The 5 Steps of Radical Emotional Acceptance

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In today’s episode, our guest is Dr. Alex Wills. He is the owner and a psychiatrist at PERMA Mental Health. He is a native Idahoan but has also lived and spent time in over 30 countries, which gives him a well-rounded approach to his patients. He is happy to be serving the community of Boise. He has seen patients in Sun Valley and his hometown of Twin Falls, and he continues to see people via telepsychiatry, no matter where they are.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He has experience treating all forms of mental health concerns including Depression, Anxiety, Mood Disorders, Schizophrenia, PTSD, ADHD, ODD, Addictions, Personality and Eating Disorders, etc.</span></p> <p><strong>[3:38] Why should I listen to you?</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Wow, that is a great question. I definitely like to go deeper in conversations with people. I'm not really a big fan of this kind of surface stuff. I get bored pretty easily, which is a great job for me in psychiatry because I meet people and they go really deep and tell you stuff they've never told anybody before. So I guess I kind of like that level of engagement.</span></p> <p><strong>[4:35] So where do you develop the skill to even have those conversations, let alone the desire to have them?</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Yeah, I guess I've always had an interest in psychology since I was a kid. I've always just been fascinated with the way people act. It's always been this great mystery, and the deeper you get, the more mysterious it becomes. So it's like a gift that never stops being interesting.  </span></p> <p><strong>[5:30]  Are there any studies that show that the depth of my ability to be vulnerable creates a depth of connection to a human?</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Yes, there is Brene Brown material available. Emotionally Focused Therapy is available for couples, and the research is so compelling that if we choose to be vulnerable rather than defensive and raise