Why does the human mind cause so much suffering and how can understanding evolution help us live better lives? In this video, Dr. Russ Harris explains the roots of our struggles and how Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) offers a way forward.

Ever feel like your mind is a drama unfolding with endless thoughts and feelings? In The Stageshow Metaphor, Dr Russ Harris invites you to step back from the performance and become the calm audience, a presence noticing life’s scenes with clarity, compassion, and curiosity.

Learn why struggling with your emotions often makes them worse and how acceptance can bring calm, clarity, and resilience.

Ever feel like your mind is a battleground of clashing thoughts and emotions? In The Chessboard Metaphor, Dr Russ Harris shows us how to step back by becoming the board, not the pieces and find freedom in observing rather than battling our inner experience.

Ever felt frustrated by the belief that happiness should be constant? In The 3 Happiness Myths, Dr Russ Harris gently dismantles three common, but harmful, assumptions about happiness, offering a more compassionate and realistic perspective.

Thoughts rushing past like dishes on a sushi train? This metaphor from Dr Russ Harris shows how we can simply let them glide by - naming them, noticing them, and choosing not to board every train.

A simple but powerful ACT tool from Dr Russ Harris that helps you step off the autopilot of struggle, so you can align your actions with what truly matters.

Feel like your mind is stuck on endless negativity? In Radio Doom and Gloom, Dr Russ Harris likens the mind’s unhelpful thoughts to a persistent radio station and shows how to turn down the volume without fighting the tune.

Discover why chasing goals isn’t enough and how living with clarity about your values can bring deeper meaning and fulfilment.