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Join Dr. Diana Hill as she explores how to channel feelings of helplessness, overwhelm, and anger with trauma therapist Giulia Preziuso. Delving into personal stories and therapeutic strategies, they discuss turning anger into positive energy, such as assertiveness. They also discuss navigating family relationships and finding physiological cues to manage intense emotions. Learn how to apply dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) skills to understand better and control your reactions to have a more balanced life.

Listen and Learn:

• How to Turn Your Anger Into Positive Energy
• Emotional Regulation Tips
• Ways to Maximize Everyday Moments
• Tips for Understanding and Accepting Our Parents

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• Want to become more psychologically flexible? Take Diana's on-demand course, "Foundations of ACT."

• Reserve your spot in Diana's Costa Rica retreat in 2025!
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Thanks to the team, Craig and Ashley Hiatt, and Benjamin Gould of Bell & Branch for your beautiful music.

We can put our energy where it matters most and savor the good along the way.

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Come to Costa Rica With Me for a Wise Effort Retreat

Dr. Diana Hill invites you to join her on a retreat at Blue Spirit, Costa Rica April 2025. Learn more: wiseeffort.com/costarica

Diana's Retreat in Costa Rica

In this episode of The Wise Effort Show, clinical psychologist Dr. Diana Hill explores how to stop overcommitting and start getting what you yearn for in life. Discussing concepts like the myth of normalcy, holding too tightly to stories, and avoiding feelings, she offers five actionable solutions grounded in ACT, contemplative practice, and her extensive experience with high achievers.

Listen and Learn how to get what you yearn for in life:

• Understanding human yearnings
• Practicing 5 Ways to get what you yearn for
• Discovering your genius energy

Listen as Diana emphasizes the importance of directing one's efforts wisely to avoid burnout and achieve meaningful outcomes.

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• Want to become more psychologically flexible? Take Diana's on-demand course, "Foundations of ACT."

• Reserve your spot in Diana's Costa Rica retreat in 2025!
• See Diana at an upcoming event

• Subscribe for free on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
• Leave a 5-star review on Apple so people like you can find the show.
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Thanks to the team, Craig and Ashley Hiatt, and Benjamin Gould of Bell & Branch for your beautiful music.

We can put our energy where it matters most and savor the good along the way.

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Join My ACT Accountability Group

Therapists, behavioral health workers, clinicians, and physicians, are you practicing ACT? If so, do you want to take it to the next level with me and join my ACT Accountability group? This group is exclusive for folks who have taken a Foundations of ACT training, an ACT Bootcamp, or an ACT course with me....

How can we stop striving to be at the top and instead discover that the way out is in? In this episode of the Wise Effort Show, Jo Confino joins Diana Hill in Plum Village, France, to discuss how true fulfillment doesn't come from external achievements but from inside ourselves. We can find genuine happiness and peace by embracing mindfulness and redefining our notions of success.

Listen and Learn

• How to make a big impact with a small effort
• How to lead from the front, center, and back
• Ways to look for insights inside yourself
• To Avoid The Trap of Endless Striving:

Listen to Jo as he shares his thoughts on moving away from the pursuit of being at the top and instead finding that the true path lies within.

Get enhanced show notes for this episode

• Want to become more psychologically flexible? Take Diana's on-demand course, "Foundations of ACT."

• Reserve your spot in Diana's Costa Rica retreat in 2025!
• See Diana at an upcoming event

• Subscribe for free on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
• Leave a 5-star review on Apple so people like you can find the show.
• Sign up for the free Wise Effort Newsletter.
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Thanks to the team, Craig and Ashley Hiatt, and Benjamin Gould of Bell & Branch for your beautiful music.

We can put our energy where it matters most and savor the good along the way.

Mentioned in this episode:

Come to Costa Rica With Me for a Wise Effort Retreat

Dr. Diana Hill invites you to join her on a retreat at Blue Spirit, Costa Rica April 2025. Learn more: wiseeffort.com/costarica

Diana's Retreat in Costa Rica

When I started the From Striving to Thriving Summit last year, it was because I was looking for a different way of living. On the edge of burnout, I turned to thought leaders, scientists, and spiritual teachers for a fresh perspective. This week, I will launch the From Striving to Thriving 2.0 Summit, a virtual series of discussions with top experts in the fields of compassion, neuroscience, longevity, and mental wellness.

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• Want to become more psychologically flexible? Take Diana's on-demand course, "Foundations of ACT."

• Reserve your spot in Diana's Costa Rica retreat in 2025!
• See Diana at an upcoming event

• Subscribe for free on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
• Leave a 5-star review on Apple so people like you can find the show.
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Thanks to the team, Craig and Ashley Hiatt, and Benjamin Gould of Bell & Branch for your beautiful music.

We can put our energy where it matters most and savor the good along the way.

Do you refuse to go along with the status quo when it comes to your health? You just might be a healthy deviant! A healthy deviant is someone who defies societal norms in order to achieve a higher-than-average level of vitality and health. In this episode, you’ll learn why it's beneficial and essential to be a healthy deviant and some small things you can do right away to prioritize your health.

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• Want to become more psychologically flexible? Take Diana's on-demand course, "Foundations of ACT."

