A Liberated Mind: The essential guide to ACT
Aug 2019 · Random House
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Over the last 35 years, Steven C. Hayes and his colleagues have developed Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) with many hundreds of studies supporting the impact of his approach on everything from chronic pain to weight loss to prejudice and bigotry.
A Liberated Mind is the summary of Steven’s life’s work which will teach readers how to live better, happier and more fulfilled lives by applying the six key processes of ACT. Put together these processes teach us to pivot: to “defuse” rather than fuse with our thoughts; to see life from a new perspective; and to discover our chosen values, those qualities of being that fuel meaning.
Steve shares fascinating research results like how ACT techniques decreased typing errors on a clerical test or showed that positive affirmations actually increase negative emotion. And he weaves them with stories of clients and colleagues as well as his own riveting story of healing himself of a severe panic disorder, which is how the idea of psychological flexibility was born.
A Liberated Mind is a powerful and important book about a new form of psychology, destined to become a modern classic of narrative psychology on par with Daring Greatly and Rising Strong by Brene Brown, or Carol Dweck’s Mindset.
A Liberated Mind is the summary of Steven’s life’s work which will teach readers how to live better, happier and more fulfilled lives by applying the six key processes of ACT. Put together these processes teach us to pivot: to “defuse” rather than fuse with our thoughts; to see life from a new perspective; and to discover our chosen values, those qualities of being that fuel meaning.
Steve shares fascinating research results like how ACT techniques decreased typing errors on a clerical test or showed that positive affirmations actually increase negative emotion. And he weaves them with stories of clients and colleagues as well as his own riveting story of healing himself of a severe panic disorder, which is how the idea of psychological flexibility was born.
A Liberated Mind is a powerful and important book about a new form of psychology, destined to become a modern classic of narrative psychology on par with Daring Greatly and Rising Strong by Brene Brown, or Carol Dweck’s Mindset.
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Priyadarshan Joglekar
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September 17, 2019
Rarely comes a book that can really make a big difference to our lives, ALM (A liberated Mind)is such a book in my opinion. Dr. Steven C Hayes has put immense work, wisdom and his life's work in this very easy to read book. Although it talks about a radical shift in our dealings with all the stuff our mind throws at us, (Pivot as Steve calls it) the book is easy to understand and follow. There are ample, easy to understand and follow exercises, technical jargon is kept to the minimum. Since the initial part of the book talks about Steve's own struggles with Panic disorders and how he pivoted towards a life worth living, i could easily connect with the human nature of the author. I would highly recommend this book for everyone as its a wonderful guide to creating a life well lived. Thank you Dr. Steven C Hayes for writing such a wonderful book.
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About the author
Steven C. Hayes, Ph.D., is a professor of psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno. The author of forty-three books and more than six hundred scientific articles, he has served as president of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy and the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science, and is one of the most cited psychologists in the world.
Dr. Hayes initiated the development of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and
of Relational Frame Theory (RFT), the approach to cognition on which ACT is
based.
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