Psychologist and researcher Yvonne Barnes-Holmes joins Nick to discuss the role of language in mental health and human suffering, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and the state of psychotherapy in the 21st century.

Show Notes

The power of language for mental health and suffering
Thought-Identity Fusion
Learning histories and narrative habits
Reading and social perspective-taking
The Cat in the Hat
False belief
Does reading novels lead to psychological flexibility?
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Meta-Cognitive Therapy (MCT)
Relational Frame Theory (RFT)
Functional Analysis
Behaviorism
Cognitive Revolution
B.F. Skinner
Iatrogenics
You can learn more about Yvonne and her work here:
Website

Get the latest Minds&Mics episodes as soon as they're released
If you enjoyed this episode of Minds&Mics and want to get notified whenever new episodes are released, you can join Nick's free weekly newsletter here →

Language and Emotion with Yvonne Barnes-Holmes