You’re right! This is a very pragmatic approach and I’m not bashing it.

It’s hard to articulate this properly, but if I’m bashing anything, it’s the empty corporate way that modern therapy has sometimes been co-opted by the self help industry.

“Oh your boss yells at you? Maybe try some mindfulness to let it go.”

It’s kinda sad because, from a personal experience, I’ve run into that wall where I fought the constant mindfulness battle, tried making my work stresses not bother me, knowing quitting and losing the income would be much worse, and that circle of crazy just never stopped.

But hey, it helped me hold on until I could quit, which was a practical move that seemed to solve a ton of my inner turmoil. :p