Courtney Wells, PhD: The Power of Naming

Brandon Gimbel and Courtney Wells discuss how naming internal experiences creates psychological distance, reduces threat, and restores a sense of agency.

“Being able to name something that you’re experiencing internally already does the beginning acts of defusion.”

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