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A Liberated Mind (Mr-Exp): How to Pivot Toward What Matters

A Liberated Mind (Mr-Exp): How to Pivot Toward What Matters

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  • Author：Steven C. Hayes
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Summary

Life is not a problem to be solved。 ACT shows how we can live full and meaningful lives by embracing our vulnerability and turning toward what hurts。

In this landmark book， the originator and pioneering researcher into Acceptance and Commitment Therapy （ACT） lays out the psychological flexibility skills that make it one of the most powerful approaches research has yet to offer。 These skills have been shown to help even where other approaches have failed。 Science shows that they are useful in virtually every area--mental health （anxiety， depression， substance abuse， eating disorders， PTSD）; physical health （chronic pain， dealing with diabetes， facing cancer）; social processes （relationship issues， prejudice， stigma， domestic violence）; and performance （sports， business， diet， exercise）。

How does psychological flexibility help？ We struggle because the problem-solving mind tells us to run from what causes us fear and hurt。 But we hurt where we care。 If we run from a sense of vulnerability， we must also run from what we care about。 By learning how to liberate ourselves， we can live with meaning and purpose， along with our pain when there is pain。

Although that is a simple idea， it resists our instincts and programming。 The flexibility skills counter those ingrained tendencies。 They include noticing our thoughts with curiosity， opening to our emotions， attending to what is in the present， learning the art of perspective taking， discovering our deepest values， and building habits based around what we deeply want。

Beginning with the epiphany Steven Hayes had during a panic attack， this book is a powerful narrative of scientific discovery filled with moving stories as well as advice for how we can put flexibility skills to work immediately。 Hayes shows how allowing ourselves to feel fully and think freely moves us toward commitment to what truly matters to us。 Finally， we can live lives that reflect the qualities we choose。

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Reviews

Lisa Abraham ，

This is a book I will revisit over and over again as I draw on ACT approaches in my work as a clinical psychologist。 Like other reviews， I felt it could have been more concise。 On the other hand， the descriptions of how to apply various skills across different clinical presentations was helpful。 I'd love a brief/summary version of this book！ This is a book I will revisit over and over again as I draw on ACT approaches in my work as a clinical psychologist。 Like other reviews， I felt it could have been more concise。 On the other hand， the descriptions of how to apply various skills across different clinical presentations was helpful。 I'd love a brief/summary version of this book！ 。。。more

Mary-ann Owens ，

Very interesting psychology and ideas to help your mind！！

Ryan Hunter ，

A secular re-tooling of many methods of mental liberation arrived at by various spiritual traditions。 I'm glad some of these spiritual teachings are being standardized in order to replace the rotting corpse of modern psychology。 However; I also feel that a lot of the more expansive and interesting implications of said spiritual traditions have been left out to satisfy secular sensibilities， much to the books detriment。 A secular re-tooling of many methods of mental liberation arrived at by various spiritual traditions。 I'm glad some of these spiritual teachings are being standardized in order to replace the rotting corpse of modern psychology。 However; I also feel that a lot of the more expansive and interesting implications of said spiritual traditions have been left out to satisfy secular sensibilities， much to the books detriment。 。。。more

Salahuddin Hourani ，

في الكتاب شيء من الاطالة التي لا داعي لها ، يوجد بعض الملل حيث ان الم}لف يسوق اكثر من اللزم لمبداه في العلاج والتحليل النفسي

Megan ，

I want to add ACT practices into my work and this book was helpful in expanding on each of the principles。

Alice ，

I loved this book so much- it was a wonderful introduction to ACT （acceptance and commitment therapy） and how to apply it to various situations we deal with in life。 I was left feeling inspired and hopeful。 I highly recommend this book。

Annette Towler ，

A wonderful book for therapists and clientsThis book describes the principles of acceptance and commitment therapy。 It is suitable for everyone who wishes to rid themselves of negative thinking。 ACT promotes the idea that getting rid of negative thinking is not the solution。 Rather ， it is about changing the relationship we have with negative thoughts and feelings。 The book is a wonderful read and also contains exercises。 Steven Hayes， the founder of ACT， also shares his own story of how ACT was A wonderful book for therapists and clientsThis book describes the principles of acceptance and commitment therapy。 It is suitable for everyone who wishes to rid themselves of negative thinking。 ACT promotes the idea that getting rid of negative thinking is not the solution。 Rather ， it is about changing the relationship we have with negative thoughts and feelings。 The book is a wonderful read and also contains exercises。 Steven Hayes， the founder of ACT， also shares his own story of how ACT was developed based on his own trauma。 He is a very compassionate and thoughtful doctor。 I highly recommend 。。。more

