Dr Russ Harris

In episode 328 I chat with Dr Russ Harris. Russ is a medical practitioner, author of the international best-selling self-help book ‘The Happiness Trap’ (as well as nine others), and is a world-renowned trainer of Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT). 

We discuss his book The Happiness Trap, the new second edition of the book, how ACT can help reduce rumination, Russ’s view of rumination, noticing and interrupting rumination during an exposure, he discusses the exercise dropping anchor, he guides us through dropping anchor live on the podcast, learning to make space for uncomfortable thoughts and feelings, we discuss learning to urge surf, how to stop techniques becoming compulsions, Russ shares personal examples of himself putting some of this into practice, words of hope and much more. Hope it helps.  


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Find out more about Russ: 

The Happiness Trap 2nd edition: https://amzn.to/3kOVzIo 

Free dropping anchor audio: https://www.actmindfully.com.au/free-stuff/free-audio/ 

His first episode on the podcast

Trauma-Focused ACT book: https://amzn.to/3LVrGSi

All the best,

Stuart 

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