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“Step on a crack, and you break your mother’s back.” We’ve probably all heard this before, and maybe even avoided stepping on cracks when we first heard this as children for fear of being responsible for such a significant consequence. Having weird, random thoughts about overresponsibility, or superstitious beliefs is common enough, especially in childhoodRead more

              All of us have weird or unwanted thoughts at times, but what if your mind got stuck on certain thoughts or images?  And no matter what you did it replayed them over and over again.  And what if along with these thoughts or images came intense feelings ofRead more

Dr. Lance Hawley is a clinical psychologist who offers Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Behavior Therapy (MBCT) group treatment at CBT associates. He is the co-director of training at Sunnybrook Hospital, an assistant professor at the University of Toronto, and associate graduate faculty with the University of Toronto, Scarborough.  What is your personal relationship to or connection with mindfulness?Read more