Bogdan Tudor Tulbure ，

Steven Hayes invented a new， fresh and flexible set of directions for living， tested them empirically， and thrown them into the world of psychology， and further away into the world at large。 He has played this game for over 40 years， creatively refining each aspect in a malleable way， making a hugely interesting puzzle that allows one to build in the content of his or her life using a new and plastic collection of perspectives。 He got to be so good at it by processing and distilling each facet a Steven Hayes invented a new， fresh and flexible set of directions for living， tested them empirically， and thrown them into the world of psychology， and further away into the world at large。 He has played this game for over 40 years， creatively refining each aspect in a malleable way， making a hugely interesting puzzle that allows one to build in the content of his or her life using a new and plastic collection of perspectives。 He got to be so good at it by processing and distilling each facet and sub-facet， that you get the impression it’s finished and you could just play around with it。 And it is a wonderfully awesome game that enticed me to dance it’s tango！ And I will for a while。 tBut ultimately， I want to make my life’s tango to be my own， to build my own game on the shoulder of those giants who lifted me to the level of their complex approach。 。。。more

Alex ，

So， I finished the main （second） section of this book about three months ago， before the start of my spring semester。 I just now got around to finishing the last part of the book， but I've essentially been implementing its advice for months now。 This semester has been my best yet mental-health-wise and I truly believe that is in part because of the flexibility skills I learned from this book。 If you haven't read it， read it。 Or at least look into Acceptance and Commitment Therapy （ACT） and psych So， I finished the main （second） section of this book about three months ago， before the start of my spring semester。 I just now got around to finishing the last part of the book， but I've essentially been implementing its advice for months now。 This semester has been my best yet mental-health-wise and I truly believe that is in part because of the flexibility skills I learned from this book。 If you haven't read it， read it。 Or at least look into Acceptance and Commitment Therapy （ACT） and psychological flexibility。 As the book explains， ACT is for everyone; it is as universally applicable as therapeutic approaches get。 You need not be suffering from anything to benefit from it （though if you are suffering， it will help）。 ACT is about improving your life， getting out of your head， and reconnecting with your values。 It's pretty rad。 。。。more

Kevin Macdonald ，

Not “bad” perse， but having just read Flow， this book basically says much of the same except in a fluffy， bubble， “relatable” tone。 Not my jam， though I suppose it’s probably more accessible to a wider audience。 Made it 60 pages in。

Aida Opîrlesc ，

This is a book that should be read by everybody， whether they are struggling or not。 It helps you understand how your mind works and how to manage your thoughts in order to live a life closer to your values。 It also gives you a bigger understanding of others and their struggles， and makes you aware of your own judgemental behaviour， towards yourself and towards others。 It makes you understand and overcome the toxic though processes that your brain runs。It offers science-based insight and exercis This is a book that should be read by everybody， whether they are struggling or not。 It helps you understand how your mind works and how to manage your thoughts in order to live a life closer to your values。 It also gives you a bigger understanding of others and their struggles， and makes you aware of your own judgemental behaviour， towards yourself and towards others。 It makes you understand and overcome the toxic though processes that your brain runs。It offers science-based insight and exercises that you can do in order to focus on what matters， and helps you lead a more intentional and less reactive life。 It's like a journey you take to better understand yourself， and choose to act based on what you believe in， so that you can live a more meaningful life。More in detail， it explains how you can build flexibility in your mind， focus on the present， learn to accept what you cannot change， diffuse from harmful thoughts， and commit to helpful behaviours and changes， based on your values。 For all the 6 pivots， there are basic and advanced exercises。 There are also specialised chapters in which they show how you can apply ACT exercises in certain situation: to improve your work， your study， to overcome a loss， manage a disease， etc。 To sum up， this book helps you be more practical and empathetic to yourself and others， as well as decide on how you want to live and commit to that path。 I cannot recommend it enough。 。。。more

Robert ，

This is by far the best book I have read on mental health。Thoroughly researched， grounded in fact， practical in application。Read through some of the highlights below， and see if you can't pick out exact descriptions of some of the games your mind plays with itself。 This is by far the best book I have read on mental health。Thoroughly researched， grounded in fact， practical in application。Read through some of the highlights below， and see if you can't pick out exact descriptions of some of the games your mind plays with itself。 。。。more

