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I discovered Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT) last week at the Coaching Conference at York St. John<\/a>,\u00a0when John Groom who was visiting from New Zealand showed us some of it’s potential. \u00a0I loved ACT’s focus immediately – to accept what is out of your personal control, whilst committing to action on things that will improve your quality of life. \u00a0It uses mindfulness and your values to support you to live a rich, full and meaningful life and to support you in managing your daily stresses.<\/p>\n

There are six core processes in Acceptance Commitment Therapy:<\/p>\n

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  1. Connection\u00a0means being in the present moment: connecting fully with whatever is happening right here, right now. (Technically in ACT, this is called “contacting the present moment”.)<\/li>\n
  2. Defusion\u00a0means learning to step back or detach from unhelpful thoughts and worries and memories: instead of getting caught up in your thoughts, or pushed around by them, or struggling to get rid of them, you learn how to let them come and go \u2013 as if they were just cars driving past outside your house. You learn how to step back and watch your thinking, so you can respond effectively – instead of getting tangled up or lost inside your thinking.<\/li>\n
  3. Expansion\u00a0means opening up and making room for painful feelings and sensations.\u00a0 You learn how to drop the struggle with them, give them some breathing space, and let them be there without getting all caught up in them, or overwhelmed by them; the more you can open up, and give them room to move, the easier it is for your feelings to come and go without draining you or holding you back. (Technically in ACT this is called “acceptance”.)<\/li>\n
  4. The Observing Self\u00a0is the part of you that is responsible for awareness and attention. We don\u2019t have a word for it in common everyday language \u2013 we normally just talk about the \u2018mind\u2019. But there are two parts to the mind: the thinking self \u2013 i.e. the part that is always thinking; the part that is responsible for all your thoughts, beliefs, memories, judgments, fantasies etc. And then there\u2019s the observing self \u2013 the part of your mind that is able to be aware of whatever you are thinking or feeling or doing at any moment. Without it, you couldn\u2019t develop those mindfulness skills. And the more you practice those mindfulness skills, the more you\u2019ll become aware of this part of your mind, and able to access it when you need it.<\/li>\n
  5. Values\u00a0are what you want your life to be about, deep in your heart. What you want to stand for. What you want to do with your time on this planet. What ultimately matters to you in the big picture. What you would like to be remembered for by the people you love.<\/li>\n
  6. Committed action\u00a0means taking action guided by your values \u2013 doing what matters \u2013 even if it\u2019s difficult or uncomfortable<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    When you put all these things together, you develop something called “psychological flexibility”. This is the ability to be in the present moment, with awareness and openness, and take action, guided by your values. In other words, it\u2019s the ability to be present, open up, and do what matters. The greater your ability to do that, the greater your quality of life \u2013 the greater your sense of vitality, wellbeing and fulfillment.<\/p>\n

    I like Acceptance Commitment Therapy and am planning to learn more about it’s use in coaching. \u00a0Hopefully, John will be back in the UK soon to run a training programme on the use of ACT and I know I will be signing up!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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