From l to r: Professor Penny Holliday, Professor Tim Jones, Professor Mark Power and Dr Stephen Jay
Suzi talks to Dr Ross White, a Reader in Clinical Psychology at the University of Liverpool. They discuss why difficult thoughts and feelings might occur, and strategies people can employ to manage them, in particular Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).
Ross recommends a number of resources for further reading and research:
Harris, R. (2006). Embracing your demons: An overview of acceptance and commitment therapy. Psychotherapy in Australia, 12(4), 2-8.
https://www.actmindfully.com.au/upimages/Dr_Russ_Harris_-_A_Non-technical_Overview_of_ACT.pdf
More information about ACT and associated resources available at the Association of Contextual Behavioural Science webpage: https://contextualscience.org/
If you are interested in finding more, Ross recommends this book:
Russ Harris – The Happiness Trap: Stop Struggling, Start Living https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/184529825X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_4uK8Eb65V4K5B