For this week’s blog post, we take a look at a research article published in the Wiley Online Library called MINDFULNESS AND EMOTION REGULATION IN DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY: COMMON AND DISTINCT MECHANISMS OF ACTION. I’m not certain why it needed to be in all caps, but aside from that and a very technical (not-so-user-friendly) appearance, this article appears to be very current, relevant, authoritative, and accurate. Probably the most difficult piece of handling this information is the technical “jargon” that reads more like legislature than it does an article. That being said, there is some real merit to having this article in my toolbox for the upcoming research assignment. The article actually explains the mechanisms of Mindfulness and what exactly makes it so powerful. For background, Mindfulness is becoming widely accepted and almost buzzword-like in the sphere of psychology, but no one (until now) has really tried to grapple with what makes it tick. I’m glad these authors took on the challenge – there is some really interesting information here!