Welcome back to Mentally Flexible! In this episode I speak with Marriage and Family Therapist, Kimberley Quinlan. Kimberley specializes in the treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and other related disorders. She has previously served as the Clinical Director of the OCD Center of Los Angeles and currently runs a private practice.

Kimberley has been featured in many world known media outlets, such as LA Times, Wall Street Journal, and many of my favorite podcasts.  She is the host of her own podcast, Your Anxiety Toolkit and has an amazing instagram page full of resources that I suggest you check out. 
 
 We explore a range of topics including:
 
 - OCD and some common misunderstandings
 -  A few of the subtypes of OCD 
 - What treatment generally looks like
 - The role of self-compassion and values
 - Kimberley’s Eating Disorder history
 - What recovery looks like for her today
 - What we value most about being therapists 
 
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Website: https://www.cbtschool.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kimberleyquinlan/?


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Welcome to episode 2 of Mentally Flexible! My guest today is Dr. Kelly Wilson. He is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Mississippi in the department of psychology. He is the author of 11 books and more than 100 articles and chapters. He is also cofounder of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy or ACT. If you listened to episode 1, you got to know the other cofounder of ACT, Dr. Steven Hayes. 
 
 In this conversation we dive into a range of topics including:

- the ubiquitous nature of suffering
- the cost of concealing our pain
- Kelly’s personal history of suffering
- what brings Kelly the most meaning in life today
- the connection between values and vulnerabilities 

 
Kelly is someone who inspires me immensely and I was honored to get to have this conversation. 

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Welcome to episode 1 of Mentally Flexible! On this episode I speak with Dr. Steven C Hayes and I couldn’t be more excited! Steven Hayes is a Foundation Professor at the University of Nevada. He is pioneer in the psychology field and has had a tremendous impact in the domain of psychotherapy. He is the author 46 books and nearly 650 scientific articles. He is a cofounder of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) which is the form of therapy I use with my clients. He is absolutely one of the people who inspires me most in the world and I could not be more grateful for this opportunity to speak with him.

In this free flowing conversation we cover a range of topics including:

– the value of psychological flexibility
– flow states
– psychedelics
– transcendence
– the promises and pitfalls of spiritual experiences
– our core yearning for belonging
– lying and the trap of pretense
– connecting to our inner child

To learn more about Steve Hayes you can check out his website: https://stevenchayes.com/

I also recommend checking out his popular Ted Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o79_gmO5ppg&t=815s

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