{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5eaa17597073432b7f5a651b/6005fbd24076d27d1ff720a7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"14. Why self-compassion is important when struggling with anxieties, worries, and fears","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5eaa17597073432b7f5a651b/1589580334206-1fccc6839864a04559c0c66e8c494997.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Many of us grew up in a world that told us that we should be fearless, jump off the cliff, and eliminate fear from our lives. In a very intimate conversation, I chat with Steve Hayes, Ph.D., a co-founder of acceptance and commitment therapy, about his relationship to fear, anxieties, and worries and how his personal experience and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) unfolded simultaneously.</p><p><br></p><p>This is Part 1 of a very personal conversation with Steve, and it gives us a peek into the life behind the scenes of a person that published over hundreds of academic papers and academic books, trained hundreds of clinicians, presented at countless of international conferences and developed a model of psychological science that has exploded in the last 30 years.</p><p><br></p><p>What to listen for:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>What was difficult for Dr. Hayes dealing with fear</li><li>How Steve made a pivot from struggling with fear since very early in his life to learning to live with it</li><li>How Steve learned to observe his fears, be curious about them, be interested on them, and at times, appreciate them</li><li>How Steve practices self-compassion when struggling</li><li>How Steve determined his values and how they helped him to navigate through daily life</li><li>How Steve handled his fears about his first TEDx talk</li><li>How Steve's personal experience shaped the development of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Stay tuned for part 2!</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.thisisdoctorz.com/self-compassion/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>(*) Show notes and resources of this episode</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.thisisdoctorz.com/playing-it-safe-newsletter/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>(*) Receive free weekly science-based, compassionate, and actionable skills to stop ineffective playing-it-safe</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.thisisdoctorz.com/playing-it-safe-questionnaire/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>(*) Figure out your playing-it-safe profile in 5 minutes and identify the key thinking strategies that keep you living in your head</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://courses.thisisdoctorz.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>(*) Learn ACT skills for anxious achievers by taking Dr. Z. ACT courses</strong></a></p>","author_name":"Dr. Z. - Patricia Zurita Ona, Psy.D. "}