Dr. Sean Barnes: ACT therapy for suicidal thoughts and working with the mess of life

Joining us today is Dr. Barnes, who obtained a PhD in clinical psychology from Binghamton University in 2011 following a pre-doctoral internship at the Cincinnati VA Medical Center. He then joined the Rocky Mountain MIRECC as a fellow in the VA Advanced Fellowship Program in Mental Illness Research and Treatment. Dr. Barnes completed fellowship, became licensed in the state of Colorado, and joined the Rocky Mountain MIRECC team as a full clinical research psychologist in 2013.TWITTER: @drseanbarnesWEBSITE: https://www.mirecc.va.gov/visn19/staff/barnes.aspIf you want go from feeling hopeless to hopeful, lonely to connected and like a burden to a blessing, then go to 1-on-1 coaching, go to www.thrivewithleo.com. Let’s get to tomorrow, together. We discuss:what makes life worth livingwhy we avoid certain emotionswhy we shouldn't make decisions about life and death when we're in painhow to avoid making the same mistakes over and overwhy pain is a necessityuncover why your values need to change over timehow to find meaning in the small thingswhy values shouldn't become ruleshow we want to show to our experienceswhy meditation is simple, but difficultkeys to mindfulnessNational Suicide Prevention Lifeline800-273-TALK [800-273-8255]1-800-SUICIDE [800-784-2433]Teen Line (Los Angeles)800-852-8336The Trevor Project (LGBTQ Youth Hotline)866-488-7386National Domestic Violence Hotline800-799-SAFE [800-799-7233]Crisis Text LineText "Connect" to 741741 in the USALifeline Chathttps://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/International Suicide Hotlines: http://www.suicide.org/international-suicide-hotlines.htmlhttps://www.nowmattersnow.org/skillswww.suicidesafetyplan.com