Why self-compassion is important when struggling with anxieties, worries, and fears with Dr. Steve Hayes, Ph.D. (part 1)

Accepting negative stories about myself and questioning my abilities

Many of us grew up in a world that told us that we should be fearless, jump off the cliff, and eliminate fear from our lives. In a very intimate conversation, I chat with Steve Hayes, Ph.D., a co-founder of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, about his relationship to fear, anxieties, and worries and how his personal experience and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy unfolded simultaneously.

This is part 1 of a very personal conversation with Steve, and it gives us a peek into the life behind the scenes of a person that published hundreds of academic papers and academic books, trained hundreds of clinicians, presented at countless of international conferences and developed a model of psychological science that has exploded in the last 30 years.

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About Steve

Steve is a Nevada Foundation Professor of Psychology in the Behavior Analysis program at the University of Nevada. He is an author of 47 books and nearly 670 scientific articles, his career has focused on an analysis of the nature of human language and cognition and the application of this to the understanding and alleviation of human suffering. He is the developer of Relational Frame Theory, an account of human higher cognition, and has guided its extension to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), a popular evidence-based form of psychotherapy that uses mindfulness, acceptance, and values-based methods. He is a co-developer of Process-Based Therapy (PBT), a new approach to evidence-based therapies more generally.

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01:00 Introducing Our Guest: A Deep Dive into Fear and Anxiety
05:28 Exploring the Depths of Fear: A Personal Journey
08:51 The Power of Psychological Flexibility and Acceptance
10:27 Unpacking the Past: A Therapist’s Personal Struggle
15:59 The Transformative Power of Vulnerability: TEDx Talks and Beyond
27:30 The Journey of Psychological Flexibility: From Personal Pain to Scientific Discovery
33:51 Conclusion: The Future of Psychological Flexibility and Personal Growth
 

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