Evidence-Based: A New Harbinger Psychology Podcast
Evidence-Based is the official podcast of New Harbinger Publications—an independent, employee-owned publisher of books on psychology and self-help. In each episode, we join leading mental health experts to explore the latest psychological interventions, as well as topics related to mental health and personal growth. The podcast has interviews with ACT practitioners, such as Psychological Flexibility with Diana Hill, PhD and Perfectionism with Jennifer Kemp, MPsych.

www.newharbinger.com/pages/podcast/

Your Life in Process

Are you tired of chasing self-help strategies that don’t stick or make you feel like you are never doing enough? I am too. Part conversation, part practical toolkit, this podcast offers you a roadmap for growing a compassionate, healthy, and rewarding life.

https://drdianahill.com/your-life-in-process/

Nathaniel Chua hosted Lou Lasprugato for his new podcast series entitled "Shrinks over Drinks" where they touched upon various ACT-related/informed topics, including eclectic vs integrative approach, clinical implications of functional contextualism, rule-governed behavior, couples therapy, ACT-flavored movies, our ACT origin stories, love, humanity, and more! https://youtu.be/HT4n9nom7pM

Psych Debate 13 | Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: The Road to Universal Framework and Therapy | Steve Hayes (August 2022)

EPISODE SUMMARY
Dr. Bronnie Lennox Thomspon shares her unique lens as a long term chronic pain patient, world renowned pain specialist and occupational therapist. She discusses how she integrates ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) into her personal life and practice as an occupational therapist. She and Cheryl explore how people can life a full life despite pain.

https://arthritis-life-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/can-you-live-a-full-life-with-pain?fbclid=IwAR3N9t3Vjr-8tNtcN2WG87L8jIZo_ZPJ-g-PfFIrCzPOiGhNWZhLeYGASeo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-LY8aLId4E

(Podcast episode, moved to YouTube). In this episode of Self-Help Sat-Nav (by Jim Lucas), I have the pleasure of speaking to one of the world’s authorities on treating traumatic stress. ACT Therapist, trainer and writer, Robyn Walser works at the National Center for PTSD in California and through her own private practice at TL Consultation Services.

I asked Robyn to describe the self-help tool that she finds most useful in her own life and how she has used this in her work with people that have suffering long-lasting effects of traumatic stress.

When you’ve suffered a trauma, it can alter your trajectory in life. People get can get stuck when they buy into the view once a victim, always a victim. The trouble is that when you live your life this way, the trauma you suffered can define you. A more helpful view to take is once a victim. But, how can you live your life as if it didn’t happen?

Robyn shares with us some views on using Mindful Awareness to help you observe your experiences as an experiencer. In the Acceptance & Commitment Therapy literature, this is called Self-As-Context. Join me to understand more about this amazing approach to dealing with, not only the effects of trauma, but also the common unhelpful judgements and evaluations the human mind speaks to us as we move through our lives.

2018 interview

Self-Acceptance and Perspective Taking

In this podcast, Tami Simon and Steve Hayes discuss his experiences living with a panic disorder at a young age, and how his own bouts with anxiety shaped his clinical studies. They talk about the practice of perspective-taking and how it can be a powerful bulwark against self-recrimination. Finally, Steve offers his perspective on spirituality and how that perspective informs the core tenets of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. (42 minutes)

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Click the image above to take you to the URL landing page containing the interview and a bonus guided self-compassion / acceptance exercise.

Discover How Mindfulness Techniques & ACT – Acceptance Commitment Therapy Helps You Tame the Anxiety Monster & Turn Fear Into Your Greatest Ally to Shine Bright!

"What if nothing needs to be removed? What if your own hardest thoughts need not be the enemy?"

This podcast episode is an interview with Kelly Wilson sharing his inspiring take on ACT with the public outside clinical settings. 

Link to The Common Humanity Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PLY1peNVoU

You can listen to Marcel Tassara's ACT: Root to Fruit podcast at
www.marceltassara.com/actroottofruit

JoAnne Dahl, Ph.D. put together an amazing podcast series, ACT: Taking Hurt to Hope. She has well over 50 episodes in her archives. She digs deep into ACT for both the self-help and the therapist audience. She has fantastic guests and covers an enormous array of topics within ACT/RFT/CBS.

