Book
Hayes SC, Smith S. Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life: The New Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications; 2005. 224 p.
Why we cite it
The first major ACT self-help workbook, written by the therapy’s originator. Introduces the six core processes of psychological flexibility — acceptance, cognitive defusion, contact with the present moment, self-as-context, values, and committed action — through structured exercises rather than abstract theory. Earned the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies Self-Help Seal of Merit. Positions experiential avoidance (struggling against unwanted thoughts and feelings) as the core source of unnecessary suffering, and psychological flexibility as the alternative. Referenced in companion 439 for the principle that thoughts can be noticed without being obeyed, and that the goal is psychological flexibility rather than thought elimination.
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