ACTivate Your Life: An Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Workbook for Building a Life that is Rich, Fulfilling and Fun will reconnect you with yourself by showing how the techniques of ACT can be used to set meaningful goals and give your life some direction. It includes:
- A clear introduction to the ACT approach
- Real life scenarios to make the examples come alive
- Workbook activities for clinicians and clients
Download the first chapter here for free:
Download ACTivate Your Life – chapter 1Learn to enhance your life skills and change your behaviour for the better!
This second edition, now in a user-friendly workbook format, equips you with powerful tools derived from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help you set meaningful goals and breathe new life into your being.
“An inspiring, powerful and practical guide to a richer, fuller life. The authors guide us, with great compassion and wisdom, through the trials and tribulations of the human condition – and how to overcome them. Packed with powerful, easy-to-use tools and strategies, this book can help anyone to rise above stress, anxiety and depression, and cultivate greater health, happiness and wellbeing.” Dr Russ Harris, author of the million-copy bestseller ― The Happiness Trap
‘The human mind does not come with an owner’s manual, but this book covers much of what you need to know. It shows how just three critical skills can be cultivated and used that will make a profound difference in your life -addressing problems like depression, anxiety, anger and low self-esteem. Simple and clear, it gives you the tools to move forward, now.’ Prof. Steven C. Hayes, co-developer of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and author of Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life
JOE OLIVER is a clinical psychologist and Director for Contextual Consulting, offering ACT-focused training, supervision and therapy. He is also a program director and associate professor at University College London.
JON HILL is a corporate trainer and executive coach, helping to develop leaders and employees who are healthy, resilient and psychologically flexible.
ERIC MORRIS is a clinical psychologist, researcher and Director of the La Trobe University Psychology Clinic, Melbourne. He trains and supervises ACT therapists.
Free resources from ACTivate Your Life: 2nd Edition
ACTivate your life is packed with example, exercises and worksheets to help you on your journey to well-being. Here are just a few of them, available to download for free.
1. Introduction: Getting unstuck and enjoying your life
Download Worksheet – Open, aware, active2. Open: The skill of opening up to thoughts and feelings
Download Exercise – Thought bingo Download Worksheet – How to spot thought fusion Download Worksheet – Noticing thoughts Download Worksheet – Experimenting with thoughts Download Worksheet – Noticing emotions Download Exercise – Mapping your emotions3. Aware: Noticing what’s going on inside and connecting with the world around you
Download Worksheet – Taking the perspective of another Download Exercise – Getting To know your advisers Download Worksheet – Consulting your team of advisers4. Active: Knowing what’s important and moving in that direction
Download Worksheet – Areas of life Download Worksheet – Making a commitment Download Exercise – Setting the purpose dial5. Depression: Getting unstuck from depression and activating
Download Worksheet – Depression activity Download Worksheet – Depression pattern Download Worksheet – Mind watching Download Exercise – Rumination vs problem solving Download Worksheet – Noticing and evaluating6. Anxiety: From vigilance to values: Living more effectively with anxiety and worry
Download Exercise – Noticing your own unwillingness Download Exercise – The four-day flexible contact with worry Download Exercise – What parts of your life have been made smaller because of anxiety Download Worksheet – Living life beyond the comfort zone (Exposure log) Download Exercise – Broadening your life7. Anger: Cooling the anger process
Download Worksheet – Standing up for your values Download Worksheet – Breaking down an anger episode Download Exercise – Breathing into the anger Download Worksheet – Mindreading8. Self Esteem: Moving from self-esteem to self-acceptance
Download Worksheet – Playing it safe Download Exercise – Imagine if no-one cared what you did
