Dr. Diana Hill

Communal Table: Cultivating Compassion with Dr. Diana Hill
2022-09-15 17:30 - 20:00 (America/Denver) | California
You are invited to join the Communal Table, a small group of women and Psychologist, Dr. Diana Hill for an evening centered on “Cultivating Compassion.” Diana will lead us through interactive & research-based practices and demonstrations to foster self-compassion. Together we will then sit down and enjoy a nourishing farm-to-table dinner while creating a conversation centered on “Cultivating Compassion for Deeper Connections.”

Live Online Workshop: Find Freedom In Your Body With ACT
2022-06-24 09:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online
We are swimming upstream when it comes to positive body image. Hounded with unattainable standards about what constitutes an acceptable body, many of us can get stuck in avoiding things we care about–like intimacy, movement, or social engagements. Feeling bad about your body prevents you from pursuing the life you want. And at the same time, you might blame yourself for being stuck.
In this workshop, Dr. Diana Hill will offer a fresh perspective on body image. What if you didn’t have to “like” your body to start living in it? What if you could pursue meaningful activities in the body you have, not the body you wish you have?
Drawing on strategies from Acceptance and Commitment Training (ACT), Dr. Hill will help you choose courage over avoidance, compassion over criticism, and willingness to live in your body without battling it. Ultimately, you will learn how to practice radical body acceptance and committed action toward body acceptance.
Due to differences in time zones, we understand that not everyone will be able to join the session live. But that doesn’t mean you need to miss out. You can still purchase the workshop and the recordings will be sent to you after the session.
Students will…

Explore what is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and why it is so helpful for body image
Understand the difference between acceptance and “liking” when it comes to your body
Explore how to get more present in your body with “one-eye-in” and “one-eye-out”
Learn why being thin is not a value and what your true values are
Discover what keeps you stuck in a negative body image roundabout
Gain cognitive defusion skills to unhook from body image rules and should
Cultivate a more compassionate perspective on your body
Learn behavioral science strategies to take values-based action

This learning experience includes:

2 hours of live group session with Diana including Q&A
PDFs will be offered during the course
Access to a private Group to connect with other participants and continue the conversation
A recording of the workshop which you can access up to 3 months after the event

Panel: The Diffusion of Defusion: Disseminating and promoting contextual behavioral science through popular media
2022-06-17 15:00 - 16:15 (America/Los_Angeles) | Hilton San Francisco Union Square, 333 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
Panel at ACBS World Conference 2022, San Francisco
Attend my panel session “The Diffusion of Defusion: Disseminating and Promoting Contextual Behavioral Science through Popular Media”
From the most accessible self-help books to the most abstruse research articles, the CBS community is growing rapidly. In recent years, we’ve seen ACT and CBS-based books become bestsellers, podcasts become chart-toppers, and ACT concepts flourish in popular journalism and social media. With increasing ease of access and abundance of choice, creating meaningful, scientifically-informed and diverse content has never been more important. How can experts in the field more effectively reach the general public, so they can benefit from these concepts? This panel, consisting of content creators (podcasters, authors, and social media content creators) who are also researchers and/or therapists, will incorporate a broad range of experiences as they discuss the contextual behavioral underpinnings of dissemination — including the behavioral process involved in creating user-friendly content, content-consumption behavior, and the prosocial behavior of disseminating evidence-based work. Panelists will discuss the practical use of various dissemination tools for teaching, learning, and disseminating information about CBS, ACT, and related research and therapeutic approaches through accessible language and platforms.
Educational Objectives:

Describe the role of podcasts and media in disseminating Contextual Behavioral Science through accessible platforms.
Explain the behavioral mechanisms involved in creating and consuming media.
Elucidate processes involved in disseminating equitable, diverse, and prosocial information to mass populations.

