Whether we like it or not, we are constantly changing. To evolve for the better, we need to learn how to accept and harness change. In this episode, Dr. Joseph Ciarrochi, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy researcher and co-author of the book What Makes You Stronger shares with us common reasons why we avoid change and Process-based strategies to shift our minds, sense of self, and behavior. Dr. Ciarrochi also gives us a glimpse into the future of a more integrated psychology, where we have a common language and step out of academic boxes into a more conciliant view of well-being.

Listen and Learn:

• The consequences of resisting change
• Four reasons why we avoid change
• Why you should be listening to people younger than you
• Process-based models as the next evolution of clinical psychology
• Changing your relationship with your emotions, thoughts, sense of self, attention, motivation, and behavior
• Barriers to self-compassion
• Why insight without action is not enough
• How to take action before you have the motivation to take action
• Why variation is a key driver of change

About Dr. Joseph Ciarrochi

Professor Joseph Ciarrochi has published over 150 scientific journal articles and many influential books, including, The Weight Escape, Your Life, Your Way, Emotional Intelligence in Everyday Life, and Mindfulness, Acceptance, and Positive Psychology: The seven foundations of well-being. He has been rated as one of the most influential scientists in the world, and his most recent book is called What Makes You Stronger: How to thrive in the face of uncertainty using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with Louise Hayes and Ann Bailey.

Relevant Resources

• Find out what kind of Striver you are and get your free Skillful Striving Toolkit
• Learn more about Joseph Ciarrochi
• Read What Makes You Stronger
• Be reminded that you are going to die with the Wecroak App
• Pause with a mindfulness bell using the Plum Village App 
• Read the donut study: Promoting self-compassion attitude toward eating among restrictive and guilty eaters

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Remember when you become psychologically flexible, you become free.