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Podcast: A New Way of Being
Episode: Managing Difficult Thoughts and Feelings: Dr Russ Harris
Description: Why resisting and battling uncomfortable thoughts and feelings doesn't work, but acceptance and self-compassion does.Dr. Russ Harris is the world's best-know teacher of Acceptance and Commitment therapy (ACT)Experiencing emotions like anxiety is entirely normal. It is part of the human experience. If you DIDN'T experience them, then there may be a problem.However, it is not unusual to believe we shouldn't experience uncomfortable feelings and thoughts, and so we are prone to resisting them, or distracting ourself from them..Dr. Russ Harris explains that there is another - better...