Ben Sedley is a clinical psychologist and ACT therapist with experience of working with children, adolescents and families facing mental health difficulties in both primary health centres and community mental health teams in New Zealand and London. Ben's training and practice has focused on examining children and young people's understandings of mental health, which has helped guide him on the best ways to explain mental health concepts and ACT to young people.
I love Stuff That Sucks! It is a pithy, genuine, and skillful
application of ACT for adolescents. As a compassion-focused therapy
(CFT) practitioner, I think this book is a wonderful way to help
adolescents meet the stuff that sucks in their lives with
acceptance, self-compassion, and the courageous willingness to get
their lives moving toward the things that matter to them. I can
guarantee that I ll be using it with my own clients. Highly
recommended! - Russell Kolts, PhD, professor of psychology at
Eastern Washington University, and author of CFT Made Simple and
The Compassionate Mind Approach to Managing Your Anger
Undoubtedly, sometimes life sucks. It can be difficult, painful,
and filled with big scary things. And within this realization,
opens up a whole new way to approach these experiences one without
constant fighting and struggling with thoughts and feelings that
are often out of our control. In this book, Ben brings together the
cutting-edge ideas from psychology to help you mindfully choose the
life you want. It s written in a simple and fun way to make it
useful for young people and parents alike. Written with wisdom and
wit, this outstanding book is set to become a self-help classic -
Joe Oliver, PhD, director at Contextual Consulting, and coauthor of
ACTivate Your Life
Fast-paced, fun, and useful, this book shows how to deal with stuff
that sucks. It's all scientifically based, but you'll be having too
much fun to notice. This book absolutely, positively, does not suck
- Steven C. Hayes, PhD, co-developer of ACT, and author of Get Out
of Your Mind and Into Your Life
Put simply, Stuff That Sucks is good stuff! Short and to the point,
it can help teens from thirteen to at least forty-nine learn to
handle life's yucky stuff in a way that will help them get to the
good stuff. Far from being a stuffy psych book, this is a concise
how-to guide to the stuff that really counts: living a life free
from getting stuffed by the stuff that sucks - Benjamin
Schoendorff, MA, MSc, founder of the Contextual Psychology
Institute in Montreal, QC, Canada; international acceptance and
commitment therapy (ACT) trainer; and coauthor of the recent The
Essential Guide to the ACT Matrix and The ACT Practitioner s Guide
to the Science of Compassion
In Stuff That Sucks, Ben Sedley takes the key elements of ACT, and
presents them in ways that are immediately accessible, relatable,
and actionable. Indeed, I would rate it as a must-have for every
adolescent s bookshelf - Tiffany Rochester, clinical psychologist
at The Charles Street Clinic in North Perth, Australia
I love this book! It's a great gift for parents to give their
teenage kids, and a fantastic resource for therapists working with
adolescents. Ben admirably pulls off the hat trick of making ACT
simple, practical, and very entertaining. Stuff That Sucks is
really stuff that rocks! - Russ Harris, author of The Happiness
Trap and ACT Made Simple
Ben Sedley has written a wonderful book for teens. A must-have for
the collection.
Stuff That Sucks delivers with powerful images, clear messages on
what it means to be a human, and lots of ideas for helping teens. A
fabulous book - Louise Hayes, PhD, coauthor of The Thriving
Adolescent and Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life for Teens
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