Katie Couric Show
How To Achieve Mindfulness
Taking a break from the hustle, bustle and stress of everyday life is more important than ever. So what is mindfulness and how can we achieve it? Two experts weigh in. Plus, learn how to meditate the right way.
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Do coronavirus concerns keep you up at night? Try practicing mindfulness
Stress over the coronavirus outbreak is giving many people restless nights. But even a simple change to your bedtime routine could help you fall asleep easier.
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Parent alienation: How the divorce tug-of-war harms children
Dr. Donna Rockwell is a clinical psychologist who said she sees parental alienation in the cases she handles at work.
Good Housekeeping
Why are we so obsessed with the royal family?
There’s something to be said about the royals’ ability to make us feel like we’re part of one big happy family - especially given the current political climate - believes Dr Donna Rockwell, a clinical psychologist who specialises in fame and celebrity.
The Hollywood Reporter
Julie Chen and Hollywood Power Spouses Speak Out: “Being a Trophy Wife Is an Antiquated Trope”
Continuing to work is an emotional need, says clinical psychologist Donna Rockwell, who specializes in celebrity mental health. “One thing about being the spouse of a high-powered person is you deal with some level of being in the shadow,” she says.
Glamour
There May Be a Very Logical Reason We're All So Obsessed With the Royal Family Right Now
“It's comforting to see a structure where that structure seems to create a semblance of order," Rockwell told me. "So in the same way, I think that when an adult is feeling a sense of inner chaos, it's comforting, even neurologically speaking, to be able to observe something of structure.”
Publications and Speaking Appearances
Publication Feature: The Changing Faces of Therapy: Evolving Perspectives in Clinical Practice and Assessment
Ron Valle, Ed
Mindfulness as Therapy: How Buddhist psychology contributes to enhancing therapist efficacy and client outcomes, in The Changing Faces of Therapy: Evolving perspectives in clinical practice and assessment (Ron Valle, Ed.), San Francisco, CA: Argosy University.
APA Convention Presentation
Mindfulness in Clinical Psychology Training, Psychotherapy Practice, and Daily Life
Skill-building Session to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association in Toronto, Canada.
San Francisco State University Presentation: Cultivating Mindfulness, Self-Compassion, and Character Strengths
If I Only Had the Nerve: Mindfulness and Courage in Psychotherapy: Implications and Applications
For thousands of years the art of contemplative practice has been used to explore the nature of mind and its potential. Today the emerging science of contemplative practice promises to shed new light on these essential human questions.
Online Articles
Huffington Post
Mindfulness in Everyday Life -- So You Want to Be Famous? What You Need to Know About Celebrity
The negatives of being famous are hardly ever discussed in the media in favor of coverage emphasizing the excessively lavish celebrity lifestyle, giving us a glimpse inside a world beyond our reach.
Huffington Post
Celebrity Worship And The American Mind
We, as the viewing audience, are drawn to celebrities and famous people in ways we are not even aware. Within the lives of the celebrated lie the hopes and dreams of the rest of us.
Huffington Post
No Talking, No Reading, No Writing, No Media: How 7 Days of Silence Can Change Everything
I just finished my first seven-day silent retreat. That means I didn't speak for seven days. Can you imagine? Not a word. It was difficult, for sure, but I was not alone. There were over 40 other people there, too, spending the week in complete silence.