You can listen to the ACT: Taking Hurt to Hope podcast on WebTalkRadio: http://webtalkradio.net/internet-talk-radio/act-taking-hurt-to-hope/

Altered States of Context is a podcast about psychedelics and psychotherapy, from a contextual perspective. The cohosts are Brian Pilecki and Nathan Gates. You can listen to the episodes here. 

Jenna LeJuene is the co-host of "Beyond Well with Sheila Hamilton."

Several episodes are about ACT:
Ep. 9-Meet The Doctors of Beyond Well With Sheila Hamilton
Ep. 29-Chat with Dr. Jenna Lejeune and Dr. Brian Goff About Anxiety
Ep. 51-Jenna LeJeune & Jason Luoma: Creating a Meaningful Life.
Ep. 77-Doctors Only: FACE Covid

https://beyondwellsheilahamilton.libsyn.com/

Trent hosts podcasts that reflect the recent developments in CBT and clinical science as a whole. Some podcasts are intended for public consumption, and others are produced with the professional in mind. All address interesting and thought-provoking issues relevant to practitioners and scientists today.

You can find his podcasts here: www.CBTRadio.org.

Below is a link to a series of podcasts related to Third Wave Behavior Therapy organized by DJ Moran.

The website can be accessed from his blog page or by visiting http://djmoran.podbean.com.

Metaphors for Life Podcast – an invitation to consider your own experience of relating to thoughts, feelings and actions from a different perspective. Encouraging psychological flexibility with content inspired by the principles of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).

A collection of ideas, short stories, fables or parables designed to pose questions and help you navigate life using similes and metaphors. Using a bite-sized, ‘Pause for thought’ or ‘Thought for the day’ style format, rooted in the principles of psychological therapy and self help for improving mental health and wellbeing.

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About the show

Helping therapists, coaches and other mental health practitioners help their clients lead richer and more meaningful lives, by combining Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with mindful storytelling.

Join Shamash Alidina, best-selling author of Mindfulness for Dummies and Mindful Storyteller Calvin Niles, as they view mindfulness through the lens of Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey.

https://www.shamashalidina.com/mindfulconversations

Epsisodes about ACT

FEB 14, 2023: Become Friends With Your Anxiety - Interview with Lisa Coyne, Ph.D.

JAN 31, 2023: Acceptance & Commitment Skill-Building for Adolescents - Interview with Nate Gruner, LICSW

MAR 29, 2022: Apply ACT Principles to Your Daily Life - Interview with Jason Krompinger, Ph.D.

NOV 23, 2021: Mindfulness for Kids & Teens - Interview with Lisa Coyne, Ph.D. 

NOV 9, 2021: Turning the Page on Anxiety - Interview with Jill Stoddard, Ph.D.

OCT 19, 2021: Love Your Life Through the Science of Happiness - Interview with Lisa Coyne, Ph.D.

AUG 17, 2021: Self-Acceptance’s Role In Good Mental Health - Interview with Lisa Coyne, Ph.D.

McLean Hospital’s podcast—Mindful Things—explores mental health through frank, in-depth, personal, and sometimes difficult conversations about the many things that affect our mental well-being.

Click here to listen to the podcast https://playingitsafe.zone/

Episodes include:

• Steve Hayes: ACT and Relationship to Fear
• Jill Stoddard: Rabbit Holes, Worries, and What to Do About Them
• Russ Harris: The Fear of Making Mistakes, Writing
• Clarissa Ong: Perfectionism, ACT, and Values-Based Living
• Francisco J. Ruiz: ACT for Repetitive Negative Thinking (RNT): worry and rumination

Psychologists Off the Clock: Episodes about ACT

Episode #221 Birth Trauma with Jan Smith
https://offtheclockpsych.com/birth-trauma/

