Uploaded December 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Surviving the holiday season is difficult for so many different reasons: capitalism up in your face, loneliness or lack of social support, battling deep rooted emotional pain that makes the festive music, bright lights, and smiling faces impossible to digest. My challenge to you this holiday season is to ask yourself what you most want to be about so that you can brighten your corner.
Get your free acceptance and commitment therapy self-help ebook to help you get through the holidays:
eepurl.com/c9X9jn
Resources to get help:
psychologytoday.com
ourrelationship.com
contextualscience.org/civicrm/profile?gid=17&reset=1&force=1
Don't be afraid to google: "resources for mental health" to find results local to you. Getting help might feel impossible, reaching out might be the only act of courage you need right now to help you make it through.
All things TZSW:
fb.me/thezensocialworker
instagram.com/zensocialworker
twitter.com/zensocialworker
thezensocialworker.ca
The ACT Deck is 55 brief acceptance and commitment therapy practices you can do right away to let go of negative thoughts and live in the present moment (stocking stuffer anyone!?):
amzn.to/2zSpR6u
The ACT Approach is for professionals who want to learn how to do acceptance and commitment therapy, this new and very effective form of CBT:
amzn.to/2B77OrJ
*Disclaimer
1. Conflict of interest: I am an author, I will link to my own books and paid resources as well as use affiliate links. I promise to tell you in videos when I'm being paid (if ever) to advertise during a video.
2. Self help: This channel provides accurate and authoritative information, it is not a substitute for psychotherapy and does not count as a social work service. If you are in need of help, seek out professional services from a licensed healthcare professional.
3. Community: Although this work is my own, I am inspired and supported by a group of clinicians and researchers under the banner of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science.
Surviving the holiday season is difficult for so many different reasons: capitalism up in your face, loneliness or lack of social support, battling deep rooted emotional pain that makes the festive music, bright lights, and smiling faces impossible to digest. My challenge to you this holiday season is to ask yourself what you most want to be about so that you can brighten your corner.
Get your free acceptance and commitment therapy self-help ebook to help you get through the holidays:
eepurl.com/c9X9jn
Resources to get help:
psychologytoday.com
ourrelationship.com
contextualscience.org/civicrm/profile?gid=17&reset=1&force=1
Don't be afraid to google: "resources for mental health" to find results local to you. Getting help might feel impossible, reaching out might be the only act of courage you need right now to help you make it through.
All things TZSW:
fb.me/thezensocialworker
instagram.com/zensocialworker
twitter.com/zensocialworker
thezensocialworker.ca
The ACT Deck is 55 brief acceptance and commitment therapy practices you can do right away to let go of negative thoughts and live in the present moment (stocking stuffer anyone!?):
amzn.to/2zSpR6u
The ACT Approach is for professionals who want to learn how to do acceptance and commitment therapy, this new and very effective form of CBT:
amzn.to/2B77OrJ
*Disclaimer
1. Conflict of interest: I am an author, I will link to my own books and paid resources as well as use affiliate links. I promise to tell you in videos when I'm being paid (if ever) to advertise during a video.
2. Self help: This channel provides accurate and authoritative information, it is not a substitute for psychotherapy and does not count as a social work service. If you are in need of help, seek out professional services from a licensed healthcare professional.
3. Community: Although this work is my own, I am inspired and supported by a group of clinicians and researchers under the banner of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science.
