An article by Tammy Lea McKaskle (Maiden Name)
So, What Do You Mean by “Acceptance?”
Etymologically, acceptance is to take what is offered. In a therapeutic setting, it is the active nonjudgmental embracing of experience in the here-and-now. It is unconditional friendliness, and the metaphorical reminder that under any circumstance a good friend is someone who sticks around. In acceptance, we take what arises, just as it is, and with friendliness we embrace… continue reading
Also, check out this article from 2020 at Voyage Denver
Websites for Online Meditations and Teachings
- Live Mindfully – A Chicago-based blog that encourages practice and being in the here-and-now
- Dharma Ocean – Guided meditations and teachings from a center devoted to the teachings of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, the founder of Naropa University
- Shambhala Meditation Center – Center in Boulder, also founded by Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, that offers mindfulness-based teachings and practices
Recommended Books
Start where you are: A guide to compassionate living by P. Chödrön
There is nothing wrong with you: Going beyond self-hate by C. Huber
The Gift of Fear: And Other Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence by G. De Becker
On My Own: The Art of Being a Woman Alone by F. Falk
Waking the tiger: Healing trauma by P. A. Levine
The willpower instinct: How self-control works, why it matters, and what you can do to get more of it by K. McGonigal
Mind beyond death by D. Ponlop
The Complex PTSD Workbook: A Mind-Body Approach to Regaining Emotional Control and Becoming Whole by A. Schwartz
Mindsight: The new science of personal transformation by D. J. Siegel
What really helps: Using mindfulness and compassionate presence to help, support, and encourage others by K. K. Wegela
