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Rethink Your Mental Health with ACT Founder Dr. Steven Hayes

May 2, 2022
Dr. Steven Hayes, co-founder of ACT, discusses living a process-based life, the six core processes of psychological flexibility, the importance of family and understanding old age, achieving personal growth through perseverance, and the power of processes in therapy and personal growth, including the use of psychological flexibility and mindfulness in a World Health Organization trial with refugees.
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Steven Hayes

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  • Living a process-based life involves engaging in health-promoting processes that lead to openness, engagement, and purpose-driven actions.
  • The process-based approach to mental health challenges the traditional focus on diagnoses and emphasizes empowering individuals to discover what works best for their unique experiences, values, and goals.

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Living a Process-Based Life

Living a process-based life means engaging in health-promoting processes that lead to feelings of openness, engagement, and purpose-driven actions. These processes include values, acceptance, diffusion, self-compassion, present moment awareness, and committed action. By practicing these processes, individuals can thrive and experience personal growth in various aspects of their lives.

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