Episode #28 Dr. Mike Levin PhD the mental health and mindfulness series part #3

Ep 28! Part 3 of the mental health and mindfulness series with Dr. Mike Levin who gives a practical explanation of acceptance and commitment therapy and the many ways it can improve our habits and mental health! For more expert health information like this like, share, and subscribe!DISCLAIMER: Any reliance on the information provided in this Podcast is done at your own risk. This Podcast should not be considered professional advice.Podcast and Dr. Levin's links; https://lnkd.in/gKWWGQVeUSU ACT Research Group: https://www.UtahACT.com/; https://www.facebook.com/UtahACTACT Guide Self-Help Program: https://ACTGuide.usu.eduHealthy Habits Suck https://www.amazon.com/Healthy-Habits-Suck-Couch-Live/dp/1684033314 The Diet Trap https://www.amazon.com/Diet-Trap-Psychological-Acceptance-Commitment/dp/1608827097 ACT Guide (our self-guided ACT website) - https://ACTGuide.usu.edu Find an ACT therapist website https://contextualscience.org/civicrm/profile?gid=17&reset=1&force=1Timestamps: -4:32 What is ACT - acceptance and commitment therapy -5:52 What does mindfulness look and feel like? -7:00 Is the opposite of mindfulness impulsiveness? -9:19 What other ways do we tend to be mindless? -11:23 Thinking of work while in the gym Vs mindfully eating -13:05 How we can be mindful when we exercise? -16:01 Why is the present moment so important? -17:50 Is there any issues with focusing on future rewards in the present moment? -19:59 The importance of our values -22:32 How can we implement values into our lives? -25:14 Does everybody have values naturally or do some people have to create their values? -27:00 How does mindfulness tie into our values? -28:38 Can our values change over time? -34:19 What is a simple definition of ACT? -38:05 How to combat negative self talk?-40:31 How can labelling our thoughts be useful?-42:12 Is there any common labels people use that listeners can use as an example? -44:42 What is the commitment part of A-C-T once we have accepted our thoughts? -48:29 How can making decisions based on our values make habit formation easier? -50:21 Is goal setting a part of using our values? -51:23 Is there more to our goals than our surface levels reasons?-54:30 Can we become clearer on our values through action and time?-55:39 Mike’s final message