Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, or MBCT, helps people out of that gap. It combines traditional strategies of cognitive therapy with mindfulness practices. Cognitive therapy helps you change distorted thoughts; mindfulness, as we’ve mentioned, helps you change how you relate to your thoughts in the first place. MBCT is potent against that great threat to your telomeres, major depression. It’s been shown to be as effective as an antidepressant.
