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The Virtual Couch

Acceptance Doesn't Mean Apathy - Tony Overbay's ACT Presentation at the Mentally Healthy Saints Virtual Summit

The Virtual Couch

Tony Overbay LMFT

Education, Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

5 • 643 Ratings

🗓️ 4 June 2021

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

Kurt Francom, podcast host, and executive director of Leading Saints, takes over The Virtual Couch to share a recent interview that Tony did for their "Mentally Healthy Saints Virtual Summit." The topic of Tony's presentation was "Acceptance Doesn't Mean Apathy," where Tony shares Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) principles in the context of religious leadership. You can gain full access to the Mentally Healthy Saints Virtual Summit for two weeks by signing up at http://leadinglds.org/tony (http://leadinglds.org/tony) Leading Saints is a non-profit (501c3) organization that creates content (podcasts, written articles, virtual/live conferences, etc.) to help religious leaders become better. This episode of The Virtual Couch is sponsored by http://betterhelp.com/virtualcouch (http://betterhelp.com/virtualcouch) With the continuing “sheltering” rules that are spreading across the country PLEASE do not think that you can’t continue or begin therapy now. http://betterhelp.com/virtualcouch (http://betterhelp.com/virtualcouch) can put you quickly in touch with licensed mental health professionals who can meet through text, email, or videoconference often as soon as 24-48 hours. And if you use the link http://betterhelp.com/virtualcouch (http://betterhelp.com/virtualcouch) you will receive 10% off your first month of services. Please make your own mental health a priority, http://betterhelp.com/virtualcouch (http://betterhelp.com/virtualcouch)offers affordable counseling, and they even have sliding scale options if your budget is tight. Tony's FREE parenting course, “Tips For Parenting Positively Even In the Not So Positive Times” is available NOW. Just go to https://www.tonyoverbay.com/courses-2/ (https://www.tonyoverbay.com/courses-2/)and sign up today. This course will help you understand why it can be so difficult to communicate with and understand your children. You’ll learn how to keep your buttons hidden, how to genuinely give praise that will truly build inner wealth in your child, teen, or even in your adult children, and you’ll learn how to move from being “the punisher” to being someone your children will want to go to when they need help.Tony's new best-selling book "He's a Porn Addict...Now What? An Expert and a Former Addict Answer Your Questions" is now available on Kindle. https://amzn.to/38mauBoTony Overbay, is the co-author of "He's a Porn Addict...Now What? An Expert and a Former Addict Answer Your Questions" now available on Amazon https://amzn.to/33fk0U4 (https://amzn.to/33fk0U4). The book debuted in the number 1 spot in the Sexual Health Recovery category and remains there as the time of this record. The book has received numerous positive reviews from professionals in the mental health and recovery fields.You can learn more about Tony's pornography recovery program The Path Back by visiting http://pathbackrecovery.com (http://pathbackrecovery.com) And visit http://tonyoverbay.com (http://tonyoverbay.com) and sign up to receive updates on upcoming programs, and podcasts.Tony mentioned a product that he used to take out all of the "uh's" and "um's" that, in his words, "must be created by wizards and magic!" because it's that good! To learn more about Descript click here https://descript.com?lmref=v95myQ (https://descript.com?lmref=v95myQ)

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0:00.0

Hey, everyone, welcome to the virtual couch podcast.

0:03.0

Now you're probably sitting there wondering, why does Tony's voice sound so much more sexy?

0:08.0

Well, that's because it's not Tony's voice.

0:10.0

My name is Kurt Frankum, and I am taking over this podcast.

0:13.0

I have Tony tied up in the corner, duct tape over his mouth, and this is a coup.

0:18.0

No. Actually, Tony has been so kind to allow me to share more of his

0:23.8

brain on his podcast. You see, I run a podcast called Leading Saints, and recently we did a virtual

0:29.6

summit or a virtual conference all about mental health in the context of being a member of the

0:34.6

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Now, maybe not everybody listening

0:38.9

to this is a Latter-day Saint, but that's okay. You will still find this so applicable. So I

0:43.7

interviewed Tony Overbay on this virtual summit called Mentally Healthy Saints, and we had a phenomenal

0:49.2

discussion about act, which is acceptance commitment therapy. I'm sure you've heard Tony talk about it

0:55.8

numerous times on this podcast, but we had such a dynamic, interesting discussion. I told Tony,

1:00.7

hey, you should publish this on your podcast. And guess what? He agreed. Now, you're going to listen

1:05.4

to this conversation and think, wow, that was so good. I wish I could get more quality content

1:10.2

like that. And guess what?

1:12.0

We had 20-plus interviews presentations as part of this Mentally Healthy Saints Virtual Summit,

1:17.3

and I'd love to give you a chance to listen to all of it. And listen to the end of the episode,

1:22.4

and I will tell you how you can get access to all 20-plus presentations, including Tonyys, which you're about to hear, at no cost.

1:30.6

So let's jump into this episode of the Virtual Couch podcast.

1:34.2

Oh, oh, oh, oh, Come on in and take a seat on the virtual cast.

1:56.0

Welcome back to another session of the Mentally Healthy Saints Virtual Summit. And today, I'm with Tony Overbay.

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