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Bill Stevens

Takes the best of everything ACT based, that you may become the best of everything, YOU based.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 January 2022

This amazing ACT book is the now the core of my RedChair Recovery Therapy program for clients who present with addictive personalities, anxiety, anger, OCD, trauma and much much more. The reason is that ACT, when used and engaged with in a purposeful manner is highly effecitve. It is tough being a therapist, seeing clients only one hour a week, yet with this, a pen and a journal notebook, I and my clients are improving significantly. This is an easy to use work book that effectively guides, educates and invites practice and action whilst feeling open, honest, authentic, compassionate. ACT is not a spectator type therapy, it is an action program of dynamic flexible change targeting a rich and meaningfull life. I wholeheartedly encourage using this book and following the 7 week program. It works if you work it.
Bill Stevens . Therapist based near Manchester. UK.

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A Reader

Has this writer worked with clients ?

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 November 2021

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Has this writer listened to clients ? or is she just an academic wanting to have written a book ? This is vague and unclear, poor descriptions of how to do exercises and the reasons why they work. Full of illogicalities and inconsistencies, with little encouragement, support, kindness to the reader.
I gave up by Chapter 3 as I was getting very upset, and realised it was not being a healing experience.

MRS.K.HARDWICK

enjoyed book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 July 2020

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enjoyed book but like others nothing else gained but a good place to start

Manohar

Good book that breaks down concepts

Reviewed in India on 9 June 2022

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This book has broken the big chunk of act principles into really small chewable pieces. Each principle is explained and the exercises are made to be practiced each day.

I definitely think this practice of the concepts thoughts will help a long way because the practices are aligned with values.

Helik

Good book

Reviewed in Germany on 25 September 2021

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Very interesting book. I strongly advise everyone to read it.

NVGeo

Be careful using this book

Reviewed in the United States on 26 August 2020

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I say that only because for me, it led to an existential crisis. This isn't my only source of recovery but as a child abuse survivor now in my mid-50's and having decades-old trauma take me out (why now for God's sake), this has done wonders in providing information and coping skills. Being that I live in the extremes, some of the information kinda messed up my entire worldview but surely your results surely will vary. That being said, there is truly nothing about this workbook I wouldn't highly recommend.

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Veena Choudary

Very useful book - full of heart!

Reviewed in the United States on 28 November 2020

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This book is incredibly well-written. It is full of heart. Dr. Gustafson has taken the time to simply explain things- not a whole lot of words- but instead meaningful words. For anyone going through anxiety, depression, PTSD- brevity is gold. Dr. Gustafson has made the ACT concepts usable and immediately transferable in daily life. The exercises are simple, not overwhelming, well-explained. The resources are abundant. Peppered throughout the book- are examples that one can easily relate to- again in service of the book’s message but not to make it a long tome. Encouragement and compassion are central themes as well.
What is exceptionally evident is Dr. Gustafson’s heart for healing. Her desire to alleviate suffering with the ACT tools is what makes this book special. I can see how if one follows her advice beautifully outlined in usable steps- they will experience change.
I read a lot of neuroscience, trauma, psychology and healing books both to learn myself and as healing tools and this one is definitely one I will recommend to my clients. Thank you Dr. Gustafson. 🙏🏽💜

13 people found this helpful

Keira R Stevenson

This Book Really Helps!

Reviewed in the United States on 1 March 2021

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I highly recommend this book for anyone who is suffering from mental health issues but may have limited resources, like myself.

I followed the book in order. I was committed to the process and completely honest with myself. I was suffering from diagnosed severe depression and felt stuck and powerless. This book really helped me gain an understanding of my feelings which puts me in a better position to control them. I don’t feel as attached to my thoughts anymore. It didn’t magically cure me but it did help bring hope back into my life. For anyone who knows what it’s like to be severely depressed you know that a little hope can go a long way.
Not everything in the book was news to me but being able to fuse the old knowledge with the new things I was learning was so helpful. It’s very interactive and easy to follow. And recording my answers right in the book is great because I can go back to them when I need reminders.

Can’t recommend enough!

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H.

Being sad is not equivalent to depression.

Reviewed in the United States on 7 August 2021

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I wanted this book to work. But the logic that someone depressed over something doesn’t try to improve that something because doing the good thing makes them sad. People with depression want to better themselves so bad but feel so drained that they can’t. Depressed people get sad because they don’t do the thing even though every thing inside them wants to. This book is not for someone with depression.

8 people found this helpful

Judy B.

Extremely Helpful

Reviewed in the United States on 12 February 2021

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This type of therapy seems to have sort of evolved from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which itself is an excellent approach to therapy and something that can be incorporated by an individual even without a therapist. This concept was introduced during a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy online class I'm talking. It sounded like it would be just as helpful, but with a faster, easier approach to attain the same goals as CBT. I love the material and the way it is presented in this workbook. I've already been able to incorporate the principles in very effective ways. It isn't a typical "self-help" book, but gently and simply opens understanding to dealing with things like depression more by re-framing thoughts and responses, step by step. That's very different from saying, "You have to change because..." We need the right tools to help us cope and grow. Accessible tools that work. These work for me.

5 people found this helpful

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