Happiness is an empty promise

Too many people are striving for a quick and dirty way to feel hedonistic bliss without accepting the negative feelings they have, says Steven Hayes.

_

I’ve always thought that Acceptance and Commitment Therapy was a very effective fusion of western psychotherapy and mindfulness practices and have referred folks to the workbooks for many years. Steven Hayes is one of the founders of that system. I’d not heard him speak before seeing this video. He’s clearly one of the good guys. I knew that from reading his manuals, but it’s nice to hear him speak.

To be clear I believe there are a lot of self-care we can do as well. The therapies that he names at the end of the video are by no means the only way to heal. They are one way. There are many ways to heal and not all of them involve therapy. Following your heart and intuition about the modalities that work best for you is key.

You can visit the drop-down menus at the top of the page for many different ideas for healing resources and information. (not at all exhaustive)

see also:

Books on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy:

One thought on “Happiness is an empty promise”

Pingback: "Happiness is an Empty Promise: Steven Hayes on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy" | Mad In America

Comments are closed.

GENERAL DISCLAIMER: I often publish authors whose articles I appreciate while maybe not agreeing with everything. My pieces, also, cannot stand alone. Some of my work contains ideas that may sometimes seem to contradict other pieces because all cannot be said in short essays. It's wise to avoid assumptions based on a few posts. Attitudes have also not remained stagnant over time and the archives reflect the passage of of many years. Some articles contain links to other resources on the Internet. Links are provided as citations to help identify more information and are not intended to state or imply that this site recommends, endorses, supports, sponsors, or is in any way affiliated or associated with any person or entity associated with the linked material. Use your judgment in all things. Nothing on these pages should be construed as medical advice.

function wpb_rand_posts() { 
 
$args = array(
    'post_type' => 'post',
    'orderby'   => 'rand',
    'posts_per_page' => 5, 
    );
 
$the_query = new WP_Query( $args );
 
if ( $the_query->have_posts() ) {
 
$string .= '<ul>';
    while ( $the_query->have_posts() ) {
        $the_query->the_post();
        $string .= '<li><a href="'. get_permalink() .'">'. get_the_title() .'</a></li>';
    }
    $string .= '</ul>';
    /* Restore original Post Data */
    wp_reset_postdata();
} else {
 
$string .= 'no posts found';
}
 
return $string; 
} 
 
add_shortcode('wpb-random-posts','wpb_rand_posts');
add_filter('widget_text', 'do_shortcode');

Blog at WordPress.com.

%d bloggers like this: