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If you're looking for ways to optimize your client sessions, consider joining the many thousands of therapists and life coaches worldwide who are learning acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). With a focus on mindfulness, client values, and a commitment to change, ACT is proven-effective in treating depression, anxiety, stress, addictions, eating disorders, schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder (BPD), and myriad other psychological issues. It's also a revolutionary new way to view the human condition.

If you treat children struggling with mental health conditions such as depression or anxiety, you know that approaches designed for adults do not work with younger clients. ACT for Treating Children presents skills grounded in evidence-based acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to help children regulate emotions and cope with the inevitable ups and downs of life, and is suitable for clinicians with no prior knowledge of or training in ACT, as well as seasoned ACT clinicians.

Picture-perfect storybook romances don't exist in real life. Couples fight. Feelings of love wax and wane through the years. So, how can you reignite passion and intimacy in your relationship, cultivate greater understanding and compassion between yourself and your partner, and bring the joy back to your love life? In this fully revised edition of ACT with Love, therapist and world-renowned ACT expert Russ Harris shows how developing psychological flexibility can help you and your partner strengthen your relationship.

As a source of hope and practical advice for BPD sufferers and those who love them, this new book by Dr. Jerold J. Kreisman and Hal Straus, best-selling authors of I Hate You, Don't Leave Me, offers proven techniques that help you: manage mood swings, develop lasting relationships, improve your self-esteem, keep negative thoughts at bay, control destructive impulses, understand your treatment options, and find professional help.

As a board-certified behavior analyst (BCBA), you work with a wide range of clients, particularly those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Some of these clients may not be verbal at all on one end of the spectrum, while some may have very advanced language skills on the other. For these clients and their families, you need a flexible and adaptable therapeutic framework to ensure the best behavior outcomes. Drawn from relational frame theory (RFT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) can help.

Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) offers a proven effective model rooted in cutting edge research for guiding the use of exposure therapy—one of the most effective treatments for anxiety-related disorders. This comprehensive book provides easy-to-implement guidance in utilizing ACT-informed exposure while remaining grounded in theory, so you can help your clients approach what they're afraid of in order to live their best lives.

Psychotherapist and spiritual counselor Nancy Colier offers the key to breaking free from the repetitive and obsessive thinking that is causing your stress, anxiety, worry, and unhappiness: Change your relationship with your thoughts. Using a powerful blend of mindfulness and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), you'll learn how to surrender your thinking mind, and end repetitive thinking, rumination, and self-criticism - freeing you up to discover a life of self-compassion, presence, peace, and joy.

Burnout is more widespread than ever before, and it's time to do something about it. Rooted in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), this book delves into the systemic, cultural, and economic contexts that contribute to burnout, and gives you the tools to exit the cycle. Exercises and reflection questions help you reconnect with your values to find what's really important, and disentangle yourself from unhelpful thought patterns. By engaging with your emotions rather than avoiding or suppressing them, ACT allows you to respond more effectively and become re-engaged in your own life again.

'Tallis writes with clarity and wit' Sebastian Faulks Science, technology and western liberal democracy have all had a dramatic impact on our quality of life. Compared to previous generations, we have unprecedented access to information, increased personal freedom, more material comforts and...

Act Our Age is where women 50 and over get real about building digital products from their decades of experience. Each episode features honest conversations with women from https://skool.com/secondact (The 2nd Act Community) who are proving that our best work doesn't have an expiration date. Meet real women sharing the messy middle, the breakthroughs, and the "I can't believe I'm actually doing this" moments. Whether they're creating courses, building communities, or publishing their advice, these women are turning what they know into income that matters to them and their future. Join us for ...

I’m your host, Dr. Kimberly Harpur—a former elite athlete, Sports Scientist, Chiropractor, real estate entrepreneur, healer, mother, and woman who has burned it all down… more than once!This is a space for women who feel like they have lost it all and need to find their second act.The ones who’ve faced loss, betrayal, breakdown & dissapointment—or simply woke up and thought: “This can’t be it.”Here, we talk transformation. The raw, the radiant, and the real.We reclaim our stories. We rise from the ashes.And we remember what was never lost: Our fire!So if you’re ready to be ...

