THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING BOOK, UPDATED AND EXPANDED IN ITS SECOND EDITION: This beloved self-help manual is now even more useful and supportive, expanded by fifty percent, with new techniques and practices, research, and resources. The first edition, published over twenty years ago, has sold over 240,000 copies in the US alone. 

NEW TOPICS, TOOLS, TECHNIQUES, AND EXERCISES THAT WILL BRING THE BENEFITS OF ACT TO A WIDE RANGE OF READERS: This new edition offers the latest research on ACT, along with techniques that support all of us who struggle with stress, anxiety, and numerous other issues in a time of uncertainty. New topics include how to break bad habits; pushubf through procrastination; disrupting worrying and obsessing;and practical tips for those suffering from trauma. 

TRIED AND TESTED SOLUTIONS TO CHANGING YOUR OUTLOOK ON LIFE—WITHOUT THE NEED FOR MEDICATION! Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a remarkable, revolutionary therapeutic tool that has benefitted millions of people. According to the Journal of Contextual Science, a critical overview of ACT across 20 meta-analyses, 133 studies, and 12,477 participants showed it to be efficacious, with positive effects for a broad range of target conditions.  

DR. RUSS HARRIS is a world-renowned trainer of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). As a physician he became increasingly interested in the psychological aspects of health and well-being, which led to a total career change. He now works in two different yet complementary roles as a therapist and a coach, and he is the author of numerous books. He lives in Melbourne, Australia.

Author Residence: Melbourne, Australia

Author Hometown: Liverpool, England

"Carefully and creatively presents techniques that anyone can use to undermine struggle, avoidance, and loss of the moment. Harris systematically explores how we get into the ’happiness trap’ and then shines a powerful beacon showing us another way forward."—Steven Hayes, PhD, author of Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life

"Eminently practical and readable. This book reveals that when calibrating one’s life according to acceptance and valued action, happiness is a pleasant sideshow in the larger carnival of an engaged and purposeful existence."—Zindel Segal, PhD, author of The Mindful Way through Depression

"An exciting alternative to the usual approach of so many self-help books. Harris explains how we can work with ourselves as we are, rather than aggressively trying to alter ourselves. I’m impressed by the simple and effective methods of ACT."—David Richo, PhD, author of The Five Things We Cannot Change