The Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Diary 2023

NIC HOOPER is Lecturer in Psychology at Cardiff University. He was previously Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of the West of England (UWE), and earlier spent two years teaching at Middle East Technical University in Northern Cyprus. He has written many articles and book chapters, and he is the lead author of The Research Journey of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (2015). From 2015-17 he sat on the board of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS), which governs much work in ACT and related areas. FREDDY JACKSON BROWN is a registered and chartered clinical psychologist with twenty years' experience working with children and families in the NHS. He has published a range of peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on ACT, behaviour analysis, disability and sexuality, and is the author of Get the Life You Want (2013) and ACT for Dummies (2016).

Table of Contents
Personal information
Authors' welcome
What Do You Want? An Introduction to Values Valued Domains Smart Goals Values List Exploring Domains Managing Thoughts and Feelings What Is Willingness? Metaphor: The Unwelcome Guest What Is Defusion? Exercise: Having the Thought What is Contacting the Present Moment? Exercise: Breathing What is Self-as-Context? Metaphor: The Sky and the Weather What is the Hexaflex? Exercise: Writing a Eulogy Introducing Self-Compassion Exercise: Helping a Child Personal Values Statement Introducing Experiential Avoidance Exercise: The White Bear Experiential Avoidance: A Crucial Side Effect Metaphor: A Ball in the Water Giving You the Reins Metaphor: Quicksand Metaphor: Tug of War with a Monster Exercise: Leaves on a Stream Metaphor: Hands as Thoughts Exercise: Body Scan Exercise: Walking Exercise: Fusion with Evaluations Exercise: Taking Off Your Armour Exercise: Heroes Exercise: Waiting for the Wrong Train Bringing It All Together: Passengers on the Bus Ending the Year