What to do as a parent if spanking doesn’t work? By Benjamin Schoendorff The subject of spanking regularly comes back into popular consciousness seems that as soon as there is a discussion about the problem behaviours of kids and teens, folks start bemoaning laws...
Getting Out of Stuck Loops By Benjamin Schoendorff We are all born with the gift of an internal advanced autopilot system. It’s one of the most useful things because it helps us to learn to do things automatically, without much thought; like walking up the stairs or...
Stuck loops for two, the trap that threatens your intimate relationship By Benjamin Schoendorff If you’ve ever been in a romantic relationship, this pattern will be familiar to you. Your partner does something, say forget to call at the agreed time. This makes you...
What is psychological flexibility and why do we want to put it in the water supply? By Benjamin Schoendorff At the Contextual Psychology Institute, we are plotting to slip the essence of psychological flexibility into the water supply. Why would we want to do that,...
Prisoners of the Matrix By Benjamin Schoendorff In the famous movie, the Matrix, the Hero Neo discovers that, far from living his real life, he is a prisoner of the Matrix, a network of computers that feeds on humans’ life energy and traps them in a virtual world that...
Want meaningful work? By Benjamin Schoendorff We put our values in action in the workplace At the CPI, we believe our motto of putting your values in action shouldn’t just apply to the clients we train or consult with, but just as much to every member of our team....
