Acceptance: Moving Closer To A Rich And Meaningful Life

— "Experiencing uncomfortable emotions, distressing thoughts, painful sensations, or disturbing events is challenging. This can lead to fighting reality through denial, diversion, and other forms of avoidance that are often slippery and not fully in one's awareness. Perhaps it's that you left that self-help book to collect dust on your bookshelf, or that you are avoiding finding a good therapist. It can be subtle and completely internal, like that sense of confusion during tough moments, almost a "does not compute" feeling . ACT sees avoidance as a key component within most psychological suffering. Acceptance is ACT's alternative to avoidance." – Dr. Josie Valeria interviews Dr. Josie Valderrama — the author of "Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Journal: Prompts and Techniques to Practice Acceptance While Building the Life You Want." Josie Valderrama is a licensed psychologist and author who is passionate about healing through mind-body integration, consciousness exploration, and celebration of ancestral identity. Her therapy practice focuses on the intersection of BIPOC, queer and alternative sexualities including consensual non-monogamy. Her book, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Journal was released in May of 2022. To learn more about Dr. Josie Valderrama and her work, please visit: drjosievalderrama.com         — This podcast is a quest for well-being, a quest for a meaningful life through the exploration of fundamental truths, enlightening ideas, insights on physical, mental, and spiritual health. The inspiration is Love. The aspiration is to awaken new ways of thinking that can lead us to a new way of being, being well.