The ACT Guide to Living Fully No Matter What Life Throws at You
Gijs Jansen
Foreword by Steven C. Hayes
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Digital professor copy available on VitalSource once published ?It's impossible to avoid pain in life—but why not add joy? For anyone interested in living more fully and freely, Gijs Jansen distills the essence of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) in this compassionate, witty guide. Practical tools, relatable stories, and clear exercises teach readers proven ways to handle painful emotions and loosen the grip of self-criticism, avoidance, and fear. Dr. Jansen provides an accessible introduction to ACT through a three-step approach that integrates head, body, and heart. He blazes a path to identifying and working toward deeply felt personal goals, from overcoming anxiety and stress to healing old wounds and building stronger relationships. Readers learn doable strategies to actively pursue what they value and keep honing their vision of the life they want.
“If you practice what is in this book with honesty, and let it challenge some of the rules your mind has given you, I believe you will be moved. It won’t make you perfect. It won’t make the pain disappear. But it may help you live with greater freedom to be you. And that makes all the difference.”
—from the Foreword by Steven C. Hayes, PhD, author of Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life
“This book is packed full of tools, techniques, and strategies that you can use right away to take the power out of difficult thoughts and feelings, live by your values, and strengthen your focus on the here and now.”
—Russ Harris, MBBS, author of The Happiness Trap
“With warmth, humor, and refreshing honesty, Dr. Jansen translates complex ideas into simple, direct guidance. He doesn't promise you a pain-free life, but shows how to live fully in the presence of difficulty. Through engaging exercises and examples, Dr. Jansen helps you reconnect with what truly matters.”
—Robyn D. Walser, PhD, author of You Are Not Your Trauma
Table of Contents
Foreword: What Makes All the Difference, Steven C. HayesIntroduction
I. Head
1. Why Are You Reading This Book?
2. Avoidance and Control
3. The Power of Language
II. Body
4. Acceptance
5. Mindfulness
III. Heart
6. The Self
7. Values
8. Committed Action
9. Dancing with ACT
10. My Personal Wish for You
That’s a Wrap!
Index