Welcome to the very first episode of the ACTualize Podcast! 🟠🎙️ This episode builds on my blog post about what Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) really is. After a short recap and an introduction to the ACT Hexaflex, we dive into the first core process: Contacting the Present Moment. You’ll hear about what this process involves, why present moment awareness matters, and how you can start practicing it in daily life. My goal is to make these seemingly complex ideas feel simple, practical, and useful. If that sounds like your thing, keep an eye out for the next episodes covering the remaining five ACT processes. Got questions or feedback? I’d love to hear from you! You can reach out through

According to the Cleveland Clinic: “Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is a type of mental health therapy that helps you acknowledge your relationship with your thoughts and feelings. You learn to understand your feelings instead of changing them. You’ll work on reframing your values and adjusting your behaviors to better match them.” Yes, ACT is all that, but what really is ACT? Don’t get me wrong, scientific definitions are important but what I don’t want to do today is to make ACT seem like it’s a sort of method that is bigger and better than all other therapeutic modalities, add a bunch of complicated psychology words and hope that the general public who don’t spend most of their free times