Diana Hill, PhD is a clinical psychologist, international trainer and sought-out speaker on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and compassion. I spoke with Diana just over a year ago on my podcast about healthy striving and psychological flexibility.

Diana is the host of the podcast Your Life in Process and co- author of ACT Daily Journal and works with organizations and individuals to develop psychological flexibility so that they can take wise action toward fulfilling and impactful lives. Integrating her over 20 years of meditation experience with yoga and psychological training, Diana blogs for Psychology Today, and guest teaches at InsightLA, Blue Spirit Costa Rica, PESI, Praxis Continuing Education, Yoga Soup and Insight Timer Meditation. n

In this episode, we talked about how to show up as working moms, the importance of balancing values and strengths, competition and collaboration, values-based eating, and strategies we’ve used in building our friendship.

Key Takeaways:

• Knowing when to do it over
• How to balance motherhood and ambition
• How I started mountain biking
• The intersection of strengths and values
• The importance of connecting to our body’s wisdom
• What is wise effort
• How to know when to grit and when to quit
• Values-based eating
• How to build a wise council
• Valuing friendship
• Why more is not always more

Links:

• Learn more about ACT
• Related podcast: Healthy Striving and Psychological Flexibility with Dr. Diana Hill
• Related podcast: The Paradox of Expectations, Pressure, Comparison, in Sport and in Life
• Related podcast: Rethinking Competition: What if it wasn’t only about beating others
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