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Dr. Z and Seth Gillihan

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Behavior change

“You must be vulnerable to be sensitive to reality. And to me being vulnerable is just another way of saying that one has nothing more to lose. I don’t have anything but darkness to lose. I’m way beyond that.” – Bob Dylan. We often play-it-safe by...

Dr. Z and Chris Martin

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Behavior change

As Chris Martin would say, the curiosity didn’t kill the cat. In fact, she’s alive and well.” Today, I’m sharing with you an interview with Chris Martin, a content producer and creativity coach who helps people unleash their creative fire by...

Dr. Z on shifting from disengagement to engagement!

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Behavior change

As a species, we are hardwired to avoid, control, and escape whatever makes us uncomfortable. That’s natural and expected. To avoid is to be human. But what happens when we avoid things that we care about because they make us uncomfortable or sad? What happens when we...

Dr. Z and Debbie Sorensen

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Behavior change

How often do you play-it-safe by minimizing what’s important to you and avoiding conversations? In this conversation, I interview Debbie Sorensen, a clinical psychologist, co-author of the book ACT daily Journal, and co-host of the psychology podcast...

Dr. Z on Choices

Behavior change

Imagine what would happen if you made choices to give just 10% more of yourself to your career? Imagine if you make choices to give just 15% more of yourself to your relationships? Imagine how your life would change if you make choices to give 20% more to your health?...

Dr. Z and Paul Ollinger

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Behavior change, Uncategorized, Values

One way in which we play-it-safe is by “discounting what’s important to us or minimizing our needs.” Of course, in relationships sometimes we prioritize the relationships’ needs versus our individual needs. And yet, if this playing-it-safe move goes unchecked we may...

PIS Episode: Dr. Z and Jonny Say (part 2)

Podcast

I never have heard a person say “I’m concerned about how kind, caring and compassionate I’m with myself.” Most of us, may go into a judgemental mode when making a mistake, saying the wrong thing, or looking back at actions we took in the past....