Break Free: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in 3 Steps: A Workbook for Overcoming Self-Doubt and Embracing Life

by Tanya J. Peterson, Shawn E. Verdin (Foreword)

If you want to do more in your life than tread water, run from problems, and just exist—let the simple, accessible tools provided in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in 3 Steps show you how living a meaningful, purposeful life is as simple as A - C - T.

I've tried self-help books, but they didn't help me feel happy… I've made progress in the past, but it didn't last… I try to get rid of the negative stuff my mind comes up with, and I'm tired of having my efforts fail… If you relate to any of these common experiences, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, also referred to as ACT, may significantly improve the quality and direction of your life.

The Mayo Clinic and National Institute of Mental Health have recognized Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as an effective mode of therapy for working through particularly stubborn or troubling emotional difficulties. Certified counselor Tanya J. Peterson applies the principles of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy with her clients who feel emotionally stuck. She has also used ACT personally to work through a personal tragedy that left her struggling with residual limitations.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in 3 A Workbook for Overcoming Self-Doubt and Embracing Life is both a complete resource for understanding ACT and a collection of exercises to help you apply the principles of ACT in your own life. This book is an accessible, every-person's guide for building your personal set of practical ACT skills and moving towards a life lived in harmony with your personal values.

With this accessible guide and workbook for everyday life, you will quickly and easily learn and apply ACT, without all the theoretical assumptions and jargon. By choosing Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in 3 Steps you're on the path to a mindful, high-quality life.

Genres: Psychology, Personal Development, Nonfiction

178 pages, Paperback

Published December 13, 2016

About the author

With credentials as a Nationally Certified Counselor and personal experience with mental health care, novelist and columnist Tanya J. Peterson uses writing to increase understanding of and compassion for people living with mental illness. Her most recent work, Twenty-Four Shadows (Apprentice House, 2016) has received a Recommended rating by The US Review of Books. My Life in a Nutshell: A Novel (Inkwater Press, 2014) was awarded a Kirkus Star, an honor given by Kirkus Reviews “to books of remarkable merit.” Further, Peterson’s My Life in a Nutshell: A Novel was named to Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books of 2014. The novel also received a coveted “Recommended” rating from The US Review of Books. Her novel Leave of Absence (Inkwater Press, 2013) was selected as a Finalist in the National Indie Excellence Awards. Losing Elizabeth (Createspace, 2012) received Storytellers Campfire 2015 Marble Book Award, their highest honor reserved for a book that has made “a significant difference in the world.”

Additionally, Tanya J. Peterson is a weekly columnist for HealthyPlace.com’s Anxiety-Schmanxiety blog. She writes articles to help readers understand and overcome difficulties with anxiety disorders. She also writes the main article for their weekly newsletter as well as numerous articles appearing throughout the HealthyPlace website.

Tanya's writing both entertains and informs.

Reviews

[Sadie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found this to be a helpful reminder of ACT principles as someone who has read about/practiced them before. I’m not sure if it could teach them on its own to a beginner, though maybe it would be a perfect taste for a newbie. There are a lot of discussion questions which leaves it up to the reader to make of the most of the material. Overall, helpful!

[Julie Ringrose · Rating 4 out of 5]

Life changing. Enjoyed the positive tone of this self-help book.