Kelly Wilson on Being Liberated from Anxiety

<p>Kelly Wilson, Ph.D., is a Professor of psychology at the University at Mississippi. He is Past President of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science, and winner of the University of Mississipi’s prestigious Elsie M. Hood Outstanding Teacher Award.&nbsp;Dr. Wilson is one of the co-developers of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and has written several books, including&nbsp;<a href="https://amzn.to/325R4Au" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Things Might Go Terribly, Horribly Wrong:&nbsp;A Guide to Life Liberated from Anxiety.</em></a></p><p>In this episode, Kelly Wilson and Eric discuss his approach to helping others to become liberated from their anxiety.</p><p>But wait – there’s more! The episode is not quite over!! We continue the conversation and you can access this exclusive content right in your podcast player feed.&nbsp;<a href="https://oneyoufeed.net/support" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Head over to our Patreon page and pledge to donate just $10 a month.&nbsp;</a>It’s that simple and we’ll give you good stuff as a thank you!</p><p><strong>In This Interview, Kelly Wilson and I Discuss Being Liberated from Anxiety and…</strong></p><ul><li>His book,<em>&nbsp;</em><a href="https://amzn.to/325R4Au" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Things Might Go Terribly, Horribly Wrong:&nbsp;A Guide to Life Liberated from Anxiety.</em></a></li><li>Anxiety is not as a disease or that we’re broken</li><li>His past view of vulnerability as being the enemy</li><li>His theory that 1 out of 2 people has experienced some form of suffering or hardship in their life</li><li>How labels can obscure a person</li><li>Before talking about acceptance, it’s important to understand what matters.</li><li>His approach to this therapy is about the direction towards what you love rather than just eliminating symptoms.</li><li>Your suffering may be due to&nbsp;<em>how&nbsp;</em>it’s being carried, not that it’s being carried.</li><li>Facing our difficulties is how we come to understand what c