a state of distress. After we capture and reframe the negative and/or untrue subconscious thoughts, we are ready to engage in the next phase of Being Present. How do we not be paralyzed by the pains of the past or the fears of the future? We live in the moment, the gift of the present.

We hear buzzwords like mindfulness and meditation, but they are more than buzzwords. To be mindful is to be intentional in our thought process. We will no longer let those trauma triggers

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