Authors’ Welcome
What Do You Want?
An Introduction to Values
Valued Domains
Smart Goals
Values List
Exploring Domains
Managing Thoughts and Feelings
What Is Willingness?
Metaphor: The Unwelcome Guest
What Is Defusion?
Exercise: Having the Thought
What is Contacting the Present Moment?
Exercise: Breathing
What is Self-as-Context?
Metaphor: The Sky and the Weather
What is the Hexaflex?
Exercise: Writing a Eulogy
Introducing Self-Compassion
Exercise: Helping a Child
Personal Values Statement
Introducing Experiential Avoidance
Exercise: The White Bear
Experiential Avoidance: A Crucial Side Effect
Metaphor: A Ball in the Water
Giving You the Reins
Metaphor: Quicksand
Metaphor: Tug of War with a Monster
Exercise: Leaves on a Stream
Metaphor: Hands as Thoughts
Exercise: Body Scan
Exercise: Walking
Exercise: Fusion with Evaluations
Exercise: Taking Off Your Armour
Exercise: Heroes
Exercise: Waiting for the Wrong Train
Bringing It All Together: Passengers on the Bus
Ending the Year