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Thomas Kurtz Counseling, LLC
ACT
Articles about Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
The Monkey That Never Crossed the Lake
On Stories, Truth, and the Things We Learn Without Knowing Who Taught Us
Tom Kurtz
Sep 219 min read
ACT: Part One:What Happens to Us When Life Gets Hard?
Psychological Flexibility, and Recovering Our Ability to Choose
Tom Kurtz
Sep 208 min read
ACT, Part Two: Your Mind Is Always Making Suggestions
Cognitive Defusion, and Learning Not to Obey Every Thought You Have
Tom Kurtz
Sep 197 min read
ACT, Part Three: What We Do With the Feelings We Don’t Want
Acceptance, Experiential Avoidance and the Cost of Trying Not to Hurt
Tom Kurtz
Sep 189 min read
ACT, Part Four: What Are Your Days Adding Up To?
Values, and Choosing a Direction for the Life You're Already Living
Tom Kurtz
Sep 178 min read
ACT, Part Five: Knowing North Isn't Walking North
Committed Action, and Taking the Next Step
Tom Kurtz
Sep 168 min read
ACT, Part Six: Be Where Your Feet Are
Mindfulness, Attention and the Only Life Actually Happening
Tom Kurtz
Sep 169 min read
ACT, Part Seven: Am Is All That Matters
Identity, Self as Context, and Becoming Larger Than the Stories We Tell About Ourselves
Tom Kurtz
Sep 1510 min read
Self-Differentiation, Part One
Belonging Without Losing Yourself
Tom Kurtz
Sep 148 min read
Self Differentiation, Part Two
When Your Thoughts and Feelings Take Over
Tom Kurtz
Sep 149 min read
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