Episodes
Speaking to Ingrid Ord was a wonderful opportunity to get a perspective of how a Christian views Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and about her book, ACT with Faith.  I have a history of working the the Survivors Network for those Abused by Priests (SNAP; the organization that was highlighted in the Academy Award winning movie, Spotlight), and have worked with very distraught Christians and understand the obstacles of applying ACT to people of certain faith.  Ingrid wrote a really neat book...
Published 09/07/16
Published 09/07/16
Norman Gustavson is an ACT therapist and trainer working in Afghanistan. He tells of his experiences working with clients and trainees in Kandahar, and about the state of mental health treatment in that region.  He also talks about how mindfulness meditation helps him with his job and explains how he uses The Matrix with clients, as well.  
Published 04/06/15
Brandon Gaudiano has done a great deal of research in contextual behavioral approaches related to clinical work. His website at Brown University is a treasure trove of great publications that you can download, read, and apply.  He also has a new book titled Incorporating Mindfulness and Acceptance into the Treatment of Psychosis: Current Trends and Future Directions. It is available on Amazon, and you can get to that bookstore by clicking through the ACBS website.  Whether you...
Published 03/31/15
I am very excited to have Tony Biglan on Functionally Speaking.  He wrote a fantastic book called The Nurture Effect: How the Science of Human Behavior Can Improve Our Lives & Our World.  I highly recommend the book, and you can order it by going to the ACBS Click-Thru page first.  Check out his cool website that hosts a neat video about the topic, and even shows endorsements from many scholarly people, including Senator Jeff Merkley.  Tony’s answers to my questions are really...
Published 02/28/15
Beate Ebert is doing a remarkable job helping reduce suffering and improve quality of living for people in Sierra Leone.  She’s helping establish mental health infrastructures, training professionals in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and doing important implementations of public health initiatives to reduce the spread of Ebola in West Africa.  She and I worked together with Joanne Dahl presenting ACT workshops in Sierra Leone.  Beate and I reminisce about that experience and talk...
Published 02/11/15
Lauren Porosoff, a junior high school teacher in New York, blends the ACT model into her curriculum.  I always admire people who do something pioneering with the ACT work. She and I talk about how she does it, and she provides resources for weaving ACT into educational scenarios.  Check out her book, Curriculum at Your Core: Meaningful Teaching in the Age of Standards, and her website, Teaching Tolerance.  If you'd like to learn more about her approach, she wrote a neat article, Systems vs....
Published 01/25/15
This was the most fun I've had doing a podcast.  Joann Wright, my friend, colleague, and "Big Sister" in graduate school talks with me about compassion and group therapy.  She and Darrah Westrup have a book coming out this year on ACT and group psychotherapy (New Harbinger Publications).
Published 01/05/15
This edition of Functionally Speaking includes two interviews.  They were both done back when I was more involved with this podcast a few years ago, but just because they are old, doesn’t mean I shouldn’t put them out for folks to listen to!  Kelly Wilson joins me to talk about his book Mindfulness for Two and then I interview Julie Vargas, B.F. Skinner’s daughter, about her book Behavior Analysis for Effective Teaching.  Enjoy!!   For folks interested, I’m doing several trainings...
Published 12/05/14
It’s the triumphant return of Functionally Speaking! After several years of dormancy, the podcast is back and featuring an interview with Dennis Tirch.  He’s an awesome contextual behavioral scientist, compassionate therapist, and passionate mindfulness enthusiast.  He and I speak about the book he coauthored with Benji Schoendorff and Laura Silberstein, The ACT Practitioner’s Guide to the Science of Compassion: Tools for Fostering Psychological Flexibility.  If you enjoy the podcast, or...
Published 11/23/14
Before the Association for Contextual Behavioral Sciences conference in The Netherlands, there were many requests to record the workshops.  Joanne Dahl, Jennifer Plumb, Ian Stewart, and Tobias Lundgren led a fantastic workshop entitled The Art & Science of Valuing in Psychotherapy.  They wrote a book with  the same title published by New Harbinger, and it is excellent.  This is Part Two of the workshop.  Just to clarify, all I did was record this workshop and asked for permission to...
Published 12/20/10
Before the Association for Contextual Behavioral Sciences conference in The Netherlands, there were many requests to record the workshops.  Joanne Dahl, Jennifer Plumb, Ian Stewart, and Tobias Lundgren led a fantastic workshop entitled The Art & Science of Valuing in Psychotherapy.  They wrote a book with  the same title published by New Harbinger, and it is excellent.  This is Part One of the workshop, and I’ll post Part Two fairly soon.  Just to clarify, all I did was record this...
Published 01/04/10
You might need some references for this version of Functionally Speaking.  The intro alludes to a Washington Post article called Pearls Before Breakfast that I found particularly condescending and is related to a series of posts on the ACT Listserve called “A Violinist in the Metro” from March 2008.   During the discussion about mindfulness in the podcast, you might like to have the Inflexahex Case Conceptualization Worksheet available, and it is available at the ACT in Practice...
Published 04/20/09
This edition of Functionally Speaking starts with a brief explanation of the term "truth" from a functional contextual perspective, and then is followed by an interview with Niklas Torneke about his new book ABC’s of Human Behavior: Behavior Principles for the Practicing Clinician.  (Please forgive me if I call the book ‘excellent’ too many times.  It might be distracting, but it is that good!) Finally, I’ll relay a story about a kid who learns a lot about life by playing...
Published 11/10/08
Functionally Speaking #4 is here! In this episode, I interview Chad Drake about the IRAP, and Aki Masuda about ACT & Stigma and the challenges of making ACT work more internationally accepted.  Enjoy! D.J. Moran
Published 04/22/08
Thanks for checking out the third edition of this 21st century behavior therapy podcast.  I'll present a brief sneak preview of the ACTSI4, and then talk at length with Hank Robb about Spiritual Reality.  After that I am joined by Rhonda Merwin who discusses an ACT approach to the treatment of Eating Disorders.  Questions or concerns?  Email me: [email protected] Have fun! D.J. Moran
Published 03/13/08
Enjoy the second edition of Functionally Speaking.  This podcast includes part two of my interview with Steve Hayes plus an interview with Rob Zettle about his new book ACT for Depression.  In addition, Sonja Batten discusses committed action and the differences between ACT and CBT related to treatment goals.  The podcast ends with a song called Autopilot, written by David Gillanders.  David performed the song unplugged at the ACT Summer Institute in Houston to a riveted crowd. ...
Published 11/08/07
Thanks for your interest in Functionally Speaking - A Third Wave Behavior Therapy Podcast.  Simply 'double click' on the Play button underneath Listen Now.  This episode's guests: Kevin Polk  Steve Hayes (Part 1 of 2) Feel free to click the link to my ACBS blog.  It contains materials relevant to this podcast.  Please feel free to send me questions, comments, or show ideas. [email protected] Enjoy! D.J.
Published 08/19/07