6. Finding acceptance and beauty in the harsh places - Vic Hathaway

ACT - Acceptance and Commitment Therapy - can helps us unhook from negative thought patterns and expand our focus, when we are in distress or when grief seems all consuming. 

Vic Hathaway is a NZAC therapist based in Auckland, New Zealand. She offers in person and online sessions. You can contact Vic Hathaway through her website https://vichathaway.com/ 

Her poem "Small Beauties" which we mentioned in this episode is available here https://underyourwings.wordpress.com/2020/07/28/small-beauty/

For those interested in exploring some of the grounding exercises Vic suggested, check out this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7zAseaIyFA&fbclid=IwAR3vUI-Ms-zUCRzHzgw_GVTZjOySvP6MiLHT6YCqcruD6_bPkgo25YkykAo

And here is the Serenity prayer we couldn't get right 😊

"God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference. ... Father, give us courage to change what must be altered, serenity to accept what cannot be helped, and the insight to know the one from the other."

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