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Lilian Dindo on Mindfulness, Acceptance, Coping with Obsessive Thoughts, and ACT Therapy
Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal
May 23, 2022
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1 hr 21 min
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Ep 95
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Episode description
YouTube link:
https://youtu.be/L_hI7JNsbt0
Lilian Dindo is a Professor of Medicine at Baylor College, and we talk about ACT therapy. Sponsor: Brilliant:
https://brilliant.org/TOE
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https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802
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https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything
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LILIAN'S LINKS: -
http://actfindyourpath.com
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https://www.bcm.edu/people-search/lilian-dindo-20557
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https://www.bcm.edu/research/faculty-labs/act-on-health-lab
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http://contextualscience.org
LINKS MENTIONED: -Karl Friston episode:
https://youtu.be/SWtFU1Lit3M
-A H Almaas episode:
https://youtu.be/6JlKf1QAvXA
-Curt's Crash Course on Theoretical Physics:
https://youtu.be/e8kyvdPP8os
TIMESTAMPS: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:04:05 What is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) therapy? 00:08:12 Suffering is a part of life 00:11:06 ACT is not just for therapy, but for general illness and rejection 00:14:24 Lilian's feeling anxiety in this interview *right now*, but ACT is helping 00:15:57 Dealing with panic attacks 00:18:22 "Anxiety" and "excitement" are physiologically indistinguishable 00:20:00 Implementing ACT (specific example) 00:26:15 Stop avoiding. The mind works by addition (not subtraction)! 00:30:00 Choosing courage vs. "mustering" courage 00:30:51 Coping vs. mollifying 00:33:45 Goal oriented vs. Value oriented 00:36:06 How to uncover your own values? 00:42:14 Do values imply a "should"? (specific example) 00:47:45 What separates those for whom therapy works for, from those who it doesn't? 00:54:57 Suicidal ideation / psychosis (there's hope with ACT) 00:57:14 Enhancing learning math / physics 00:59:50 Acceptance vs Acknowledgement 01:01:40 Physical vs Psychology (mind and body connection) 01:05:53 A visual example you can employ to abate anxiety 01:10:39 The role of belief / hope / faith / trust 01:11:08 "Thanking" the negative thought / emotion 01:11:50 People don't suffer with just ONE issue, but multiple * * * Just wrapped (April 2021) a documentary called Better Left Unsaid
http://betterleftunsaidfilm.com
on the topic of "when does the left go too far?" Visit that site if you'd like to watch it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit
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