Russell Yarnell ，

This ranks as one of the most important books I have ever read。 I knew that my thoughts were not always correct。 Hayes dives into why we think thoughts and how it impacts us。 He then spends chapters explaining it further and provides exercises that help us combat the thoughts that we have。 Our mind has a voice whether we like it or not and knowing how to address the "Dictator Within" frees us。The writing style is light。 Sections can get bogged down in statistics and usually followed with a simpl This ranks as one of the most important books I have ever read。 I knew that my thoughts were not always correct。 Hayes dives into why we think thoughts and how it impacts us。 He then spends chapters explaining it further and provides exercises that help us combat the thoughts that we have。 Our mind has a voice whether we like it or not and knowing how to address the "Dictator Within" frees us。The writing style is light。 Sections can get bogged down in statistics and usually followed with a simple phrase or statement that explains it all in another way。 I like it for having it explained a couple different ways。 I have to give Hayes credit that he doesn't sell Acceptance Commitment Therapy （ACT） as and end all solution to everything。 He is optimistic about how it can help people and shows how combining ACT with other treatments or educational programs will increase the outcome。 。。。more

Anupam ，

I had a first pass at this。 Each exercise is well thought through and transformative。 I could easily add it to my life manuals for course correcting that's needed time to time in life。Perhaps， that's because of my life in Nordics， I would have liked it more if they were not trying to sell ACT so much。 When someone tells me， again and again， this is better than all else， a doubt naturally enters my mind :） I had a first pass at this。 Each exercise is well thought through and transformative。 I could easily add it to my life manuals for course correcting that's needed time to time in life。Perhaps， that's because of my life in Nordics， I would have liked it more if they were not trying to sell ACT so much。 When someone tells me， again and again， this is better than all else， a doubt naturally enters my mind :） 。。。more

Justin ，

Waited too long to review this one。 I think it was about Acceptance and Commitment Therapy。 That sounds， right。I found it very similar to meditation and Buddhist ideas。 Learn to calmly experience and accept emotions and anything happening in your life。 He has lots of frameworks and systems around his ideas to crystallize them and I enjoyed the exercises he has for lots of them。 The main framework is the six things: defusion， self， acceptance， presence， values and action。 I don't remember much ab Waited too long to review this one。 I think it was about Acceptance and Commitment Therapy。 That sounds， right。I found it very similar to meditation and Buddhist ideas。 Learn to calmly experience and accept emotions and anything happening in your life。 He has lots of frameworks and systems around his ideas to crystallize them and I enjoyed the exercises he has for lots of them。 The main framework is the six things: defusion， self， acceptance， presence， values and action。 I don't remember much about how it all comes together。Just goes to show how little you retain if you just blast through a book without reflecting on what you've read while it's still fresh。 。。。more

عواد ，

كتاب رائع سهل الهضم يخاطب غير المتخصصين ويساعد على استخدام علم النفس في الشفاء الذاتي للشخص ويعزز الصحه النفسيه، في رأيي أكبر مميزاته هي الواقعيه وعدم مبالغة الكاتب في اختلاق طرق غير مألوفة، يشكر المترجم على دقه الترجمه وكتابته للمصطلحات الانجليزيه。يعاب على الكتاب كثرة الاسترسال بما لا يخدم محتواه قد يختصر بعدد صفحات اقل وايضا يعاب عليه ذكره المتكرر للدراسات بدون وضع مراجع للاطلاع عليها وتقييمها。● كتاب يستحق الاقتناء والقراءه ☆

Ludwig Franke Föyen ，

The audio book format wasn't great。 It could also have been shorter。 Good science and message behind the book。 If you want a pop psych introduction to ACT I recommend this book。 The audio book format wasn't great。 It could also have been shorter。 Good science and message behind the book。 If you want a pop psych introduction to ACT I recommend this book。 。。。more

Hajed ，

١。 المحتوي جيد وهو عن تبني عملية القبول والالتزام في مواجهة المشاكل النفسية والحياتية بشكل عام وهي طريقة احدث من العلاج المعرفي السلوكي。 ٢。 الاسلوب فيه إسهاب كثير ويمكن القفز للجزء الثاني للدخول في اسس هذا العلم ٣。 الترجمة تفوز باسوء ترجمة مرت علي。 وبدأت وكأنها ترجمة آلية

Martha ，

I really like this book and there are many parts I find very enlightening！ It is not a book I can digest in one go。 I decided this is a book I needed in both paper and audio format。 There is so much to think on and refer back to！

Eddie ，

This started out as a very interesting read。 The science of ACT is very compelling。 The book moves well until the 2nd half and becomes more about the exercises for ACT。 It's hard to use the concepts with out someone holding you accountable （thus a counselor I guess） but the information is solid and I'm sure will benefit many people。 This started out as a very interesting read。 The science of ACT is very compelling。 The book moves well until the 2nd half and becomes more about the exercises for ACT。 It's hard to use the concepts with out someone holding you accountable （thus a counselor I guess） but the information is solid and I'm sure will benefit many people。 。。。more