Episode #220 Our Stories of Infertility and Pregnancy Loss with Diana Hill, Alexis Bachik, and Anne Cushman
https://offtheclockpsych.com/220-our-stories-of-infertility-and-pregnancy-loss-with-diana-hill-alexis-bachik-and-anne-cushman/

Episode #216 Managing Anger and Irritability with Russell KoltsEpisode
https://offtheclockpsych.com/216-anger-and-irritability/

Episode # 212 Stuff That’s Loud: OCD and Anxiety with Lisa Coyne and Ben Sedley
https://offtheclockpsych.com/212-stuff-thats-loud-ocd-and-anxiety/

Episode # 203 The Unbreakable Student with Nic Hooper
https://offtheclockpsych.com/unbreakable-student-nic-hooper/

Episode # 199 Belonging From the Inside Out with Meg McKelvie
https://offtheclockpsych.com/belonging-with-meg-mckelvie/

Episode # 195 ACT Daily with Diana Hill and Debbie Sorensen
https://offtheclockpsych.com/195-act-daily-with-diana-hill-and-debbie-sorensen/

Episode # 190 ACT for Suicide Prevention with Sean Barnes
https://offtheclockpsych.com/act-for-suicide-prevention/

Episode # 189 Imposter Syndrome
https://offtheclockpsych.com/imposter-syndrome/

Episode # 181 on Stop Avoiding Stuff with Matt Boone 
https://offtheclockpsych.com/stopavoidingstuff/

Episode # 146 on Parental Burnout with Lisa Coyne 
https://offtheclockpsych.com/parental-burnout/

Episode # 128 on ACT For Food Restriction And Anorexia With Dr. Rhonda Merwin 
https://www.offtheclockpsych.com/podcast/act-for-anorexia

Episode # 118 on ACT for Moral Injury and Shame with Dr. Lauren Borges and Dr. Jacob Farnsworth.
https://www.offtheclockpsych.com/podcast/moral-injury

Episode # 116 on Building a Meaningful, Values-based Life with Dr. Jenna LeJeune.
https://www.offtheclockpsych.com/podcast/values-in-therapy

Episode # 106 on Therapy from "The Heart of ACT" with Dr. Robyn Walser.
https://www.offtheclockpsych.com/podcast/the-heart-of-act

Episode # 103 on ACT for Health Behavior Change with Dr. Dayna Lee-Baggley.
https://www.offtheclockpsych.com/podcast/healthy-habits

Episode #102 on A Liberated Mind with ACT Co-Founder Dr. Steven Hayes.
https://www.offtheclockpsych.com/podcast/a-liberated-mind

Episode # 79 on ACT for Adolescents Using the DNA-V Model with Dr. Louise Hayes.
https://www.offtheclockpsych.com/podcast/79-thriving-in-adolescence-with-dr-louise-hayes

Episode # 77 on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with Dr. Jill Stoddard.
https://www.offtheclockpsych.com/podcast/acceptance-commitment-therapy

Episode # 72 on Committed Action with Dr. DJ Moran.
https://www.offtheclockpsych.com/podcast/take-committed-action

Episode # 65 on Self-care, Kindness, and Living Well with ACT Co-Founder Dr. Kelly Wilson.
https://www.offtheclockpsych.com/podcast/science-of-kindness

Episode # 62 on Relational Frame Theory with Dr. Matthieu Villatte.
https://www.offtheclockpsych.com/podcast/language-meaning

Episode # 57 on Evolution and Behavioral Science with Dr. Steven Hayes and Dr. David Sloan Wilson
https://www.offtheclockpsych.com/podcast/evolution-behavioral-science

Episode # 56 on ACT and Process-Based CBT with Dr. Steven Hayes.
https://www.offtheclockpsych.com/podcast/steven-hayes

Jason Luoma has a podcast for ACBS researchers, the Research Matters Podcast, where he interviews leading researchers in psychology and other social sciences to learn what makes them tick. Listeners can get actionable strategies to become better researchers. There are six episodes so far, including several ACBS researchers, such as:

• Mike Twohig
• Kelly Koerner
• Matt McKay
• Jonathan Bricker
• Joanna Arch
• Evan Forman

You can download the Research Matters Podcast through:

iTunes
Stitcher
Spotify
 

Faculty: Kate Morrison, Ph.D.
Hosts: Jessica Díaz, M.D., Flavio Guzman, M.D.
Script Editor: Jazmin Soto, L.Psy.

