The Association for Contextual Behavioral Science is beginning to post free videos on ACT related subjects. The videos are a really great benefit of membership in ACBS. All
you need to do to see the videos is join the association. Association
dues are values-based. What does that mean? It means that you pay as
much as you think that membership is worth. That could be $1, $5, or
$500. Whatever fits with your values! A minimum $1 charge is required
in order to join, as they need somehow to check whether you are real
person and a $1 charge to your credit card will do that. Beyond that,
its up to you. With membership comes lots of perks in addition to the
free videos. It's a great organization.
"Arms at Rest" by Siri Hustvedt is an article that appeared in a recent New York Times issue. It's a poignant and inspiring account of a person's journey of acceptance of her chronic lifelong migraines.
The author's comments about the way in which our culture has confused accepting adversity in one's life with being 'passive' or a 'pessimist' strongly brought to mind the nature of acceptance as it is understood and practiced in ACT.
It also sent me on a hunt to discover what resources are out there on ACT for chronic pain...
Here's a really friendly video tutorial on how to use RSS and blogs to streamline your use of the internet. I use an RSS reader every day. I use Google Reader , but there are many others that also work well. The video will show you the benefits of RSS readers. I find it really helpful in my work and a way to keep up to date on news and new information in psychology. Once you have a RSS reader, you can subscribe to this website to get all the updates in one place.
Here's a really 
