How To Identify Your Core Values: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Values is an important core process in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). More than simple goals that we check off once, your personal values are like a north star providing guidance for how you want to show up in life and what direction you want to be headed.

Check out this video as we explore the difference between goals and values, starting points for identifying your personal core values, and next steps.

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**DISCLAIMER: This channel provides general educational information about mental health and is not a substitute for psychotherapy nor intended to replace individual work with a licensed mental healthcare professional. If you are in need of help, seek out professional services from a licensed mental healthcare professional who can help you with your specific concerns.**

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[robertafierro]

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[emilylin]

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[darmakiel]

Thank you for sharing this video, finally someone explained really well how to identify your core values – this was very helpful to me, with your help I was finally able to name values in my current life without any doubt :)

[taimuralix]

The actionable small steps advice is great! I've been watching a ton of videos on discovering core values for personal life and business and yours gave me more clarity in terms of acting on it. Thanks!

[Plasmafox]

Realizing my childhood of abuse and neglect only left room for me to value safety and food lmao. When even those are temporary privileges or "rewards, " nothing else can be any kind of priority. Now I'm old and still living for just that and can't imagine a life based on anything higher. Which is a barrier to therapy lmao...

[rechaelikwuagwu]

Thank you so much for this video! Your explanations are so approachable. Usually when I try to reflect on what my values are or what I want them to be, it’s from a place of criticism which produces guilt and not changed behavior. I end up stuck.

[Jason-oupt]

The information discussed in this video is presented in a really end user friendly and makes me want to take the advice on - thank you.

[DanielCNoble]

I had no goals, my partner wanted me to find some. I found a goal I really wanted, my controlling partner discouraged me from reaching it. Long story short, I'm now divorcing my partner. I have goals and values now. 😎

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[robertafierro]

I'm SO HAPPY right now. I'm so glad that I didn't scroll by this SUPER IMPORTANT VIDEO. I now BIEVE I'm on the right track. One thing, though..I am an addict for the rest of my life. In accepting that fact, I know NOW what to focus on. I've had years and years of poor therapy..I was pretty much looking forward to NOTHING. I am also listening to Victor Frankl's famous 5 part book. I'm up to part 3 right now!

[Fiox]

I've been trying to figure out this exact thing.

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[gwcetsz]

Many thanks! I enjoyed the speech a lot. By the way, the volume was too low.

[jeffbrumby]

Hi, thanks for the video, it's helped me build on what I'm learning from Steven Hayes.
"I don't wanna be that, I wanna be this" - could that be construed as avoidant behaviour?

[Johansebastion]

Do you arrange your values into a heirachy in ACT? I’ve done values elicitation using NLP and they recommend uncovering towards and away values, and then to arrange them into a order of importance. Does this process align with ACT?
Cheers

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