38. How to cope with shame and fear altogether

"You must be vulnerable to be sensitive to reality. And to me being vulnerable is just another way of saying that one has nothing more to lose. I don’t have anything but darkness to lose. I’m way beyond that."- Bob Dylan.We often play-it-safe by hiding, avoiding, minimizing, and acting as if we're not struggling. But it's human to struggle; it's human to ask for compassion; it's human to be embarrassed; it's human to be vulnerable.In the first part of this conversation with Seth Gillihan, Ph.D., he kindly shares:- His health struggles- How he uses behavioral steps to navigate his day- How he uses mindfulness to distinguish what he has control of and what he doesn't- How he deals with shameful feelings.In the second part of this conversation, Seth shares how he and his daughter collaborated together to write the CBT Deck for Kids and Teens.I hope you find this conversation helpful and hope it motivates you to be more compassionate with yourself.IMPORTANT NEWS: ACT beyond OCD is happening, JANUARY 2022!ACT beyond OCD, a live, cohort-based, online class for any person struggling with OCD is opening its doors in January.If you want to learn how to tackle pesky obsessions using Acceptance and Commitment Skills and Exposure,, make sure to register in the waitlist.Please keep in mind that we only run this class twice a year!(*) Show notes and resources of this episode(*) Receive free weekly science-based, compassionate, and actionable skills to stop ineffective playing-it-safe(*) Figure out your playing-it-safe profile in 5 minutes and identify the key thinking strategies that keep you living in your head(*) Learn ACT skills for anxious achievers by taking Dr. Z. ACT courses Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.