Diana Hill - ACT Daily Journal: Get Unstuck and Live Fully with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Reading this book is like talking with a good friend who happens to be a world-class therapist. It is both simple and profound, practical and soulful, healing and inspiring. It is a rare achievement to find so much wisdom expressed in such a warm and encouraging way. Useful for anxiety and stress, as well as for simply living life fully and joyfully. This is a real gem.

Rick Hanson, PhD , author of Hardwiring Happiness

I love the ACT Daily Journal ! It is an easy-to-follow guide for practicing ways of being that contribute to thriving and psychological health via small, consistent actions we can engage in each day. I love that the journal begins with compassion and self-care, providing the perfect foundation for a committed practice. And I now want to be a snail when I grow up (but youll have to read the book to find out why)!

Jill Stoddard, PhD , author of Be Mighty and The Big Book of ACT Metaphors , and cohost of the Psychologists Off the Clock podcast

In ACT Daily Journal , Diana Hill and Debbie Sorensen guide you on a journey of introspection, intention setting, and deliberate practice. Unlike many self-help books and guided journals, this book emphasizes action . Each day you will read (in only a few minutes!) about the rationale and science behind that days practice. You will reflect on, and write in response to, a few prompts. Then you will weave throughout your day a simple practice. The result? In just eight weeks, youll build mastery in the core processes of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), a complex and powerful therapy that can help you build a richer, more fulfilling life. Finally, a book that truly brings ACT to the masses!

Alisha L. Brosse, PhD , partner at the Boulder Center for Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies, and author of End the Insomnia Struggle

Increasing your psychological flexibility is not a one-and-done issue. Like creating healthy patterns of eating, sleeping, or exercising, its a one-day-at-a-time issue, and there is no better way to groove a daily habit of improvement than to keep a daily journal while you learn. This book will show you how, in a step-by-step, day-by-day, eight-week journey. You will be challenged but never overwhelmed; you will create new habits but never be bored. I highly recommend ACT Daily Journal .

Steven C. Hayes, PhD , originator of ACT, author of A Liberated Mind , and foundation professor of psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno

In this wonderful book, Diana Hill and Debbie Sorensen help readers use the tools of ACT to develop self-compassion and psychological flexibility in the best possible way, applying it in their lives. The authors create an engaging, immersive experience in which readers are gently guided through brief, easy-to-follow practices and reflections to help them work with life struggles and build lives filled with meaning, purpose, and kindness. Highly recommended!

Russell Kolts, PhD , professor of psychology at Eastern Washington University, and author of CFT Made Simple and The Compassionate-Mind Guide to Managing Your Anger

Are you ready to get in the drivers seat of your life and take it to the next level? In ACT Daily Journal , Diana Hill and Debbie Sorensen take you on a journey to greater purpose, joy, and fulfillment. Grounded in psychology, this journal is filled with self-reflection journal prompts and daily practices that guide you toward deeper self-awareness and realignment with what matters most to you. By the end of this eight-week journey, you will have the tools and firsthand experience needed to show up more fully in your life, reach your goals, and overcome any obstacles you face along the way.

Robyn L. Gobin, PhD , licensed psychologist, assistant professor of community health at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and author of The Self-Care Prescription

With relatable personal stories, moving vignettes, and digestible descriptions of the science, this unique journal gently guides individuals through one of the most powerful treatment approaches available for managing mental health and improving quality of life. Its an inspired and inspiring read you will want to buy for anyone and everyone you care about.

Yael Schonbrun, PhD , assistant professor at Brown University, and cohost of the Psychologists Off the Clock podcast

Living your values can be hard work. With this guided journal, Hill and Sorensen have created a useful and practical resource to apply evidence-based skills to everyday life. It is a charming, compassionate, and helpful resource for anyone trying to live a more vibrant and value-consistent life.

Dayna Lee-Baggley, PhD , registered psychologist who provides clinical care for medical, surgery, and cancer care patients, and conducts research as an assistant professor in the faculty of medicine at Dalhousie University; and author of Healthy Habits Suck

Hill and Sorensens ACT Daily Journal makes a wonderful addition to the ACT literature for both novice and expert alike. ACT strategies to build psychological flexibility are engagingly taught within a doable structure alongside relatable and motivating authors anecdotes. I enthusiastically recommend this guided ACT Daily Journal to my clinical colleagues for use with their clients as well as themselves!

Debra L. Safer, MD , associate professor in the department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University School of Medicine

ACT Daily Journal is a flexible, step-by-step guide to living with greater life vitality, and a perfect addition to any professionals library! Weaving in personal stories, quotes, and metaphors to introduce the six core components of psychological flexibility, it is highly engaging, relatable, warm, and accessible. With each week focusing on a different process; and each day, one small practice; clients can readily integrate skills into their daily lives. Highly recommended!

Rhonda M. Merwin, PhD , associate professor at Duke University School of Medicine, peer-reviewed ACT trainer, and coauthor of ACT for Anorexia Nervosa

Publishers Note

This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering psychological, financial, legal, or other professional services. If expert assistance or counseling is needed, the services of a competent professional should be sought.

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In consideration of evolving American English usage standards, and reflecting a commitment to equity for all genders, they/them is used in this book to denote singular persons.

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Copyright 2021 by Diana Hill and Debbie Sorensen

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The meditation that appears in Week 8, Day 5 is from AWAKENING TOGETHER: THE SPIRITUAL PRACTICE OF INCLUSIVITY AND COMMUNITY by Larry Yang, copyright 2017 Larry Yang. Used by permission of Wisdom Publications.

Cover design by Amy Shoup; Acquired by Elizabeth Hollis Hansen;Edited by James Lainsbury

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Hill, Diana, (Psychotherapy) author. | Sorensen, Debbie, author.

Title: ACT daily journal : get unstuck and live fully with acceptance and commitment therapy / Diana Hill, PhD, Debbie Sorensen, PhD.