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Steven C. Hayes is an American psychologist and professor at the University of Nevada, Reno.
Known for: A Liberated Mind: How to Pivot Toward What Matters, Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life: The New Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
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A Liberated Mind: How to Pivot Toward What Matters
A Liberated Mind presents Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), a psychological approach that helps people overcome suffering and live a more meaningful life by embracing thoughts and feelings rath...
Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life: The New Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
This book introduces Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), a scientifically grounded approach to psychological flexibility. It guides readers through exercises and mindfulness practices to help the...
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The Problem of Human Language
Language is one of humanity’s greatest evolutionary achievements, yet it also carries a hidden cost. As I explain in 'A Liberated Mind,' language allows us to plan, remember, and connect; it shapes civilizations and gives rise to culture. But it also binds us to our own thoughts in ways that can gen...
From A Liberated Mind: How to Pivot Toward What Matters
The Evolution of the Mind
Our minds evolved to protect us. The same mental faculties that once allowed our ancestors to remember dangerous places, predict threats, and cooperate socially are the ones that now fabricate continuous streams of self-criticism, worry, and comparison. In 'A Liberated Mind,' I guide you through the...
From A Liberated Mind: How to Pivot Toward What Matters
Understanding Experiential Avoidance and the Limits of Control
Before we can move toward meaningful change, we must first recognize the trap we’ve fallen into. Human beings instinctively try to control discomfort. We push away negative thoughts, suppress unpleasant emotions, and distract ourselves from fear or sadness. This tendency, called experiential avoidan...
From Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life: The New Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Introducing Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) emerged from decades of behavioral research, driven by the question: what causes human suffering, and how can we cultivate lasting well-being? ACT rests on two pillars—acceptance and commitment—and is grounded in modern behavioral psychology, relational frame ...
From Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life: The New Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
About Steven C. Hayes
Steven C. Hayes is an American psychologist and professor at the University of Nevada, Reno. He is best known as the founder of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and a leading researcher in behavioral psychology and relational frame theory.
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