Doing More But Never Doing Enough: Help your clients unhook from productivity anxiety and strive skillfully
2022-06-16 15:00 - 16:15 (America/Los_Angeles) | Hilton San Francisco Union Square, 333 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102, United States
Workshop at ACBS World Conference 2022, San Francisco
Attend my workshop session “Doing More But Never Doing Enough: Help your clients unhook from productivity anxiety and strive skillfully”
Many high-performing clients report being more “productive” than ever, but still feel like they aren’t doing enough. Hooked by productivity anxiety, clients get caught in vicious striving cycles that leave them feeling dissatisfied, emotionally and physically depleted, and acting in ways that are out of alignment with their values. Drawing from research on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), and the contemplative teachings of “Wise Effort,” this workshop will guide practitioners to help clients shift from unworkable striving toward values-based, compassionate action. Participants will learn the signs of productivity anxiety and the common sociocultural, biological, attentional, motivational, cognitive, self, behavioral, and affective processes that keep clients stuck in doing more but never feeling like they are doing enough. Participants will learn metaphors, embodiment practices, experiential exercises, and short writing assignments to engage processes that support skillful, compassionate striving.
Educational Objectives:

Describe the role that experiential avoidance and attachment play in maintaining productivity anxiety and be able to diagram these processes as unworkable striving cycles.
Describe biological and sociocultural factors that influence unworkable striving.
Apply metaphor, embodiment practices, and experiential exercises to increase client’s skillful, values-based, and compassionate striving cycles.

Cultivate Acceptance and Willingness with ACT
2022-06-10 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online
How to create space for discomfort, in the service of meaning
It’s human to avoid the discomfort of living; however, sometimes avoidance can lead us to cycles of suffering. In this workshop, you will learn strategies to open up, allow and move toward discomfort so that you can live more flexibly and free.

Guided Labyrinth Walk Meditation
2022-06-03 10:00 - 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | University of California at Santa Barbara, Marine Science Institute, Bldg. 520, Santa Barbara, CA, 93106, United States
Decompress from finals stress! Join the A.S. Commission on Student Wellbeing for a guided walk to the UCSB labyrinth. We will learn mindfulness skills from clinical psychologist and meditation teacher Dr. Diana Hill and enjoy the natural beauty of the bluffs.
When: Friday, 6/3 at 10:00 am PT
Where: Meet by The Reef at UCSB Campus Point (Marine Science Institute, Bldg. 520)
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2022-05-16 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | California

Values-Rich Living Retreat at Blue Spirit Costa Rica
2022-04-16 - 2022-04-23 | Blue Spirit Costa Rica, Blue Spirit Costa Rica Guiones sur, Playa Guiones Costa Rica, Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
I am so excited to host you for the Values-Rich Living Retreat at Blue Spirit in Nosara, Costa Rica.
To make a booking request, complete and submit the form below. Please note that deposits are non-refundable. If you are using a DISCOUNT CODE – please note that the discount will come out of your final payment. If you’d like more information please contact info@drdianahill.com I look forward to seeing you in Costa Rica.
Many Blessings!
Diana Hill
Payment Schedule & Cancellation Policy:

Deposit: This $500 deposit per person secures your space and is non-refundable
1st payment: 50% of the Final Balance is due February 15, 2022
2nd payment: Final Balance is due March 15, 2022
Reservations are transferable with written notice

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Price includes: your accommodations, 3 delicious organic buffet-style meals daily, daily yoga classes, use of Blue Spirit’s amazing facilities, and all events included with the retreat itinerary unless noted.
Price does NOT include: airfare, airport shuttle to/from Blue Spirit, cafe items, spa or rejuvenation center treatments or optional excursions.
Cancellation & Retreat Policies Agreement: Before booking your room, you must read and sign our Cancellation & Retreat Policies Agreement (click here to download agreement). By booking this room, you agree to those terms. You will submit the signed copy of the Agreement with your deposit. You will receive a copy of the Agreement via email for your records. Then book away! We can’t wait to host you for a fabulous, insightful and life-affirming retreat in paradise!
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Living Your Values with ACT
2022-04-08 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online
How to show up where it matters most.
Values are what bring your life vitality and meaning.
In this workshop, you clarify your values, learn the link between values and pain, and explore values through the lens of impermanence. You will leave with a sense of direction and motivation to pursue a rich and meaningful life.

