Russ Harris Part Two

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Eric Zimmer, The One You Feed

Self-improvement, Buddhism, Health & Fitness, Religion & Spirituality, Mental Health, Education

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🗓️ 11 July 2017

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Please Support The Show With a Donation This week we talk to Russ Harris Russ Harris is a medical practitioner, psychotherapist, and leading expert in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). His books include ACT with Love, ACT Made Simple, The Confidence Gap, and The Happiness Trap, which has now been translated into twenty-two languages. He lives in Melbourne, Australia, and travels internationally to train mental health professionals in the ACT approach. In This Interview, Russ Harris and I Discuss... The Wolf Parable The principle of connection in ACT Practicing attention in the shower The exercise of "notice 5 things" How to notice the person you come home to in a new way The physical practices of yoga and tai chi The observing self vs the thinking self The scientific study of spirituality Living a spiritual life even if it's not a religious life Values = desired qualities of action The difference between goals and values Examples of how you can live your values on your way to your goals Committed Action Examining your life to identify areas where your behavior is not reflecting your values The basic ACT formula of "Be Present, Open Up, Do What Matters" Please Support The Show with a DonationSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	They use a light the soil from which morals and ethics and codes of conduct row.
0:14.2	Welcome to the one you feed. Throughout time, great thinkers have recognized the importance of
0:19.4	the thoughts we have, quotes like garbage in, garbage out, or you are what you think, ring true,
0:26.4	and yet for many of us our thoughts don't strengthen or empower us. We tend toward negativity,
0:32.4	self-pity, jealousy, or fear. We see what we don't have instead of what we do, we think things that
0:39.2	hold us back and dampen our spirit. But it's not just about thinking, our actions matter. It takes
0:45.6	conscious, consistent, and creative effort to make a life worth living. This podcast is about how
0:51.5	other people keep themselves moving in the right direction. How they feed their good wolf.
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1:30.1	Penpals podcast on Will Ferrell's Big Money Players Network on the iHeart Radio app, Apple
1:34.8	podcast, or wherever you get your podcast. Thanks for joining us. Our guest on this episode is
1:42.5	Russ Harris. This episode is part two of a two-part interview with Russ. He's a medical practitioner,
1:48.8	psychotherapist, and a leading expert in acceptance and commitment therapy, or ACT. His books include
1:55.8	ACT with Love, ACT made simple, the confidence gap, and the happiness trap, which is now being
2:02.5	translated into 22 languages. He lives in Melbourne, Australia, and travels internationally to train
2:08.5	mental health professionals in the ACT-approached order. And here's part two of Russ Harris.
2:14.8	We are back with Russ Harris for part two of our interview where we are talking about acceptance
2:19.8	and commitment therapy and how to apply these things to our lives. If you haven't listened
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