And if there's something in here that seems of interest to folks, you can easily get out on the Web and find lots of things to look at and sort of explore a little more and there's many, many, many people out there. Don't forget, mental health is everyone's responsibility. Editor's note: A few months ago, my friend Miguel Avila and I thought it would be fun to offer some Behavioral Observations content to Spanish speaking ABA professionals, parents, and other folks who would enjoy it. A., Dale, E., & McMillan, D. (2017). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) w/ Dr. Steven C. Hayes. So tune in or miss the f#%k out! We'll discuss the different types of brain injuries and how they can impact your mood and personality. It's like our thoughts are birds, our feelings are clouds, our sensations and memories are like the sun and the stars. How does ACT change that? I just, I don't think I am. Dr. Lina Slim joins me in Session 217 for a wide-ranging conversation that is almost impossible to describe in a list of bullet points. Jason: I think that the main thing that I want people to kind of take away from this is that we don't have to respond to our brains like they are our masters, or anything like that. Chronic pain cannot be treated by simply focusing on its symptoms and root cause.
So, the question of, "Well, we have this trigger, we have this thing that's so distressing, but how do we want to behave amidst this trigger? " Al., (2004) examined the effectiveness of ACT reducing the stigma among behavioral health providers when compared to either a biological training on substance abuse or Multicultural Training (MT). Comparison of cognitive behavioral and mindfulness meditation interventions on adaptation to rheumatoid arthritis for patients with and without history of recurrent depression. What are all the ways that I'm not good enough? " 8% abstinence) and at six-month follow-up assessments (43. And then you feel all frustrated, and sad, and anxious about that. I can put it up on the wall behind me, and have it hang out with me while I do my work, you know, while I talk to my loved ones, while I watch my TV show, or whatever it is. Further material can be found at Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in daily life, featuring interviews with all of its most magnificent teachers, with your host Dov BenYaacov Kurtzman. On every episode you will hear inspiring conversations with leading experts in the fields of psychology, sports, personal growth, nutrition and other fields in order to gain clarity and understanding on how to deal with life in these exciting, yet challenging times. Dr. Hayes: Yeah, and sometimes they clench their fist or they throw their head around.
Acceptance doesn't mean "I like it" or "I want it. " And the spirit of it is that we are learning that thoughts are just thoughts, as opposed to something that can feel very, very important and meaningful to us. You'd rather work than see your kid, or you'd rather, you know, you're sacrificing all of this to, you're sacrifice all this time with your kid for your job for some reason. Good morning, good afternoon, good evening to you, and thank you for joining us wherever you're joining us from, and whatever time you're joining us today for our chat titled, "Apply ACT Principles to Your Daily Life. 21 Mar Being Well Podcast: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with Dr. Steven C. Hayes. And next thing you know, your life is a problem to be solved. Craske, M. G., Niles, A. N., Burklund, L. J., Wolitzky-Taylor, K. B., Vilardaga, J. P., Arch, J. J., Saxbe, D. E., & Lieberman, M. D. (2014). Gabe Howard: Absolutely, absolutely. And next thing you know, they're not really looking at what they can do to actually move their life forward. And the time to work on that is now. In fact, there may be many times that we're not necessarily acting in accordance with any of these things. Beyond these things are social determinants that directly impact health and disease. You can save 10% and get a week free by visiting Calling into the show today, we have Stephen C. Hayes, Dr. Hayes is the author of 46 books and nearly 650 scientific articles and is especially known for his work on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy or ACT. Gabe Howard is an award-winning writer and speaker who lives with bipolar disorder.
Pelvic health isn't a female thing. You know, I care about, again, physical health, whatever the case might be. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) was pioneered by Dr. Steven Hayes nearly 40 years ago. Your body can do it, but your mind can't. The following sequence of events may be all too familiar: You want to push yourself to do something different with food - maybe order a carb, eat the dressing, or enjoy dessert out in the open instead of in secret. There they learn all about themselves so that they can be the best emotions ever, for when their person is born! I care about kindness. Just visit to save 10 percent and get a week free. So there's a lot you can do. So psychological inflexibility predicts that you're going to develop multiple problems if you have a problem it'll become chronic. New episodes published weekly starting 7/20/2020- Experiential work in (just about) every episode. Pain is one of the most common reasons for people to seek medical help. Anxiety disorders had mixed results when comparing ACT with CBT.
