• Get Out of Your Mind & Into Your Life

  • The New Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
  • By: Spencer Smith, Steven C. Hayes
  • Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
  • Length: 10 hrs and 20 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (451 ratings)

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Get Out of Your Mind & Into Your Life

By: Spencer Smith, Steven C. Hayes
Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
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Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life introduces Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), a new approach to psychotherapy that reevaluates our most basic assumptions about mental health, and details how ACT can help you to embrace life and everything it has to offer.

©2005 Steven C. Hayes and Spencer Smith (P)2011 Tantor

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"If you're tired of standard psychological parlance and still frustrated with your quality of life, this book can be a godsend." (Martha Beck, columnist for O Magazine)
"Trying to 'change' negative thoughts through cognitive gymnastics is like trying to win a war single-handedly. Why waste a life trying the impossible? In Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life: The New Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, advocate Dr. Steven Hayes escorts the mildly depressed, angry, and anxiety prone through a new approach to handling suffering - universal human suffering caused by language's illusions. Rather than fighting off bad thoughts and feelings with internal pep talks, Hayes beautifully explains how to embrace those pessimistic and foreboding mental voices (much like welcoming home one's cranky, play-worn children), 'defuse' them with respectful attention, and commit to leading a purposeful life that includes their occasional ranting." (Amazon.com review)

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life saver!!

thanks to hereospack academy was based out of Colorado springs co... they practice this in training ptsd service dog for VETS as well in helping the vets with mindfulness!!! both the ACT therapy n mindfulness n hereospack totally saved my life!!!!!!

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Good for whole family

This is one of the best books we've ever listened to as a family. We age from 8 to 53, and we all loved it. In fact, our dad is listening to it again for I think the thirteenth time. It's just plain ole good, clean fun with mystery, mayhem and magic.
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Hard copy is definitely the way to go here

Interesting concepts but hard to appreciate in audiobook form because the narration is too monotonous and dry, and there are so many required workbook exercises. I've certainly experienced many poor narrations listening to so many audiobooks, but this one is particularly mind numbing. Aside from that, there is an extremely large amount of suggested exercises throughout every chapter of the book that require you to have the accompanying workbook appendix. Since you're basically going to have to print a small book yourself in order to get anything out of this audiobook, you would be better off just buying a hard copy.

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The Gub-Gub goes Whooooooo!

Amazing book a must read for anyone struggling with unhealthy thoughts! Full of very helpful strategies to stop avoiding fearful situations.. This book can help change your life

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Get this book

It will help you see what is happening with you, and what to do. I am grateful for it.

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For me the material is difficult to absorb.

I didn't find the techniques useful. Maybe I should seek a therapist to understand ACT.

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Benefit to my lifestyle

My friend introduced me to this book that introduced ways to reduced stress and handle the stress.

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Most effective self help book I have ever read!

Most effective self help book I have ever read! Acceptance and Commitment Therapy explained so simply.

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Awesome Read

So Much Great Information, will have to re listen a couple more time. Great having access to materials/worksheets to go along with audio.

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**** Agree that book is a must, but for me, I love to listen and follow along in the book at the same time. Awesome information that can truly change your mind.

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It's been an excellent guide to accompany therapy

I have been noticing a shift in my thought process thanks to the exercises and direct definitions in this text. I'm looking forward to continuing to work through my mental blockages with this tool.
I'm facing an issue though. Ch 7 exercises are missing in the downloadable PDF booklet. I do not have access to the timeline or the 4 box with terms in it. If a new one can be uploaded and/or emailed to me I would greatly appreciate it.

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