A Liberated Mind: How to Pivot Toward What Matters

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Harness vulnerability, embrace life with psychological flexibility.

Even for those curious about personal development or struggling with life's challenges, "A Liberated Mind" by Steven C. Hayes offers a profound shift in how you can approach your fears and pains. It’s more than just theory; it's steeped in practical skills that have proven effective across various areas of life – from mental health to physical well-being. As someone who appreciates actionable insights and real-life applications, you'll find the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) principles in this book a game-changer for approaching life with more resilience and purpose.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

A Liberated Mind: How to Pivot Toward What Matters

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ISBN: 9780735214019
Authors: Steven C. Hayes
Publisher: Avery
Date of Publication: 2020-08-04
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Personal Development, Science
Goodreads rating: 4.28
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In this landmark book, the originator and pioneering researcher into Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) lays out the psychological flexibility skills that make it one of the most powerful approaches research has yet to offer. These skills have been shown to help even where other approaches have failed. Science shows that they are useful in virtually every area--mental health (anxiety, depression, substance abuse, eating disorders, PTSD); physical health (chronic pain, dealing with diabetes, facing cancer); social processes (relationship issues, prejudice, stigma, domestic violence); and performance (sports, business, diet, exercise). How does psychological flexibility help? We struggle because the problem-solving mind tells us to run from what causes us fear and hurt. But we hurt where we care. If we run from a sense of vulnerability, we must also run from what we care about. By learning how to liberate ourselves, we can live with meaning and purpose, along with our pain when there is pain. Although that is a simple idea, it resists our instincts and programming. The flexibility skills counter those ingrained tendencies. They include noticing our thoughts with curiosity, opening to our emotions, attending to what is in the present, learning the art of perspective taking, discovering our deepest values, and building habits based around what we deeply want. Beginning with the epiphany Steven Hayes had during a panic attack, this book is a powerful
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Harness vulnerability, embrace life with psychological flexibility.

Even for those curious about personal development or struggling with life's challenges, "A Liberated Mind" by Steven C. Hayes offers a profound shift in how you can approach your fears and pains. It’s more than just theory; it's steeped in practical skills that have proven effective across various areas of life – from mental health to physical well-being. As someone who appreciates actionable insights and real-life applications, you'll find the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) principles in this book a game-changer for approaching life with more resilience and purpose.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.