by Carla Naumburg | Apr 6, 2016 | Psychology Today
Breathing is getting a lot of attention lately, and I know it’s beginning to sound trite. But there’s a reason we mindfulness folk keep beating this particular drum: It works. Here’s why. First, just merely remembering to breathe requires us to...
by Carla Naumburg | Oct 15, 2014 | Psychology Today
In my mind, meditation was for hippies who didn’t have their shit together and mindfulness was just a fancy word for reformed hippies who barely had their shit together. I was happy to spend an hour each week in the confines of a therapy office, but meditation was an...
by Carla Naumburg | Oct 2, 2014 | Psychology Today
Here’s how the conversation usually goes: “So, what do you do?” “I’m a social worker.” “What kind of social work do you do?” “I’m not in clinical practice right now. I’m actually writing.” “Oh! What are you writing?” “Well, I’ve got a book coming out.” “That’s great!...