Zindel Segal
@zindelsegal
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Distinguished Professor of Psychology in Mood Disorders @UTSC, co-founder of MBCT, helping people with mood disorders through mindfulness based care
Toronto, Ontario
Joined November 2020
Thank you @DrRachelHandley for the opportunity to discuss, among other things, how goal oriented CBT can sit alongside the allowing/letting be focus in MBCT. https://t.co/OqBSqsG6MC
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Mindfulness seems to be a bit better than value refleciton for improving decentering, but both work better than just checking in daily on mood and stress levels. Really amazing work by @yiyi_wang75 , please feel free to check it out!
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After munching on brief posts about mindfulness and clinical care, why not join me for a deeper dive into the topic - a 2 day MBCT workshop. I hope we get the chance to learn together @cmbh4u. https://t.co/27Wraia4Ww
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Join the Centre for MindBody Health and Dr. Zindel Segal to explore Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression and Anxiety.
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Mark, John and I MBCT 30 Years On What a great moment https://t.co/hYp1vRAvBK sharing the stage with Mark and John - appreciating how MBCT has taken root and hoping that in the next 30 years more folks can benefit from what it has to offer.
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one that permitted engagement with depressive phenomena through a present focused, sensory attuned lens that asked less about change and more about encounter, at least initially.
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led to swifter reduction of depressive Sx and lower costs than continuing with UC alone. Becoming less reliant on conceptual thought, patients in the MBCT+UC group may have found a new way of knowing,
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MBCT Is More Than Just Talk Two ways of knowing - a familiar MBCT watchword - was ingeniously studied in a trial of patients who didn't respond to standard talk therapies for depression. Sequencing to MBCT + Usual Care
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Our findings show that mindfulness-based treatment can be beneficial after non-remission from major depressive disorder following psychological, stepped care treatments. Together with evidence from...
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Sense foraging might be the fastest way to get out of your head and into the present. 1. Pause and sense. If you're feeling stuck in your head, pause and focus on what you see, smell, hear, or feel. 2. Shift your brain state. This quiets the default mode network (where
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🚨 New preprint! 🚨 Inform and Do No Harm: A Novel Approach to Reduce Negative Effects of Mental Health Awareness My student Dasha Sandra tackled growing concerns about false self-diagnosis following awareness efforts and found a promising solution. Thread /1 With @zindelsegal
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The Reality of How People Practice Mindfulness 30 Years Since MBCT Was Launched https://t.co/4soL3xhsmM
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More on the interplay between habit and sensation in depression by @NormanFarb and Liliana Wu - cortical atrophy may not be the only risk marker for relapse.
What if more gray matter 🧠isn’t always better? Our latest study of depression vulnerability with @zindelsegal and starring PhD student Liliana Wu challenges traditional views of of MDD always being associated with brain atrophy. 👉 Read more:
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Can #SenseForaging help turn back your Death Clock, adding more time to your lifespan? Listen in as @NormanFarb, @brentfranson and I dive into this question. Is it moments lived or moments lived more fully?
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MBCT 30 Years On Join Mark Williams, John Teasdale and me for a rare opportunity to reflect, connect and celebrate 30 years of MBCT’s contributions to clinical care and population wellness. https://t.co/8rpk1JEvGA
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@normanfarb reported that somatosensory deactivation was associated with a hazard ratio of .04 for recurrence of unipolar depression in recovered patients.
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A prospective study of neural biomarkers of relapse in remitted depressed patients. Assessed neural response to dysphoric mood-induction before and after psychotherapy. Relapse over a 2-year follow...
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If sustaining sensory networks via hearing aids, cataract surgery and dancing may prevent dementia, then #SenseForaging offers a proximal and scalable of working towards the same goal.
It’s becoming increasingly clear that more than 50% of dementia and late-onset Alzheimer’s cases are preventable. One of the best ways to reduce your risk is to keep your senses strong. In this clip, Dr. Tommy Wood (@DrRagnar) and I dive into how sensory loss—whether it’s
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Super cool link between breathing control and arousal!
Science Breathing control center neurons that promote arousal in mice https://t.co/ly0GJ96pr1
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@zindelsegal guides us to explore and familiarize ourselves with wandering thoughts. 💠https://t.co/x1royK7bUi
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Mind wandering—thoughts, planning, daydreams—is simply what minds do. Here’s how to accept your wandering mind, rather than treat it like a mistake or a failure.
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Better You in 2025😃 Norman Farb @NormanFarb Zindel Segal @zindelsegal Available through our library at https://t.co/Lsq8DvKxtF
#SelfHelpBooks #SelfLove #Betteryou
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@NormanFarb and I discuss how the inherent chaos and receptivity of #SenseForaging may accomplish the same thing and in far more accessible ways.
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Health & Fitness Podcast · Updated Weekly · Learn from the best! Hear insights, experiences and expertise from thought leaders, authors, psychologists, neuroscientists, nutritionists, mindfulness...
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60 years ago the suggestion that unstructured sensory experiences could be used to disrupt rigid mental routines would probably have navigated Freudian territory - Id/Super Ego conflicts. For another view…
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