Steven Hayes PhD: Self-Acceptance and Perspective-Taking

Sounds True: Insights at the Edge

Tami Simon

Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality

4.6 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 7 July 2020

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Steven Hayes is a professor, the chair of the Department of Psychology at the University of Nevada, and the author of more than 35 books and 500 scientific articles. The cofounder of the acclaimed Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (known as ACT), Steven is a contributor to the Sounds True book The Self Acceptance Project: How to Be Kind and Compassionate Toward Yourself in Any Situation and the author of the Sounds True audio program Acceptance and Commitment Theory. In this episode of Insights of the Edge—which previously aired as part of an interview series on self-acceptance—Tami Simon and Steven discuss his experiences living with a panic disorder at a young age, and how his own bouts with anxiety shaped his clinical studies. They talk about the practice of perspective-taking and how it can be a powerful bulwark against self-recrimination. Finally, Steven offers his perspective on spirituality and how that perspective informs the core tenets of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Insights at the Edge, produced by Sounds True. My name's Tammy Simon. I'm the founder of Sounds True, and I'd love to take a moment to introduce you to the new Sounds True Foundation. The Sounds True Foundation is dedicated to creating a wiser and kinder world by making transformational education widely available.
0:23.6	We want everyone to have access to transformational tools, such as mindfulness, emotional awareness, and self-compassion,
0:34.6	regardless of financial, social, or physical challenges.
0:39.5	The Sounds True Foundation is a nonprofit dedicated to providing these transformational tools
0:45.9	to communities in need, including at-risk youth, prisoners, veterans, and those in developing
0:53.1	countries.
0:53.7	If you'd like to learn more or feel inspired to become a supporter, prisoners, veterans, and those in developing countries.
0:58.2	If you'd like to learn more or feel inspired to become a supporter,
1:02.2	please visit SoundsTruefoundation.org.
1:09.8	You're listening to Insights at the Edge.
1:14.5	Today is a rebroadcast of one of my favorite episodes.
1:15.9	I hope you enjoy.
1:23.5	Today, my guest is Stephen Hayes.
1:37.3	Stephen Hayes received his PhD in clinical psychology from West Virginia University and is currently a Nevada Foundation professor and chair of the Department of Psychology at the University of Nevada. An author of over 35 books and more than 500 scientific articles, his career has focused on an analysis of the nature
1:47.5	of human language and cognition, and the application of this to the understanding and alleviation
1:54.6	of human suffering, a co-founder of acceptance and commitment therapy, known as ACT.
2:02.6	With Sounds True, Stephen Hayes is a contributor to a new book called The Self- Acceptance Project,
2:09.6	How to Be Kind and Compassionate Towards Yourself in Any Situation.
2:15.6	This episode of Insights at the Edge was originally aired as part of a series
2:20.6	of interviews that focused on the challenge of self-acceptance. Stephen and I talked about
2:26.4	perspective-taking as one of the most important keys to working with inner critic attacks. We also talked about Steven's experience of having a panic disorder early in his life
2:40.0	and how he learned through the crucible of his own experience, how to work with anxiety and dread.
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