Dr. Russ Harris is a physician, therapist, and speaker specializing in stress management. He travels nationally and internationally to train individuals and health professionals in the techniques of ACT. Born and educated in England, he now lives in Australia. For more information, visit actmindfully.com.au.
Foreword Steven Hayes, PhD ix Introduction: A Daring Adventure, or Nothing 1 Part 1 Warming Up 1 Why Bother? 13 2 The Good Old Days 34 3 True or False? 40 Part 2 The double-edged sword 4 It Ain't Necessarily So 49 5 Off the Hook 61 6 Never Short of Words 79 7 The Self-Esteem Trap 89 8 The Rules of Engagement 100 9 Smell the Roses 113 10 Psychological Smog 118 Part 3 What gets you going? 11 Fueling Up 131 12 The Success Trap 145 13 Magic Glue 151 Part 4 Taming your fear 14 The Fear Trap 163 15 Plenty of Space 171 16 Riding a Wild Stallion 183 Part 5 Playing the Game 17 Throw Off the Bowlines 190 18 What's Stopping You? 201 19 The Motivation Trap 210 20 The Power of Self-Acceptance 217 21 Getting Better 226 22 Reach the Peak 235 23 It Ain't Over Till It's Over 242 Acknowledgments 249 References 250 Resources 252 Index 254
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