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What Psychological Flexibility Really Means
- Psychological flexibility means noticing thoughts and feelings and choosing actions that align with what you value.
- Steve Hayes says it lets you learn from experience and become a better, more authentic you.
A Son's First Lie And The Mask Of Persona
- Steve Hayes recounts catching his son in a lie and witnessing the child's tears at becoming someone who must hide to be loved.
- The story illustrates how children develop personas to cope with social expectations and shame.
How Rigidity Forms And What Flexibility Is
- Rigidity comes from verbal rules plus pain-avoidance, producing emotional closure and a fixed story self.
- Hayes summarizes flexibility as being open, aware, and actively engaged in a values-driven life.