The Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Diary 2023

Table of Contents Personal information Authors welcome What Do You Want?   An Introduction to Values   Valued Domains   Smart Goals   Values List   Exploring Domains   Managing Thoughts and Feelings   What Is Willingness?   Metaphor: The Unwelcome Guest   What Is Defusion?   Exercise: Having the Thought   What is Contacting the Present Moment?   Exercise: Breathing   What is Self-as-Context?   Metaphor: The Sky and the Weather   What is the Hexaflex?   Exercise: Writing a Eulogy   Introducing Self-Compassion   Exercise: Helping a Child   Personal Values Statement   Introducing Experiential Avoidance   Exercise: The White Bear   Experiential Avoidance: A Crucial Side Effect   Metaphor: A Ball in the Water   Giving You the Reins   Metaphor: Quicksand   Metaphor: Tug of War with a Monster   Exercise: Leaves on a Stream   Metaphor: Hands as Thoughts   Exercise: Body Scan   Exercise: Walking   Exercise: Fusion with Evaluations   Exercise: Taking Off Your Armour   Exercise: Heroes   Exercise: Waiting for the Wrong Train   Bringing It All Together: Passengers on the Bus   Ending the Year