Lilian Dindo on Mindfulness, Acceptance, Coping with Obsessive Thoughts, and ACT Therapy Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal

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Lilian Dindo is a Professor of Medicine at Baylor College, and we talk about ACT therapy.

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LILIAN'S LINKS:
-http://actfindyourpath.com
-https://www.bcm.edu/people-search/lilian-dindo-20557
-https://www.bcm.edu/research/faculty-labs/act-on-health-lab
-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

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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.