{"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/602b23361d3ee034d36108e4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"16. How to handle fears - in general - using Acceptance and Commitment Skills","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5eaa17597073432b7f5a651b/1589580334206-1fccc6839864a04559c0c66e8c494997.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>One of the roots of humility comes from Latin and it means \"from earth.\" Humility is about being grounded and recognizing that we're humans, flawed, and fallible.</p><p><br></p><p>This second part of my conversation with Steve Hayes, PhD., co-founder of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), is about the role of humility in science, in our lives, and in our belief systems.</p><p><br></p><p>You will hear specifically:</p><p><br></p><p>(1) How Steve cultivates humility as a scientist</p><p>(2) How Steve keeps himself humble and checks his ego</p><p>(3) How behavioral science invites all of us to be humble with our beliefs</p><p>(4) How behavioral science offers us a lens to understand polarized messages</p><p>(5) And whom Steve would like to have a chat with!</p><p><br></p><p>You can read what behavioral science really is about here: <a href=\"https://www.thisisdoctorz.com/the-old-the-new-whats-in-about-being-a-behaviorist/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.thisisdoctorz.com/the-old-the-new-whats-in-about-being-a-behaviorist/</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.thisisdoctorz.com/how-to-handle-fears/\" 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. "}