ACT Mindfully è un podcast che approfondisce la potente relazione tra consapevolezza e psicoterapia. Ogni episodio scopre come le tecniche terapeutiche, basate sia su pratiche di meditazione che su principi psicologici, possono guidarci verso la scoperta di sé e la trasformazione. Attraverso conversazioni ponderate e approfondimenti pratici, questo podcast offre agli ascoltatori una comprensione più profonda dei processi in psicoterapia. Che tu sia un professionista, un appassionato di mindfulness o qualcuno che sta intraprendendo un percorso personale, lasciati guidare verso la scoperta!

Hi, I’m IzyaanI’ve always been drawn to the act of performance, the shifting moods, the quiet tension, the emotional ignition. There’s something powerful in how a story unfolds, how the mind responds, and how, sometimes, healing begins with a single line spoken out loud. As a playwright fascinated by the human body and mind, I’ve come to see that our responses fear, joy, grief, even courage are not just emotional, but biological. This podcast is where those two worlds meet. I explore how drama helps us express, react, and sometimes heal, not just through the stories we tell, but ...

Do you like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and feel like your keep missing the nail?Want to:- Get grounded in the foundation stones?- See contingencies?- Add context?- Be a functional contextualist? (and know what that means)This is a new podcast that seeks to excavate the roots of the contextual behavioral sciences, so that the fruit that us clinician deliver is as pristine as possible. It's a sequential experience that takes non-congenital behaviorists beyond the 6 core processes, and just saying "milk, milk, milk". Many of us that come to ACT/CBS don’t get past the razzle and dazzle......

Welcome to Deeply Functional—a podcast for clinicians who want to move beyond protocols and dive into the process. Hosted by ACT Peer-Reviewed Trainer and supervisor Todd Schmenk, this show unpacks the deeply functional principles behind psychological flexibility using Relational Frame Theory (RFT), Functional Contextualism (FC), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Each episode explores how these models can sharpen your case conceptualizations, refine your interventions, and increase the impact of your clinical work. Less theory for theory’s sake. More real-world application.

It only takes one Act of Courage to build a movement. Led by Founder, President and CEO, Jean Pierre-Louis, MPH, capracare is a global health nonprofit organization focusing on improving the health and well being of the people of Haiti. This podcast showcases the courageous stories of the ever growing community of changemakers, leaders, partners, advocates, and those who have joined forces with capracare to create better lives and opportunities for the people of Haiti, and globally.

There isn’t a person, place or thing out there that will free you from the unyielding lump in your stomach, the teetering between anxiety and depression. You must come to this understanding on your own. The great news is in each moment of our existence, we are given an opportunity to embrace our individuality and live our uncompromising truth. Founder and CEO of FemQ, Phlicia Keaton (@phlicia.speaker.fem_q), realized this thirteen years ago when she finally faced the lump in her stomach. Welcome to the ACT Philosophy. Every week, have a heart connection with Phlicia as she delivers real, ...

Angela Mitten, is The ACT Counsellor, a counsellor and consultant, from Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. Angela is passionate about ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) and wants to share it with the world. Angela shares how women can use the ACT skills and understandings to manage anxiety, stress, procrastination and perfectionism.

What happens when two seasoned veterans come together and start the second part of their life? Join hosts Doreen Fang, a top 10 Finalist on the Food Network Star and featured Chef on The Morning Blend in Las Vegas and Tony Felice, entrepreneur and owner of a successful advertising agency. Both have a comedic approach to life and believe that laughter is the most essential ingredient. "Second Act Scratch," is an authentic conversation that takes place while they cook, share recipes, laugh about life's disasters and share emotional examples of what it means to live with courage, conviction and ...

Analyzing movies, themes and character personalities in order to increase self-awareness and facilitate growth within listeners.