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Dr Richard Bennett
@thinkpsychol.bsky.social
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Clinical Psychologist, Associate Professor, Psychotherapist, and Author. Expertise in therapy, supervision and training.

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myacbs.bsky.social
Work stress is real. But what if workplaces could actually help us build resilience? A new review shows that Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (#ACT) programs at work can boost key skills.

Read the full study: buff.ly/d1DDbRv

#ACBS #JCBS #WorkplaceWellness #ACTTherapy #PsychologicalFlexibility
Effects of workplace acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) programs on psychological flexibility's subprocesses: A systematic review
Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science (JCBS)Volume 37, July 2025
contextualscience.org
October 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
thinkpsychol.bsky.social
Just a reminder for anyone interested in ACT that the UK conference is happening in Manchester on 14-16 November. Everyone form newbies to Professors is always made very welcome at these wonderful events.

One, two, or three day tickets are available from acbsukandireland.com/acbs-chapter...
ACBS Chapter Conference UK And Ireland - ACBS UK And Ireland
On the 14-16th of November 2025 we're holding our ACBS UK/ROI Chapter Conference in Manchester! The theme of the event will be "Pollination: Innovation through Connection"
acbsukandireland.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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thementalelf.bsky.social
📢 Mothers & Daughters: stories of growth, connection & resistance in the face of domestic violence & abuse

This moving qualitative study explores the joint stories of mothers & daughters who’ve experienced abuse; revealing how relationships can both hurt & heal.

🧵 THREAD

#DomesticAbuse
October 20, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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humanists.uk
Leaving a high-control religious group can be one of the most painful experiences anyone can face. That's where our service #FaithtoFaithless comes in. We help people leaving high-control religious groups. Our beautiful animation – launching today – brings these deeply personal stories to life. 🧵
March 3, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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myacbs.bsky.social
Have you ever thought about what it would really take for humans to interact with a conscious species that isn’t… human? Steven C. Hayes explores how we might need to expand our thinking, challenge our assumptions, & develop a new kind of psychological flexibility.
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#ACBS
Preparing Ourselves to Work With a New Conscious Species
Personal Perspective: As AI evolves toward possible consciousness, how we engage with it today could shape the nature of a future shared with a new intelligent species.
zurl.co
June 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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babcpjournals.bsky.social
New podcast! In this episode, Steph Curnow is joined by Kerry Young to discuss the paper "How to Treat Someone Suffering with PTSD Following Rape in Adulthood"

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Full free paper at www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Let's Talk about CBT- Research Matters: How to treat someone suffering with PTSD following rape in adulthood with Dr Kerry Young
In this episode, Steph Curnow is joined by consultant clinical psychologist Dr Kerry Young to discuss the paper "How to Treat Someone Suffering with PTSD Following Rape in Adulthood", published in…
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June 13, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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riopsy.bsky.social
Latest episode of our podcast "2 Old Psychologists Talking about Stuff". This time, @thinkpsychol.bsky.social & I chew over the nature & psychology of being a fan of.. well, anything.
The highs, the lows, the dark side. Plus added mayonnaise and Pope content.

2oldpsych.alitu.com/1?order=newest
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June 2, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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rossmcintosh.bsky.social
ACT for £10 - a fabulous learning experience which is recorded. This will raise money to fund conference tickets for students and people on low income. Grab your ticket here - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/act410-exp...

@riopsy.bsky.social @thinkpsychol.bsky.social @duncanjee.bsky.social
May 25, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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rossmcintosh.bsky.social
More news soon! The ACBS UKROI Chapter is having a Conference in 2025. Our theme is - POLLINATION: Innovation Through Connection.

Dates - 14 to 16 November 2025

Venue - Manchester Hyatt Regency Hotel

Please hold the dates and spread the news!
April 7, 2025 at 11:08 AM
thinkpsychol.bsky.social
Tottenham Hotspur being in the Champions League is kinda like Captain Underpants being in the Avengers.
May 22, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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thementalelf.bsky.social
Culturally adapted CBT may lead to recovery from postnatal depression in British South Asian women buff.ly/PkboGGm

#PostnatalDepression #SouthAsian #PerinatalMentalHealth #CBT #RCT #ROSHNI2

🧵 THREAD
April 23, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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riopsy.bsky.social
Coffee or tea? Sun or shade?
A simple choice, but is it actually a choice at all? What if that apparent freedom of decision making is just an illusion?
Listen to @thinkpsychol.bsky.social and my discussion of just that. & also whether football is any good...

