Nourish Your Values Using Functional Contextualism and Interbehaviorism With Dr. Emily Sandoz

Everything you do and feel occurs in a context. You are shaped by your learning history, your environment, other people, and you are continuously shaping the world around you. In this episode, Emily Sandoz shares how you can apply the ACT concepts of functional contextualism and interbehaviorism to build a juicier, richer, values-based life. Learn to resource yourself and thrive in whatever context you are in.

Listen and Learn:

Why we do what we do
What is functional contextualism
The difference between behaviorism and interbehaviorism
The overlap between Buddhism and behaviorism
How to resource yourself
Creating contexts that nurture
Contacting values and joy
Convolving with others

About Emily Sandoz

Dr. Emily K. Sandoz (she/they) is the Emma Louise LeBlanc Burguieres/BORSF Endowed Professor of Social Sciences and Full Professor in the Psychology Department at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Emily is the Director of the Louisiana Contextual Science Research Group, which supports collaborative contributions from students and professionals from all over the world. They have co-authored three books on acceptance and commitment therapy for struggles with eating and body image, along with chapters and journal articles on contextual behavioral science, social justice, clinical behavioral processes, and psychological flexibility. Emily has led more than 100 training workshops for professionals around the world, and serves as a peer-reviewed ACT trainer. They also practice as a Clinical Psychologist, focusing on clinical behavior analysis. Emily happily accepts both “she” and “they” pronouns as reflective of different aspects of their identity.