ACT Daily: Cultivating client psychological flexibility in everyday living
2022-03-01 00:00 - 2022-03-22 23:59 UTC | Online
LIVE ONLINE COURSE

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8 CE Hours available

Over the course of 4 interactive sessions, you’ll learn…

The fundamentals of the psychological flexibility model and the 6 core processes
The role of experiential avoidance in suffering and how to identify common experiential avoidance strategies
Ways to cultivate mindfulness practices in each of the domains of everyday life
Key skills you can teach to clients for staying they can apply in their day-to-day
Approaches to acceptance work that incorporate mind, body, and behavior techniques
How to utilize story and metaphor to connect more deeply with clients, and how to spot inflexible self-stories
Methods for motivating clients through values and committed action that can help them step forward into richer, more meaningful experiences

Schedule

Session 1 | March 1, 2022, 1 PM—3 PM EST Introduction Overview of psychological flexibility and its benefits in clinical practice Being Present
Session 2 | March 8, 2022, 1 PM—3 PM EST Acceptance Values
Session 3 | March 15, 2022, 1 PM—3 PM EDT Cognitive Defusion Perspective Taking
Session 4 | March 22, 2022, 1 PM—3 PM EDT Committed Action Integration

CEs Available
This training is worth 8 CE credit hours if attended live. While we can only provide CE to those who are present – i.e. logged in – for live presentation(s), all Praxis webinars are recorded for later viewing. Registrants may then access these recordings at any time for up to six months from the conclusion of the training to which they pertain.

Body Image Summit
2022-02-24 00:00 - 2022-02-25 23:59 UTC | Online
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Body Image Summit

LIVE Online Conference | February 24-25, 2022 8:30AM-5:50PM (CST)

Presenter: Diana Hill, PhD (she/her)
Session: ACT for Body Acceptance—Help Clients Confront the Barriers that Stop Them from Living the Life They Value

Hounded with unattainable white western standards about what constitutes an acceptable body, many clients stop pursuing the life they want. And at the same time, clients can feel shame that they struggle with body positivity and may blame themselves for being stuck. This session will teach you ACT strategies to help clients accept the body they inhabit and use it to pursue meaningful activities even as they experience distressing thoughts, feelings, and memories.

Principles of ACT
2022-02-11 12:00 - 13:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online
How to get unstuck and live fully with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
When faced with life’s challenges it’s easy to lose track of what’s important, to get stuck in your thoughts and emotions, or become bogged down by day-to-day problems.
This course offers you an overview of what keeps us stuck, and how to get unstuck with psychological flexibility. You will learn tools to realign your life around your values, unhook from challenging thoughts, and take committed action toward what you care most about.
With psychological flexibility skills, you can grow a more flexible and vibrant life, even in the face of difficulty.

ACT For Eating and Body Image Concerns - Live Webinar
2021-12-03 09:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Online
Join Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) expert and author Diana Hill, Ph.D., to learn ACT—a fresh, modern and evidence-based approach—for treating eating disorders and weight concerns. In this experiential training, Dr. Hill will guide you through a new way of conceptualizing eating concerns as an attempt to control or avoid the discomfort of living.
You’ll learn ACT practices to help clients build the superpower of psychological flexibility—the skill they need to stay present, open, and free to engage in what matters most to them, even in the face of life’s many obstacles. Attend and learn…

Powerful strategies to motivate clients to choose a different path
Experiential exercises to increase acceptance, willingness, and allowing of difficult feelings and cravings
“Beginners mind” and “one-eye-in one-eye-out” to increase client’s contact with the present moment
How to apply cognitive defusion strategies with clients
“The attuned parent” strategy to increase client’s perspective taking and self-compassion
Values-based action plans to guide clients in taking committed action toward their values

Register today to begin your journey with helping clients let go of their struggle with food and weight and direct their energy toward building rich and meaningful lives!

From Striving To Thriving - Online Summit
2021-10-15 - 2021-10-16 | Online
From Striving To Thriving – Online Summit. A virtual series of discussions with top experts in the fields of compassion, mindfulness and mental wellness.

