The Roots of the Book with Sarah Cassidy

Hi there and a very warm welcome to Season 5 Episode 24 of People Soup – it’s Ross McIntosh here. 

P-Soupers, we're continuing our chat with Dr Sarah Cassidy who is an educational, child and adolescent psychologist. She's also the co-author of an extraordinary book, Tired of Anxiety, A Kid's Guide to Befriending Difficult Thoughts and Feelings and Living Your Life Anyway.

In this episode we learn about the behavioural roots of the book - you'll hear how Sarah discovered relational frame theory (RFT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) - and how she's using ACT to support her staff, using a training protocol developed by me and my mate, Paul Flaxman #flaxybabes #flaxintosh. We also hear Sarah's views on labels and her song choice.

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There is a transcript for each episode. There is a caveat - this transcript is largely generated by Artificial Intelligence, I have corrected many errors but I won't have captured them all! You can also find the shownotes by clicking on notes then keep scrolling for all the useful links.

• Tired of Anxiety - Outside the Box Learning Resources
• The Book - Tired of Anxiety - on the publisher's website - Pavilion
• Connect with Sarah on LinkedIn
• Sarah on Instagram
• Sarah on Facebook
• Dr Sarah Cassidy on Twitter
• Brain training, brain fitness, memory games with RaiseYourIQ
• New England Centre for OCD and Anxiety - Irish Midlands | Smithsfield Clinic
• Home | Smithsfield Clinic

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