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April 21, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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chrisdjtaylor.bsky.social
Great to have co-chaired @babcp.com Spring Conference last week with @drjk.bsky.social at Kings College London. Brilliant keynotes from Lance McCracken, Janet Feigenbaum, Pamela Jacobsen & Mary Welford. First in person Spring Conference for 6 years - great to have it back! @babcpevents.bsky.social
April 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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contextpsych.bsky.social
New review article about Acceptance & Commitment Therapy for psychosis, for a special issue of PCNA. Co-authored by Daniel Simsion at @latrobeuni.bsky.social www.psych.theclinics.com/article/S019... @myacbs.bsky.social
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Psychosis
Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is a third-wave cognitive-behavioral therapy, which focuses on acceptance, mindfulness, and values-based actions to support living a rich and meaningful life. A...
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April 13, 2025 at 4:42 AM
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thementalelf.bsky.social
Probiotics for bipolar disorder and schizophrenia buff.ly/7oIc3Xl

Mary Butler explores a recent randomised controlled trial of probiotic formulations for patients with bipolar disorder or schizophrenia spectrum disorder.
April 16, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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rossmcintosh.bsky.social
Curious about how to handle stress, overthinking or self-doubt more effectively?
Join me for a FREE Introductory Session on:
buytickets.at/rossmcintosh...
📅 Thursday 24 April at 17:00 BST to explore the science-backed skills behind:
April 15, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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davidho.bsky.social
Yes, because what's holding the US back from greatness is our lack of "wood independence". 🙄

Logging these >100 year old trees will be disastrous for climate.
Trump administration orders half of national forests open for logging
An emergency order removes protections covering over half the land managed by the U.S. Forest Service as the president aims to boost timber production.
wapo.st
April 6, 2025 at 5:04 AM
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chrischirp.bsky.social
my website for searching all SAGE Covid-related documents is now complete: sagesearch.info

Contains over 900 documents from Jan 2020 to Feb 2022, filterable by document type, categories covered and date.

There are AI-generated summaries of every doc.

You can also free-text search summaries
April 5, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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richardjmurphy.bsky.social
Taxing wealth is better than a wealth tax eastangliabylines.co.uk/business/eco... An offering from me….
Taxing wealth is better than a wealth tax
Inequality of wealth matters more than inequality of income. We should tax the rich more. But a blanket wealth tax is not the solution.
eastangliabylines.co.uk
April 5, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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lewan.bsky.social
What a great post. And yes same here. The RS is dead to me and unless they can extend review deadlines to a time in the future when Elon is no longer an FRS, no more reviews.
April 5, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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thementalelf.bsky.social
Which exercise interventions treat depression most effectively? A systematic review and network meta-analysis buff.ly/494e8rO

#Depression #Exercise #Research #Walking #Jogging #StrengthTraining #Yoga #TaiChi #Dancing #NationalWalkingDay

🧵 THREAD
April 2, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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thementalelf.bsky.social
Transdiagnostic interventions that cut across traditional diagnostic boundaries of support may ease some of the growing burden on statutory services, which in turn may increase prompt access to mental healthcare.
April 1, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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drjk.bsky.social
With one week to go, there are still spaces to join us for this excellent line up of speakers at the BABCP Spring conference in London 8/9th April babcp.com/Spring-Confe...
April 1, 2025 at 7:07 AM
thinkpsychol.bsky.social
Mine and Joe Oliver’s introductory ACT textbook ‘Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: 100 Key Points and Techniques’ has a second edition published today. Revised, updated, and about 20% bigger. Thanks to everyone who supported us and bought the first one. You made this possible. 🙏
March 31, 2025 at 5:23 PM
thinkpsychol.bsky.social
This article really resonates what has happened to our Universities? inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...
I'm a lecturer - I used to love student debates, now I'm called 'triggering'
As Sussex University has been fined a record £585,000 for 'failing to uphold freedom of speech' - one lecturer fears debate and discussion has become dangerous territory
inews.co.uk
March 28, 2025 at 12:41 PM