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ACT and Relationships with Russ Harris

Evidence-Based: A New Harbinger Psychology Podcast

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The Importance of Draining Your Relationship

In your book, you use the acronym drain to remember the ways in which we respond inflexibly in a relationship. Drain is an acronym that the D is for disconnection. The R is for reactivity. The A is for avoidance. The I is for inside your mind and the N is for neglecting values. We get jerked around by our thoughts and feelings like we're a puppet on a string.

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