Neuroscientists from UCLA recently discovered that people who practise mindfulness techniques experience negative emotions less intensely than those who do not. They found that by ‘labeling’ these emotions and thereby becoming more aware of them, the intensity was significantly reduced.

Greater tolerance to distress and anxiety can be mastered over time using just a few simple steps.

Acceptance may also be about the subtle shifts in the way we frame events. We can’t change the events themselves, but we can watch how we talk about them inwardly and the language we use. For example, instead of saying, “I completely failed my course and wasted my money. I’m such an idiot for not working harder,” you could say, “I made a mistake an