Jason: I mean, I think it's case-dependent, but I think just anecdotally at least, the whole idea of acceptance is, I think, pretty challenging. And, you know, if you, if for you, it feels like, "Yeah, there are certain things that I just care about the most, " then address those first, and say, "Okay, well I'm going to arrange my treatment, or I'm going to start to address my life such that I'm doing more behaviors that are in support of those main, those important values that I've decided are the most important for me. I think what I really like about it is that it helps us acknowledge our humanity. And I mean that honestly.
For example, changing "I am anxious" to "I am having the thought of being anxious" or "sometimes my mind has thoughts of being anxious. An RCT with 49 adolescent outpatients (age 12-17) with three arms of CBT, ACT, and wait list showed equivalent improvements in anxiety and depression in both CBT and ACT ( Swain 2015). ACT has been used to treat depression, anxiety, and other forms of psychopathology, but has also been clinically vetted to assist in weight loss, smoking cessation, sports performance, and many other domains. You're not just an athlete. Following on from Trouble's Social Work interview format, the Deep Trouble podcast, delves deep into the psychological underpinnings of the guests in an attempt to find the si... So, I think it's beneficial to have somebody who knows that, that ERP approach. ACT may be a superior treatment choice for substance abuse therapy. There are now six change processes that are built on this model and work toward alleviating psychological problems. And we sort of teach ourselves that those experiences are our enemies, therefore, we experience them like they're our enemies. Jason Krompinger, PhD, is a clinical psychologist with expertise in treating OCD and related disorders.
It's not fine if you're a tennis match because you don't know what the other person's going to do. Liat and Casey discuss their personal triggers as well as coping skills to recognize and heal things that may trigger you. E-mail us at Previous episodes can be found at or on your favorite podcast player. Step off the merry...
Zahedan Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 16(10), 60-3. Dr. Krompinger also works alongside the OCDI's Office of Clinical Assessment and Research (OCAR) in order to better understand factors that interfere with patients' ability to access treatment. Conversations range from factual and data-based to theoretical and idea-based. In this podcast we covered a lot of ground, but I think one of the most interesting things I took from the conversation are the procedural variations that have been explored. Learn the basics of Covid, how it affects…. 7% abstinence) ( Lanza, P. V. et al., 2014). My brain is just lying to me. Just say the word out loud.
Is it a need, a want, or a desire? So it's important that you make sure that you keep your job, that you have a good relationship with your family, your spouse, etc., so that you can protect yourself from that. Because what happens is that, you know, we recognize this stuff, and then oftentimes, whether it's the shame, and the guilt, or whatever the case might be, it pulls for us to actually do things that, ironically enough, just kind of keep us in that spot of not doing what's meaningful to us, and not kind of moving forward in our lives, whether it's ruminating on things, whether it's avoiding, whether it's isolating, that sort of thing. Below is a brief overview of the 6 change processes of ACT adapted from Fletcher, L., & Hayes, S. C. (2005): Acceptance is the process of actively embracing the private events, such as thoughts or emotions, that you feel without trying to change them. But just because we're not acting in accordance with those values doesn't mean they don't exist.
You see positive affirmation posters. Hayes has received several national awards, such as the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy. The information shared here is a culmination of my years as a behavior analyst, a trauma-informed practitioner, a yoga teacher, a student, a teacher, and so much more. It's not that ACT by itself couldn't be useful, but I don't know that we know yet that ACT by itself is as effective as ERP by itself.
The second Noble Truth in Buddhism states that desiring is the cause of all suffering, so some of us can think that it's a bad thing. And typically, again, what somebody might do is just, if nothing else, just kind of start, be a little bit zoned out in what they're doing, and just start grappling with that a little bit. So, why would we vilify that? Any additional words of wisdom you'd want to share about ACT with us?
This is a can't miss conversation with a true giant in psychology. So, I think, who do you care about tends to be a little bit easier. Well, some of the things that athletes have been told do that are focused on form are actually interfering. On today's episode the Bitches talk about #Triggers!!