ACT in Perspective - A prosocial podcast using behavioral science to address human suffering

Nov 11 2023 18 ep. 76 mins 39
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In this podcast, we reach across the aisle and discuss how others are using behavioral science to address the very human condition of suffering. We discuss such issues related to chronic pain; race, wealth and class disparities; drug abuse; poverty; child abuse; domestic violence; criminal injustice; social media; mental illness; loneliness; educational and basic need deprivation; among many others. We also discuss the latest therapeutic models of treatment for these conditions as well as hear from others who have personally struggled, but have found their own successful adaptations. Welcome!

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ACT and Applied Behavior Analysis with Dr. Tom Szabo

Nov 11 2023 59 mins  
Tom Szabo is a peer-reviewed Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) trainer, board certified behavior analyst, and faculty member of Capella University in the masters and doctoral behavior analysis programs. Over the last fifteen years, Tom has focused his practice on teaching people ways to ignite psychological flexibility in their personal lives and with others in clinical pract

#17: Season 2, Ep 6: Mastering the Clinical Conversation with Dr. Matthieu Villatte

Sep 06 2022 71 mins  
Welcome to another episode of ACT in Perspective podcast. I’m your host Hugh Simonich. Today we’re talking to Dr. Matthieu Villatte. Matt is trined as a cliniclak psychologist and is now an Assistant Professor at Bastyr University in Seattle, Washington. He is the author of numerous books and chapters on mindfulness, acceptance, experiential therapies, and contextual behavioral

#16: Season 2, Ep 5: ACT and Recovery with Dr. Thomas Szabo

Aug 27 2022 71 mins  
Welcome everyone to another episode of ACT in Perspective podcast. I’m your host Hugh Simonich. Today we’re talking with Dr. Thomas Szabo. Tom is an internationally recognized ACT trainer, a practicing Board Certified Behavior Analyst, and a graduate of the University of Nevada, Reno. Over the last 10 years, Tom has focused his practice on teaching people ways to ignite behavio

#15: Season 2, Ep 4: Beyond Words: Exploring the nature of experience

Jul 30 2022 76 mins  
John Astin is an internationally known scholar in the field of mind-body medicine, his research focusing on the applications of meditative-awareness practices in psychology and health care. He received his PhD in Health Psychology from the University of California, Irvine, and completed postdoctoral training at Stanford Medical School. Dr. Astin has published over 50 book chapter

#14: Season 2, Ep 3: The Therapeutic Value of Psychedelics and Altered States with Nathan Gates, MS, LPC and Brian Pilecki, Ph.D

Feb 28 2022 76 mins  
Nathan Gates, MS, LPC, and Brian Pilecki, Ph.D, discuss the benefits of psychedelics in the therapeutic process, particularly with the psychological flexibility of ACT and other process-based therapy models. We discuss the history of psychedelics, the major key players, the fears which led to government control in the late 60s and beyond, the underground psychedelic culture, and th

#13: Season 2 - Ep 2: Non-duality with Dr. Chris Niebauer

Jan 22 2022 79 mins  
https://youtu.be/Wjiy5PrfOxU Today we’ll be discussing the different ways we tend to experience the world from the perspective of left and right brain processes. Our guest today is Dr. Chris Niebauer, a cognitive neuropsychologist who is a tenured professor at Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania where he teaches courses on consciousness, mindfulness, left and right brain di

#12: Season 2, Ep 1 Values to Action with Dr. Anthony Biglan

Dec 18 2021 54 mins  
For video content and additional info: https://youtu.be/ZxynnHmR-KI Today, I’m very excited to be sitting across from Dr. Anthony Biglan. Dr. Biglan is a senior scientist at the Oregon Research Institute that partners with others around the world to promote behavior change toward sustainable health and wellbeing. Their emerging areas right now include genetics, health economics,

#11: Season 1, Ep 11 - Critical Race Theory: An analysis of how we view and respond to racial and ethnic disparities in the US

Aug 20 2021 73 mins  
No doubt that Critical Race Theory (CRT) is often politicized and at the center of strong controversy; however, outside of the politics, the facts of racial and ethnic disparities of wellbeing across systems in the US are apparent. And if we want to survive and grow as a nation, we need to recognize this as a highly contextualized problem that stems from a long and often violent hi

#10: Season 1, Ep 10 - The Psychology of Humor - The functions of comedy in a changing society with Tom Ford

Jul 17 2021 92 mins  
Today's topic is all about humor/comedy. Humor is a universal human experience. We love to laugh. We invest a lot of our time, energy and money into creating laughter. People often know funny when they see it, but have a difficult time describing it. If we ask the average person: What is funny? We're likely to get a blank stare. Moreover, we typically don't explore such questions

#9: Season 1, Ep 9 - The Origins of Consciousness: The essential role of feelings in subjective experience

May 22 2021 108 mins  
Dr. Mark Solms is one of the leading neuroscientists in the world, best known for his contributions into the mechanisms of dreaming, and his use of psychoanalytic methods in modern neuroscience.  His new book The Hidden Spring:  A Journey to the Source of Consciousness offers a comprehensive understanding of why we feel a subjective sense of self and how it arises in the