In this inspirational episode, Diana interviews Dr. Steven Hayes, co-developer of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), about the future of evidence-based therapy. Dr. Hayes describes the core processes involved in effective change and presents a model that breaks free from diagnoses and protocols. Dr. Hayes shares how he uses principles of process as a parent, leader and ally to underrepresented populations in psychology. Take a listen as Dr. Hayes, on his 70th birthday, paints the big picture of a process-based model of psychology that will revolutionize our field as we know it!\n\n\n\nListen and Learn:\n\n\n\nHow To Become More Psychologically FlexibleAbout Acceptance And Commitment Therapy And The Core Processes Involved In Effective CBTHow ACT Co-Founder Dr. Steven Hayes Uses ACT Principles In His Own LifeHeartfelt And Cutting Edge Interview With Dr. Steven Hayes On His 70th Birthday!\n\n\n\nAbout Steven Hayes, Ph.D.\n\n\n\nSteven C. Hayes\n\n\n\nSteven C. Hayes is a Nevada Foundation Professor in the Behavior Analysis program at the Department of Psychology at the University of Nevada. An author of 44 books and nearly 600 scientific articles, he has shown in his research how language and thought leads to human suffering and has guided the development of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy,\xa0a powerful therapy method that is useful in a wide variety of areas. His popular book Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life\xa0was featured in Time Magazine among several other major media outlets and for a time was the best-selling self-help book in the United States. Dr. Hayes has been president of several scientific societies and has received several national awards, such as the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies.\xa0Google Scholar data ranks him as among the topmost cited scholars in all areas of study, living and dead.\n\n\n\nResources\n\n\n\nProcess-Based CBT: The Science and Core Clinical Competencies of Cognitive Behavioral Therapies,\xa0by Steven C. Hayes (Eds) and Stefan G. Hofmann (Eds)Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Second Edition: The Process and Practice of Mindful Change, Second Edition, by Steven C. Hayes, Kirk D. Strosahl, and Kelly G. Wilson.Learn more about ACT through the Association for Contextual Behavioral SciencesAttend a Training with Dr. Steven Hayes HEREFind an ACT therapist in your area HERE\n\n\n\n\n\n102. A Liberated Mind with Dr. Steven Hayes57. Evolution and Behavioral Science with Dr. Steven Hayes and Dr. David Sloan Wilson\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices