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Overcoming Procrastination With ACT A Conversation With Dr. Patricia Zurita Ona
We're excited to welcome Dr. Patricia Zurita Ona (FKA Dr. Z) back to the podcast for another thought-provoking conversation. In her first appearance, we explored how fear-based struggles can keep us stuck. Today, we take that discussion even deeper as we dive into her latest book, The ACT Workbook for the Anxious Procrastinator: How to Accept Yourself, Get Things Done, and Do More of What Matters – a guide that helps readers understand why we put things off, and how to break these patterns…
Click play for fresh insights into:
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How Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) can help overcome procrastination.
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The negative impacts of postponing tasks.
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How to build a new pattern of behavior surrounding procrastination.
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Practical tools for managing anxiety, overwhelm, and perfectionism.
Dr. Z is the Director of the East Bay Behavior Therapy Center and has over 18 years of experience helping children, adolescents, and adults break free from anxiety, perfectionism, and emotional avoidance. Beginning her career as a school psychologist before becoming a clinical psychologist, she brings an effective combination of both compassion and science to her work.
In addition to The ACT Workbook for the Anxious Procrastinator, Dr. Z has written six books, including Living Beyond OCD Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Skills for Perfectionism and High-Achieving Behaviors. She was also nominated as a Fellow of the Association of Contextual Behavioral Science.
Stay up to date with Dr. Z and her work at East Bay Behavior Therapy Center here!
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🛍️ Recommended Books from This Episode:
📖 The ACT Workbook for the Anxious Procrastinator: How to Accept Yourself, Get Things Done and Do More of What Matters by Patricia Zurita Ona, Psy.D – A compassionate workbook grounded in Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) that helps you understand why you procrastinate and equips you with tools to take values-based action. Published on 2 months ago