Learn more about The ACT for OCD Toolbox: A Guide for Therapists” and earn 8.25 CE credits

<> EPISODE 1 → Treatment Targets and Goals in ACT for OCD

 To introduce the series “The ACT for OCD Toolbox: A Guide for Therapists”, we examine the main objectives of ACT in OCD treatment. ACT aims to improve the relationship that clients have with their internal experiences so that they can build a meaningful life, despite their current situation.

* Prefer to read? Here’s a text version: Treatment Targets and Goals in ACT for OCD

<> EPISODE 2 → The Fundamentals of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

 In this episode of our series “The ACT for OCD Toolbox: A Guide for Therapists,” we discuss obsessive-compulsive disorder in depth and examine its main components, common themes, and thought patterns.

* Prefer to read? Here’s a text version: ACT for OCD: Key Initial Concepts

<> EPISODE 3 → ACT Well: Differential Diagnosis in OCD

In this episode of our series “The ACT for OCD Toolbox: A Guide for Therapists,” we review how to make a differential diagnosis and rule out other conditions which can be confused with OCD.

* Prefer to read? Here’s a text version: ACT for OCD: Diagnostic Criteria and Differential Diagnosis

<> EPISODE 4 → ACT or ERP? Deciding on a Course of Treatment for OCD

In this episode of our series “The ACT for OCD Toolbox: A Guide for Therapists,” we talk about how to decide the best course of treatment for a client with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Dr. Morrison explains the situations in which we can consider ACT instead of ERP, the usual gold standard treatment for OCD.

* Prefer to read? Here’s a text version: ACT for OCD: Deciding on a Course of Treatment

<> EPISODE 5 → Why ACT for OCD?

In this episode of our series, “The ACT for OCD Toolbox: A Guide for Therapists,” we talk about the fundamentals of ACT and how we can use it to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy is an empirically-supported treatment that doesn’t focus on changing the content of the obsessions or compulsions, but on changing the way clients interact with them.

* Prefer to read? Here’s a text version: Why ACT for OCD?

<> EPISODE 6 → How to Assess Treatment Progress in ACT for OCD

In this episode of our series “The ACT for OCD Toolbox: A Guide for Therapists,” we review how to assess treatment progress in ACT for obsessive-compulsive disorder. There are different ways to measure the effectiveness of the therapy, such as behavioral tracking, assessing psychological flexibility, and living through values.

* Prefer to read? Here’s a text version: ACT for OCD: Assessing Treatment Progress

<> EPISODE 7 → How to Introduce Clients to ACT for OCD

In this episode of our series “The ACT for OCD Toolbox: A Guide for Therapists,” we talk about how to describe the ACT framework to clients with OCD. Dr. Kate Morrison explains OCD and its main components in an ACT-consistent manner, describing such concepts as the automaticity of thoughts and internal experiences.

* Prefer to read? Here’s a text version: Introducing the Client to ACT for OCD

<> EPISODE 8 → ACT for OCD: What Is Experiential Avoidance?

In this episode of our series “The ACT for OCD Toolbox: A Guide for Therapists,” we talk about experiential avoidance and its role in OCD. Experiential avoidance refers to an unwillingness to feel our internal experiences, and the ways we might therefore take steps away from them.

* Prefer to read? Here’s a text version: ACT for OCD: What Is Experiential Avoidance?

<> EPISODE 9 → ACT for OCD: Why Problem-Solving Obsessions Doesn’t Work

In this episode of our series “The ACT for OCD Toolbox: A Guide for Therapists,” we talk about why obsessions aren’t the source of the problem in OCD. The problem is the way people interact with them and try to solve them. Dr. Morrison uses ‘The Leaky Pipe’ metaphor to explain this concept experientially.

* Prefer to read? Here’s a text version: ACT for OCD: Why Problem-Solving Obsessions Doesn’t Work

<> EPISODE 10 → ACT for OCD: Does Behavioral Tracking Help?

