In this episode I talked with Matt S. Boone, co-author of Stop Avoiding Stuff: 25 Microskills to Face Your Fears & Do It Anyway about his book and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Matt leads me through an experiential exercise in which I become more in touch with what I am trying to avoid while doing paperwork. This process helps listeners to identify what they might be trying to avoid or control in their own lives. It educates the listeners about ACT. It discusses how our mental processes such as evaluating and judging despite being evolved processes for our survival can work against us. He touches on our values can act as motivators to helps us overcome our experiential avoidance. He differentiates between what is cognitive restructuring and cognitive diffusion. Finally, the interview ends on a personal note in which we both discuss how ACT has influenced our paths in coping with chronic pain.
Sections:
- Introduction
- ACT and Avatars
- Experiential Exercise with Case Note
- How to identify what you might be avoiding.
- Evaluate Behaviors-Mental Processes
- Making Values a Verb
- Cognitive Defusion
- Personal Disclosures
How to buy Matt's book: Stop Avoiding Stuff: 25 Microskills to Face Your Fears & Do It Anyway
https://www.amazon.com/Stop-Avoiding-Stuff-Microskills-Anyway/dp/1684036054
http://matthewsboone.com/
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