Tram-Anh Huynh ，

How strange - I can't decide between a 3 and a 5。 I wanted to learn more about ACT， the next wave after CBT。 I appreciate the descriptions of the core skills in ACT to develop psychological flexibility and got a good-enough overview。 I did not find all the anecdotes to be worthwhile。 I give the theories behind ACT a 5/5 and would easily recommend this book to reference time and time again。 How strange - I can't decide between a 3 and a 5。 I wanted to learn more about ACT， the next wave after CBT。 I appreciate the descriptions of the core skills in ACT to develop psychological flexibility and got a good-enough overview。 I did not find all the anecdotes to be worthwhile。 I give the theories behind ACT a 5/5 and would easily recommend this book to reference time and time again。 。。。more

Yasmeen ，

Good book to help wrap your mind around acceptance and commitment therapy to promote psychological flexibility。 Limited utility， but still a great read if only to eradicate some bad concepts pushed forward by CBT。

Sarah ，

A reference to come back to frequently

clete deller ，

Man’s Search for MeaningGreat book。 Not necessity for the beginner。 Still it is quite accessible。 I can also highly recommend taking his new 10 module class （modular one was just released）。

Judith Tutin ，

Disappointing to one who really likes the ACT approach。 Presented as a self-help book， I can't imagine too many laypersons who would want to slog through the history and limitations of cognitive behavior therapy to get to the advice。 I thought it was trying to do too many things and the actual advice part was sometimes difficult to understand and， I imagine， put into practice。 Would recommend Hayes' "Get out of your mind and into your life" for much more helpful self-help。 Disappointing to one who really likes the ACT approach。 Presented as a self-help book， I can't imagine too many laypersons who would want to slog through the history and limitations of cognitive behavior therapy to get to the advice。 I thought it was trying to do too many things and the actual advice part was sometimes difficult to understand and， I imagine， put into practice。 Would recommend Hayes' "Get out of your mind and into your life" for much more helpful self-help。 。。。more

Cynthia Valentine ，

An important read！ If I were to approach this book again， I would read it as three separate books。 It is divided into 3 parts and while they build on each other， I think it would have helped me absorb and digest the enormous amount of information provided。。。 They each have very distinct purposes。 I have since begun reading the Table of Contents more thoroughly before I start a book :）

Justin ，

I've become a huge fan of ACT and after reading Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life， I was excited to check out Hayes's latest book。 If you aren't familiar with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy， you'll find an accessible look into the approach by one of it's founders。 It builds upon the CBT tradition and goes beyond it and simple mindfulness-based approaches。 All of it is evidence-based and research heavy， but Hayes writes in a conversational way and leaves his references for the appendix， I've become a huge fan of ACT and after reading Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life， I was excited to check out Hayes's latest book。 If you aren't familiar with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy， you'll find an accessible look into the approach by one of it's founders。 It builds upon the CBT tradition and goes beyond it and simple mindfulness-based approaches。 All of it is evidence-based and research heavy， but Hayes writes in a conversational way and leaves his references for the appendix， making for an engaging read。 In Part 1， Hayes proposes we suffer from the Dictator Within and amidst all these self-criticisms and negative thoughts， instead of fighting it （e。g。 cognitive restructuring）， why not drop the rope？ We can begin to defuse from those thoughts， turn towards distressing experiences， gain acceptance， connect with our values and translate that into committed action。 Part 2 covers the six pivots of ACT （Defusion， Self/perspective-taking， acceptance， presence， values， and committed action）。 Part 3 covers how we can use these pivots and skills to develop healthy behaviors， nurturing relationships， and more flexible performance。 He also reviews applications of ACT to different mental health conditions， chronic illness， spirituality， and finally a review on how ACT has helped on a wider scale in Sierra Leone。 Overall， A Liberated Mind is an essential read for ACT therapists and those looking to apply ACT to better their lives。 。。。more

Milka ，

I picked up this book after I heard the author being interviewed on the Plant Yourself podcast。 While in found the interview， I found this book hard to read and I put it down a third into it。 Too many personal stories， examples， etc that distracted from the main idea。 A more succinct version for those interested in the subject but not in the many details would be useful。

Rashad ，

This is a game changer。 An absolute must read。 One of the most helpful books that I have ever read， with so much to learn from and to share。 For anyone wanting to live more fully， and support others to do the same。

Ankit Bhandari ，

The book presents a practical approach of developing psychological flexibility， which authors claims and has proven to some extent， is an important skill set while existing in this planet。 A must read for everyone looking forward to open their minds ！

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