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Ingredients for a healthy, happy, & satisfying life
Ingredients for a healthy, happy, & satisfying life

Self-Acceptance

Healthy people practice accepting themselves unconditionally, rather than rating themselves. They accept their attributes, positive or negative, and this doesnt waiver even on the bad days. They don't try to prove themselves to anyone.

Risk-Taking

Healthy people choose to take risks, even when they have some fears, because they want to pursue whatever it is they desire to do in life. They know life is an adventure, and risk-taking leads to achievement, satisfaction, and personal development…

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REBT, therapy, coaching, HappinessLindsay Havlicek BellREBT, REBC, albert ellisComment
What is Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)?
What is Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT)?

Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) is a highly effective, practical, action-oriented, and evidence-based form of psychotherapy developed by Albert Ellis in the 1950s.

Ellis was originally trained in psychoanalysis (think Freud). He was regarded as an outstanding psychoanalyst, but overtime, his faith in the practice deteriorated. He began to take a more active role in the process, and noticed his clients improved much more quickly than they previously had. Overtime, Ellis began focusing on changing people’s behaviors by confronting their irrational beliefs, and helping them adopt new healthy belief systems. He referred to this as being rational-emotive, and it truly was revolutionary in the field of psychology.

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coaching, therapy, REBTLindsay Havlicek Bellrebt, rational thinking, irrational beliefsComment