A new illustrated guide to ACT or acceptance and commitment therapy using the principles of mindfulness. It’s different and its many fans swear by it for helping them overcome anxiety and stress. A good book to keep with you at all times, reinforcement for the messages Russ Harris uses for his therapy allowing readers to find a sense of well being.
Popular myths about happiness directly contribute to our epidemic of stress, anxiety and depression - and sojme popular remedies are making it even worse! In his original bestselling self-help book, Dr Russ Harris revealed how millions of people are unwittingly caught in 'The Happiness Trap'. He then provided an effective means to escape: ACT (or Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) based on the principles of mindfulness. Now, in The Happiness Trap Pocketbook, Dr Harris joins forces with acclaimed illustrator and self-help author, Bev Aislett, to produce this illustrated, engaging and genuinely helpful guide to breaking free of 'the happiness trap' and finding a true sense of wellbeing.
Dr Russ Harris is one of the world's leading authorities on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and regularly travels all over the world training professionals in the approach. He is also a medical practitioner, psychotherapist, and bestselling author of The Happiness Trap which has now been translated into 22 languages, The Confidence Gap and and The Reality Slap. Bev Aisbett is an author, illustrator, cartoonist and artist. She is also a trained counsellor and facilitator of the 'Working with IT' anxiety recovery workshops. The simple, straightforward and effective nature of Bev's work and publications is highly regarded by health workers and sufferers alike.