We're excited to welcome Dr. Patricia Zurita Ona (FKA Dr. Z) back to the podcast for another thought-provoking conversation. In her first appearance, we explored how fear-based struggles can keep us stuck. Today, we take that discussion even deeper as we dive into her latest book, The ACT Workbook for the Anxious Procrastinator: How to Accept Yourself, Get Things Done, and Do More of What Matters – a guide that helps readers understand why we put things off, and how to break these patterns…

Click play for fresh insights into:

• How Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) can help overcome procrastination.

• The negative impacts of postponing tasks.

• How to build a new pattern of behavior surrounding procrastination.

• Practical tools for managing anxiety, overwhelm, and perfectionism.

Dr. Z is the Director of the East Bay Behavior Therapy Center and has over 18 years of experience helping children, adolescents, and adults break free from anxiety, perfectionism, and emotional avoidance. Beginning her career as a school psychologist before becoming a clinical psychologist, she brings an effective combination of both compassion and science to her work. 

In addition to The ACT Workbook for the Anxious Procrastinator, Dr. Z has written six books, including Living Beyond OCD Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Skills for Perfectionism and High-Achieving Behaviors. She was also nominated as a Fellow of the Association of Contextual Behavioral Science.

Stay up to date with Dr. Z and her work at East Bay Behavior Therapy Center here!

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🛍️ Recommended Books from This Episode:

📖 The ACT Workbook for the Anxious Procrastinator: How to Accept Yourself, Get Things Done and Do More of What Matters by Patricia Zurita Ona, Psy.D – A compassionate workbook grounded in Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) that helps you understand why you procrastinate and equips you with tools to take values-based action. Jessica Kingsley Publishers - USA+2University of Toronto Press Distribution+2
👉 Get it here

📘 The Happiness Trap: How to Stop Struggling and Start Living: A Guide to ACT by Russ Harris – A bestselling guide to ACT that shows how our efforts to avoid pain often cause more suffering, and how acceptance and mindful action can lead to a richer life.
👉 Check it out

📙 Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear – A practical and actionable book about building systems (not just goals), making tiny changes, and using identity-based habits to create major transformation.
👉 Explore it here

📗 The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt‑Free Play by Neil Fiore – A strategic, productivity-oriented guide tackling procrastination by addressing the underlying mindset, guilt, and "resistance" that block us from doing the things we want.
👉 View it here

📕 How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing by K.C. Davis – A gentle and kind approach to managing your home and care tasks without shame, offering mental-health-friendly strategies for cleaning, organizing, and reclaiming your space. 
👉 Learn more

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