• Reserve your spot in Diana's Costa Rica retreat in 2025!
• See Diana at an upcoming event

• Subscribe for free on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
• Leave a 5-star review on Apple so people like you can find the show.
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Thanks to the team, Craig and Ashley Hiatt, and Benjamin Gould of Bell & Branch for your beautiful music.

We can put our energy where it matters most and savor the good along the way.

Please enjoy this breathing in, breathing out meditation by Brother Pháp Hữu to help you connect to the present moment.

This bonus meditation accompanies the full discussion with Diana in Episode 37 "The Way Out Is In".

Get enhanced show notes for this episode

• Want to become more psychologically flexible? Take Diana's on-demand course, "Foundations of ACT."

• Reserve your spot in Diana's Costa Rica retreat in 2025!
• See Diana at an upcoming event

• Subscribe for free on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
• Leave a 5-star review on Apple so people like you can find the show.
• Sign up for the free Wise Effort Newsletter.
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• Leave feedback for the show

Thanks to the team, Craig and Ashley Hiatt, and Benjamin Gould of Bell & Branch for your beautiful music.

We can put our energy where it matters most and savor the good along the way.

How can we find a way out of our suffering by going in? What are some simple practices to address our grief, loneliness, insomnia, and anxiety? Diana Hill is honored to sit down with Zen monk Brother Pháp Hữu to explore how to find peace in your body and mind, even in the face of suffering. Brother Pháp Hữu also shares intimate stories from his 10 years with Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. Take a seat, take a walk, or take some notes. You won’t want to miss this very special episode.

Get enhanced show notes for this episode

• Want to become more psychologically flexible? Take Diana's on-demand course, "Foundations of ACT."

• Reserve your spot in Diana's Costa Rica retreat in 2025!
• See Diana at an upcoming event

• Subscribe for free on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
• Leave a 5-star review on Apple so people like you can find the show.
• Sign up for the free Wise Effort Newsletter.
• Become a Wise Effort member to support the show.
• Follow Diana on YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Diana’s website.
• Leave feedback for the show

Thanks to the team, Craig and Ashley Hiatt, and Benjamin Gould of Bell & Branch for your beautiful music.

We can put our energy where it matters most and savor the good along the way.

Do we really have a lizard brain? Is serotonin the “happiness” neurotransmitter? Dr. Judson Brewer, our frequent contributor and neuroscientist at Brown University, will clarify some common misconceptions about your brain. Listen in to learn why dopamine isn’t your “pleasure” neurotransmitter and how knowing your brain better can help you be a better person.

Get enhanced show notes for this episode

• Want to become more psychologically flexible? Take Diana's on-demand course, "Foundations of ACT."

• Reserve your spot in Diana's Costa Rica retreat in 2025!
• See Diana at an upcoming event

• Subscribe for free on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
• Leave a 5-star review on Apple so people like you can find the show.
• Sign up for the free Wise Effort Newsletter.
• Become a Wise Effort member to support the show.
• Follow Diana on YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Diana’s website.
• Leave feedback for the show

Thanks to the team, Craig and Ashley Hiatt, and Benjamin Gould of Bell & Branch for your beautiful music.

We can put our energy where it matters most and savor the good along the way.

Do you know how your nervous system works? Polyvagal theory explains how our nervous system evolved and offers insight into why we become activated or shut down during stress. In this episode, Deb Dana helps us understand polyvagal theory and offers strategies to help you shift your nervous system toward connection and safety. 

Get enhanced show notes for this episode

• Want to become more psychologically flexible? Take Diana's on-demand course, "Foundations of ACT."

• Reserve your spot in Diana's Costa Rica retreat in 2025!
• See Diana at an upcoming event

• Subscribe for free on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
• Leave a 5-star review on Apple so people like you can find the show.
• Sign up for the free Wise Effort Newsletter.
• Become a Wise Effort member to support the show.
• Follow Diana on YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Diana’s website.
• Leave feedback for the show

Thanks to the team, Craig and Ashley Hiatt, and Benjamin Gould of Bell & Branch for your beautiful music.

We can put our energy where it matters most and savor the good along the way.

Mentioned in this episode:

Come to Costa Rica With Me for a Wise Effort Retreat

Dr. Diana Hill invites you to join her on a retreat at Blue Spirit, Costa Rica April 2025. Learn more: wiseeffort.com/costarica

Diana's Retreat in Costa Rica

Happy and meaningful lives are great, but they can be a bit boring at times. Erin Westgate studies another construct of a well-lived life called Psychological Richness. When you are psychologically rich you have a life that is full of exciting and perspective-changing experiences. Listen in to hear Dr. Westgate share her cutting-edge research in this area and strategies to grow your psychologically rich life today!

Get enhanced show notes for this episode

• Want to become more psychologically flexible? Take Diana's on-demand course, "Foundations of ACT."

• Reserve your spot in Diana's Costa Rica retreat in 2025!
• See Diana at an upcoming event

• Subscribe for free on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
• Leave a 5-star review on Apple so people like you can find the show.
• Sign up for the free Wise Effort Newsletter.
• Become a Wise Effort member to support the show.
• Follow Diana on YouTube, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Diana’s website.
• Leave feedback for the show

Thanks to the team, Craig and Ashley Hiatt, and Benjamin Gould of Bell & Branch for your beautiful music.

We can put our energy where it matters most and savor the good along the way.