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Living Life on Your Own Terms With Michael Herold (Real Play)

May 13, 2024

Living Life on Your Own Terms With Michael Herold (Real Play)

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Michael Herold is a confidence coach, public speaker, and ACT specialist. He also has a neuromuscular condition that may necessitate him leaving his beloved life in Vienna soon. In this real play, Dr. Diana Hill and Michael explore what it would look like to live life on his own terms.

Listen and learn:

  • Why it’s helpful to write your own nightmare review
  • The benefits of making selfishness a value
  • The art of asking for help
  • What it looks like to live a 5-star life

Can Michael turn his life from his feared 2-star review to his fearless 5-star one? Listen to find out!

About Michael Herold

Michael Herold is a confidence coach and social skills trainer. He helps his clients build confidence through Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and fun exposure exercises.

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Learn more about Michael Herold

Watch Michael Herold’s TedX talk

Book: The Art of Asking by Amanda Palmer

Ash Wednesday poem by TS Eliot with the line “teach me to care and not to care”

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Become a Wise Effort member to support the show.

On-Demand Course: Unleashing the Power of Process-Based Therapy with Joseph Ciarrochi, Diana Hill and Steven Hayes

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Thank you to the team Craig, Ashley Hiatt and Yoko Nguyen. Thank you to Benjamin Gould of Bell & Branch for your beautiful music.

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Dual roles, separate entities: I provide psychotherapy through Diana Hill, PhD, Psychology Corporation, Inc. (clinical practice) and offer coaching, programs, and retreats through Wise Effort Consulting, Inc. (education/personal development). These are distinct services delivered by separate corporations.

I'm a licensed clinical psychologist in California and Colorado, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) trainer, and sought-out speaker and leadership consultant on Wise Effort. Therapy services are provided exclusively through Diana Hill, PhD, Clinical Psychology, Inc. and are available only to residents of California and Colorado.

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