In this episode of our series “The ACT for OCD Toolbox: A Guide for Therapists,” we talk about how to do behavioral tracking. Dr. Kate Morrison walks us through the self-monitoring form, which helps clients to gain insight into their obsessions, compulsions, and rituals, and respond to them more adaptively and flexibly.

* Prefer to read? Here’s a text version: ACT for OCD: Behavior Tracking and the Self-Monitoring Form

<> EPISODE 11 → Understanding Acceptance in ACT for OCD

In this episode of our series “The ACT for OCD Toolbox: A Guide for Therapists,” we discuss introducing the concept of acceptance, also known as willingness, as a transition from control to the problem. Dr. Kate Morrison uses such metaphors as clean vs dirty pain, and one dial-one switch, to explain how willingness works in the treatment of OCD.

* Prefer to read? Here’s a text version: Willingness and Acceptance in ACT for OCD

<> EPISODE 12 → How to Set Values-Based Behavioral Commitments in ACT for OCD

In this episode of our series “The ACT for OCD Toolbox: A Guide for Therapists,” we discuss how to set behavioral commitments as opportunities to practice acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) processes between sessions. It’s important to align the action plan with the client’s values, to support their motivation over the course of treatment.

* Prefer to read? Here’s a text version: Behavioral Commitments in ACT for OCD

Faculty: Sonja Batten, Ph.D.
Hosts: Jessica Díaz, M.D., Flavio Guzman, M.D.
Script Editor: Anderson García, Ph.D.

Learn more about ACT for Trauma: PTSD and Beyond and earn 8 CE credits

<> EPISODE 1 → The ACT Therapist and Trauma

The first episode of our series “ACT for Trauma: PTSD and Beyond” centers on the role of the ACT therapist and the therapeutic relationship, with a focus on trauma and PTSD. It describes how the therapeutic stance should be consistent and collaborative, since we are on the same boat with the client, but the client is the real expert on their own life.

* Prefer to read? Here's a text version: The ACT Therapist and Trauma

<> EPISODE 2 → The ACT Approach to Trauma and PTSD

In this episode of our series “ACT for Trauma: PTSD and Beyond”, we examine what makes ACT a unique approach to PTSD, and why it is an effective and evidence-based treatment for PTSD and similar diagnoses. By focusing on the quality of life rather than on exposure, ACT helps clients to work with a wider range of symptoms, and aspects of their lives.

* Prefer to read? Here’s a text version: The ACT Approach to Trauma and PTSD

<> EPISODE 3 → ACT for Trauma: The Role of Experiential Avoidance

Experiential avoidance is a key process in the development and maintenance of PTSD. In this episode we explore how this, and other processes such as fusion, affects the quality of life of clients with PTSD and other traumas by inducing inflexible behavior and thought patterns.

* Prefer to read? Here’s a text version: ACT for Trauma: Experiential Avoidance and PTSD

<> EPISODE 4 → The ACT Treatment for Trauma

Using the hexagon model in ACT, Dr. Batten explains how ACT is employed to treat and understand trauma. A flexible approach is always present, as every client and trauma are understood using their own unique contexts and features. All six elements of the model have relative importance, depending on the client’s needs.

* Prefer to read? Here’s a text version: The ACT Model of Treatment: Focus on Trauma

<> EPISODE 5 → ACT for PTSD: Treatment Targets and Ideal Candidates

Dr. Batten outlines who can be good candidates for ACT treatment for PTSD, including clients who haven’t responded to traditional treatments or aren’t willing to engage in exposure-based treatment. She describes the settings where ACT has been employed, such as individual outpatient therapy and group treatment. Finally, mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, and emotional functioning are explained as the main skills that PTSD patients acquire through ACT treatment.

* Prefer to read? Here’s a text version: ACT Treatment Targets for PTSD

<> EPISODE 6 → ACT for PTSD: Comorbidities and Childhood Trauma

In this episode, Dr. Batten examines several relevant topics to set the groundwork of ACT for PTSD. Comorbidities such as substance abuse, the role of avoidance, and how childhood trauma represents a particular challenge for clients are all reviewed, alongside important tips for improving your understanding of ACT.

