Ep. 118: A Liberated Mind (with Steven Hayes)

Your Anxiety Toolkit - Anxiety & OCD Strategies for Everyday

Kimberley Quinlan, LMFT | Anxiety & OCD Specialist

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

4.9 • 802 Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2019

⏱️ 48 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

A Liberated Mind with Steven Hayes ACT Psychological Flexibility Compassion Values OCD Depression Eating Disorder Mental Health Therapy Your Anxiety Toolkit Podcast Kimberley Quinlan

I am honored to have Steven C. Hayes, author of A Liberated Mind: How to Pivot Towards What Matters, back on the Your Anxiety Toolkit Podcast. He was on Ep. 83 and is joining us again! There is nothing that makes me happier than to chat with Steven Hayes about the unbelievable work he is doing and I cannot tell you how much I adored his most recent book.

In this week's podcast episode, Steven Hayes addressed how we can reach a liberated mind by improving psychological flexibility and moving away from psychological rigidity. Not only does Hayes address these important topics using a combination of science and reason, but he also discussed how we can access a liberated mind by practicing compassion and kindness, and by seeking out our own set of values. During this conversation, we touched on some really difficult topics including suicidal ideation, immigration, global warming and other issues that impact the state of the world. Steven Hayes does such a beautiful job teaching us how we can reach be more open to our suffering and be open and flexible with other people’s suffering.

Steven Hayes also addresses how we overuse problem-solving with our emotions. He talks about how we can create our own “hero’s journey” by choosing a path that feels liberating and freeing, instead of one that is powerless and rigid.

For more information on Steven Hayes, click below:

Website: https://stevenchayes.com/

TedX: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o79_gmO5ppg

To purchase his most recent book: https://www.amazon.com/Liberated-Mind-Pivot-Toward-Matters-ebook/dp/B07LDSPRYM

A book freebie:https://stevenchayes.com/a-liberated-mind/

Steven Universe video - "Here Comes a Thought": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHg50mdODFM

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	This is Your Anxiety Toolkit, episode number 118.
0:10.0	Welcome to Your Anxiety Toolkit. I'm your host, Kimberly Quinlan. This podcast is fueled by three
0:17.0	main goals. The first goal is to provide you with some extra tools to help you manage your
0:22.2	anxiety. Second goal, to inspire you. Anxiety doesn't get to decide how you live your life. And number
0:29.6	three, and I leave the best for last, is to provide you with one big, fat virtual hug, because
0:36.8	experiencing anxiety ain't easy.
0:39.1	If that sounds good to you, let's go.
0:46.7	Well, welcome back to another episode of your anxiety toolkit.
0:51.2	I am so excited to share with you today an additional episode with the amazing
0:59.0	Stephen Hayes. Stephen Hayes has written an amazing book. It has just come out on Amazon,
1:06.2	wherever you buy books, called A Liberated Mind, How to Pivot Towards What Matters. And this book is so good.
1:16.1	One of my absolute favorite books that I recommend to clients. It's an actual workbook and it's
1:21.8	called Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life. Now, it's a really clinical-based book and a skills-based book,
1:29.9	but a liberated mind is a book that you could gift to just about anybody, and they would take
1:37.2	so many amazing, important topics and skills and concepts away with them. So I am so thrilled to share with you,
1:47.6	Stephen Hayes and his upcoming book and some amazing points that he brings and discusses in
1:54.0	today's episode. So before we move over to that, I wanted to do the I Did a Hard Thing segment.
2:03.1	This one is very cool. I want you to listen. Okay, here we go. I've decided not to compare myself and my journey to others.
2:12.9	It wasn't an easy decision, but it's been so helpful to meet myself wherever I am in the process
2:20.9	of recovery and recognize that there isn't a timeline. Along with that, I made the incredibly
2:30.1	difficult decision to go to residential treatment. I am terrified to take this next step in my journey,
2:38.9	but I know I can continue to do the hard things, not just for my loved ones, but for myself.
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Kimberley Quinlan, LMFT | Anxiety & OCD Specialist, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Kimberley Quinlan, LMFT | Anxiety & OCD Specialist and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.