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#9: There is an epidemic that threatens us all!
Is there an existential threat to the human race in the form of an epidemic wreaking havoc on a mass scale this very moment? Indeed there is but you might be surprised to hear that it isn’t Ebola or the coronavirus working its way around the Pacific Rim and spreading, as potentially devastating as those can be or might one day become.
In this episode we take a look at the main threat to humanity, which has to do with and is directly tied to decisions people make concerning their health. And since much about our decision-making in these areas can be affected by cravings and negative thoughts one of the key issues becomes how best to deal with these aspects of our mental lives.
When faced with these challenges our natural inclination, and what has been typical of clinical approaches, can be characterized as avoidance and distraction. But is there a better way?
In his book, ACT made simple: An Easy-to-Read Primer on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Russ Harris outlines an approach to behavioral therapy that challenges the ground-rules of most Western psychology. This model assumes that quality of life is primarily dependent upon mindful, values-guided action, and this is possible regardless of how many symptoms you have—provided that you respond to your symptoms with the proper mindfulness.
ACT leverages the notion that the best manner in which to deal with the cravings and negative thought patterns that can take us off the path of living well is to:
And it helps to load up on that AMO to hit the target of a life lived well.
Awareness
Mindfulness
Openness
ATTRIBUTIONS
“Machina” and “Borealis” by Scott Buckley | https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckley - Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com - Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
“23-32” from the album “Transmissions” by Echo Grid (Used by artist’s permission.)
https://www.instagram.com/echo_grid/
https://twitter.com/echo_grid
https://echogrid.bandcamp.com
“Discovery” from the album “Essence” by RRAREBEAR (Used by artist’s permission.)
http://www.instagram.com/rrarebearbeats
http://www.twitter.com/rrarebearbeats
https://soundcloud.com/rrarebearbeats
ACT Made Simple: An Easy-to-Read Primer on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy by Russ Harris (New Harbinger Publications)
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Is there an existential threat to the human race in the form of an epidemic wreaking havoc on a mass scale this very moment? Indeed there is but you might be surprised to hear that it isn’t Ebola or the coronavirus working its way around the Pacific Rim and spreading, as potentially devastating as those can be or might one day become.
In this episode we take a look at the main threat to humanity, which has to do with and is directly tied to decisions people make concerning their health. And since much about our decision-making in these areas can be affected by cravings and negative thoughts one of the key issues becomes how best to deal with these aspects of our mental lives.
When faced with these challenges our natural inclination, and what has been typical of clinical approaches, can be characterized as avoidance and distraction. But is there a better way?
In his book, ACT made simple: An Easy-to-Read Primer on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Russ Harris outlines an approach to behavioral therapy that challenges the ground-rules of most Western psychology. This model assumes that quality of life is primarily dependent upon mindful, values-guided action, and this is possible regardless of how many symptoms you have—provided that you respond to your symptoms with the proper mindfulness.
ACT leverages the notion that the best manner in which to deal with the cravings and negative thought patterns that can take us off the path of living well is to:
And it helps to load up on that AMO to hit the target of a life lived well.
Awareness
Mindfulness
Openness
ATTRIBUTIONS
“Machina” and “Borealis” by Scott Buckley | https://soundcloud.com/scottbuckley - Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com - Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
“23-32” from the album “Transmissions” by Echo Grid (Used by artist’s permission.)
https://www.instagram.com/echo_grid/
https://twitter.com/echo_grid
https://echogrid.bandcamp.com
“Discovery” from the album “Essence” by RRAREBEAR (Used by artist’s permission.)
http://www.instagram.com/rrarebearbeats
http://www.twitter.com/rrarebearbeats
https://soundcloud.com/rrarebearbeats
ACT Made Simple: An Easy-to-Read Primer on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy by Russ Harris (New Harbinger Publications)