* Prefer to read? Here’s a text version: ACT for PTSD: Comorbidity, Childhood Trauma, and Skills Training

<> EPISODE 7 → ACT for PTSD: Session Overview

This episode describes the flexible protocol or session structure used in ACT for PTSD. Dr. Sonja V. Batten describes how therapists should use both adherence and competence when employing this or any other therapeutic approach. She also emphasizes the roles of flexibility and knowledge within the ACT therapeutic stance.

* Prefer to read? Here’s a text version: ACT for PTSD: Session Overview

<> EPISODE 8 → Values as a Tool for PTSD Clients

Dr. Sonja Batten explains how values can be used as a cornerstone for motivating clients to examine painful memories, and to go through all the difficulties and obstacles attached to improving their symptoms. Practical examples and the rationale are provided to allow clinicians to have a solid understanding of this tool.

* Prefer to read? Here’s a text version: Values Clarification for PTSD: Rationale and Key Concepts

<> EPISODE 9 → Moving From Control and Avoidance Towards Willingness With ACT

In this episode, Dr. Sonja Batten discusses practical strategies and relevant concepts to help increase a client’s willingness and reduce their avoidance behaviors. With PTSD clients, avoidance is at the center of their symptoms and is a crucial issue to work on in therapy.

* Prefer to read? Here’s a text version: Moving From Control and Avoidance Towards Willingness

<> EPISODE 10 → Creative Hopelessness and PTSD

This episode explains the practical value of creative hopelessness when working with PTSD clients. Dr. Sonja Batten provides practical tips on how to use creative hopelessness to enhance willingness, and employs the quicksand metaphor as a practical tool for explaining it.

* Prefer to read? Here’s a text version: Creative Hopelessness and PTSD: The Quicksand Metaphor

<> EPISODE 11 → Acceptance and Willingness in ACT for PTSD

This episode examines the ACT perspective on acceptance and willingness for treating trauma clients. They are seen as a functional alternative to control and avoidance, which are at the center of maintaining PTSD symptoms over time. Encouraging clients to engage in these new patterns requires therapists to help them understand the rationale behind acceptance and how it can improve quality of life.

* Prefer to read? Here’s a text version: Acceptance and Willingness in ACT for PTSD

<> EPISODE 12 → Willingness as a Therapeutic Tool for PTSD Clients: An ACT Perspective

In this episode our ACT expert, Dr. Sonja Batten, explains the role of mindfulness from an ACT perspective. Mindfulness is a core ACT component, and is understood as purposeful, nonjudgmental observation of whatever is occurring in the present. This episode also explores how mindfulness can be distinguished from similar practices such as meditation, and why it is located on the opposite pole from being on autopilot or disconnected from the here and now.

* Prefer to read? Here’s a text version: Willingness as a Therapeutic Tool for PTSD Clients: An ACT Perspective

<> EPISODE 13 → Mindfulness in ACT for PTSD

In this episode our ACT expert, Dr. Sonja Batten, explains the role of mindfulness from the ACT perspective. Mindfulness is a core ACT component, and is understood as purposeful nonjudgmental observation of whatever is occurring in the present. This episode also explores how mindfulness is distinguished from similar practices such as meditation, and why it is located on the other pole from being on autopilot or disconnected from the here and now.

* Prefer to read? Here’s a text version: Mindfulness in ACT for PTSD

March 2020 - Dr. Andrew Jacobs interviews Stephen Renwick on the Sport Psychology Podcast

https://soundcloud.com/drjacobs/march-29th-2020-dr-jacobs-talks-with-stephen-renwick

Stuart Ralph interviews Steve about his history with panic and OCD symptoms, and how psychological flexibility principles can be used to help those suffering from OCD.  A link to the interview can be found here, or alternatively an iTunes version can be found here.

Interview with Doris Curry, LCSW

Principles and Applications of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Compliments of the Rudd Center Seminar, at Yale University.

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Applications of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Weight Issues

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