Compassion and ACT: Perspective Taking
2021-09-26 15:30 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online
We can get bogged down by inflexible and limiting views of ourself and others. Perspective taking helps us step back and take in a grander view-one that transcends time, recognizes our impermanence and honors our interconnectedness. Based on ACT principles, you’ll explore perspective taking with yourself and others through experiential exercises, meditation, & yoga, including:

Taking in the view of your life
Perspectives from your many selves
Looking behind the eyes of another
Moving from egocentric to allocentric perspective
Transcending time and exploring possibility in impermanence
Visualization, mindfulness and embodied yoga

Tuesday Talk + Meditation: Growing psychological flexibility in your daily life
2021-08-31 12:00 - 12:45, 2021-08-24 12:00 - 12:45, 2021-08-17 12:00 - 12:45, 2021-08-10 12:00 - 12:45, 2021-08-03 12:00 - 12:45, 2021-07-27 12:00 - 12:45, 2021-07-20 12:00 - 12:45, 2021-07-13 12:00 - 12:45 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online
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Join me for a live online talk and meditation. This free weekly teaching is an offering for growing psychological flexibility in your daily life. All bodies and minds are welcome here. Get anchored in your values and engaged in meaningful living. We will explore teachings from Acceptance and Commitment Training (ACT) and Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), to bring more vitality and compassion into your daily life. Each session will include a short talk followed by meditation/embodiment practice. These weekly teachings are based on my book, ACT Daily Journal: Get unstuck and live fully with acceptance and commitment therapy.
Thank you to my partners in Tuesday Talk + Meditation:

Compassion and ACT: Values-Rich Living
2021-08-29 15:30 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online
Values are an inner compass that direct you toward a life with purpose and meaning. Having purpose and meaning after trauma and loss is associated with post-traumatic growth. Values can also energize you when you are burned out and worn down. Based on ACT principles, this workshop will use writing exercises, discussion, meditation & embodied yoga to explore Values-rich actions and practice:

Discovering what matters in loss and pain
Choosing values in the domains of work, family, relationships, community and health
Turning toward values moment-to-moment
Visualization, mindfulness and embodied yoga

Tuesday Talk + Meditation: Growing psychological flexibility in your daily life
2021-07-06 12:00 - 12:45 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online
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Join me for a live online talk and meditation. This free weekly teaching is an offering for growing psychological flexibility in your daily life. All bodies and minds are welcome here. Get anchored in your values and engaged in meaningful living. We will explore teachings from Acceptance and Commitment Training (ACT) and Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), to bring more vitality and compassion into your daily life. Each session will include a short talk followed by meditation/embodiment practice. These weekly teachings are based on my book, ACT Daily Journal: Get unstuck and live fully with acceptance and commitment therapy.
Thank you to my partners in Tuesday’s Teachings:

Tuesday Teachings: Unwind and Reconnect with What Matters to You
2021-06-29 17:15 - 18:15, 2021-06-22 17:15 - 18:15, 2021-06-15 17:15 - 18:15 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online
Join me for a live-streamed weekly talk, movement, meditation, and discussion. This free teaching is an offering in living well. All bodies and minds are welcome here.
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Slow down, soothe your nervous system, and get anchored in your values through guided meditations, gentle movement, breath work and journaling. Drawing from the science of Acceptance and Commitment Training (ACT) and Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), we will practice core processes that grow your psychological flexibility and compassionate mind.
These weekly teachings are based on my upcoming book, ACT Daily Journal: Get unstuck and live fully with acceptance and commitment therapy.
Thank you to my partners in Tuesday’s Teachings:

Compassion and ACT: Acceptance, Allowing, & Making Space
2021-06-27 15:30 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Online
Sometimes we cannot fix or problem solve our pain, but we can work toward healing it. When avoiding and suppressing pain makes our suffering worse, we can turn towards our difficult feelings, thoughts, and sensations with a stance of curiosity, willingness and acceptance. Based on ACT principles, this workshop will use journaling, meditation & embodied yoga practice to explore Acceptance through compassion:

The consequences of avoidance and you Emotional Avoidance Roundabout
How to holding thoughts lightly
Acceptance and willingness in the body
Pain as an arrow pointing you toward your values
Visualization, mindfulness and embodied yoga

Brave Learner Home Master Class: Cultivating Compassion Webinar
2021-06-24 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | California
Dr. Diana Hill will join Julie Bogart of Brave Learner Home for the second of two Master Classes in June. She’ll help you explore core skills needed to build your psychological flexibility and compassion as a parent and home educator. Through a combination of Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) practices and the Brave Learner homeschooling and parenting practices, attendees will explore how brave learning encourages psychological flexibility and self-compassion.
You’ll learn to:

stay present with your kids
act in ways that align with your values, even when life is difficult
use more effective parenting strategies
have greater family cohesion
have less spill-over effects of stress onto your kids
