The Roots of the Book with Sarah Cassidy

Hi there and a very warm welcome to Season 5 Episode 24 of People Soup – it’s Ross McIntosh here.  P-Soupers, we're continuing our chat with Dr Sarah Cassidy who is an educational, child and adolescent psychologist. She's also the co-author of an extraordinary book, Tired of Anxiety, A Kid's Guide to Befriending Difficult Thoughts and Feelings and Living Your Life Anyway.In this episode we learn about the behavioural roots of the book - you'll hear how Sarah discovered relational frame theory (RFT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) - and how she's using ACT to support her staff, using a training protocol developed by me and my mate, Paul Flaxman #flaxybabes #flaxintosh. We also hear Sarah's views on labels and her song choice.People Soup is an award winning podcast where we share evidence based behavioural science, in a way that’s practical, accessible and fun to help you glow to work a bit more often.Over the Summer we're running a series of LIVE Virtual Podcast Recordings. Tickets are free and we'd love to see you there.Friday 28 July - 10:00 to 11:00 GMT+1Come and meet Dr Richard MacKinnon, who's going to chat about his research into loneliness at work. Join us to learn how we can all connect and thrive. Get your free ticket here!
Another first for Season 5 is that I'm adding a transcript, wherever possible. There is a caveat - this transcript is largely generated by Artificial Intelligence, I have corrected many errors but I won't have captured them all! You can also find the shownotes by clicking on notes, keep scrolling for all the useful links.Tired of Anxiety - Outside the Box Learning ResourcesThe Book - Tired of Anxiety - on the publisher's website - PavilionConnect with Sarah on LinkedInSarah on InstagramSarah on FacebookDr Sarah Cassidy on TwitterBrain training, brain fitness, memory games with RaiseYourIQNew England Centre for OCD and Anxiety - Irish Midlands | Smithsfield ClinicHome | Smithsfield Clinic<br/>STOP PRESS - I'll be running an ACT in the Workplace Train the Trainer Program in April and May next year in partnership with Contextual Consulting - you can find all the details here.Read about our Chisi Awards from #365daysofcompassion for Best PodcastLeave a review as a WhatsApp voicenote on +00447771 851118Ross' websiteOur Podcast Website on CAPTIVATEPeople Soup on TwitterRoss on