Russ Harris is a medical practitioner, psychotherapist, and bestselling author of The Happiness Trap, which has now been translated into twenty-two languages. He is one of the world's leading authorities on acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and he regularly travels all of Australia and internationally to train a wide variety of professionals in this approach. His other books include The Confidence Gap, ACT with Love, ACT Made Simple, and the novel Stand Up Strummer.
"Russ Harris is a world-renowned and highly respected trainer of
acceptance and commitment therapy, a modern scientific model of
human psychology that overlaps to a great extent with aspects of
traditional spiritual wisdom. In The Reality Slap, drawing from
both scientific findings and his own personal experience, Harris
invites us all into a vital conversation on how to handle life's
rough edges. Read it, enjoy it, and you will find some genuine
treasures in your life!" --Niklas Törneke, MD, coauthor of The ABCs
of Human Behavior
"Deeply moving and easy to understand, The Reality Slap is a book
that takes us to the heart of being human to really help us change
from the inside. Russ Harris has given us a truly compassionate
gift that explains how we can enlighten ourselves on our journey
through life's storms and calms. I had so many insightful moments
that reading this book was a delight." --Paul Gilbert, PhD, author
of The Compassionate Mind
"Deeply personal, profoundly insightful, and above all, highly
practical, this book will show you how to deal with "reality
slaps"--those painful wake-up calls that we all have when things go
wrong. Russ Harris has produced another excellent book about what
it means to be truly human, how to deal with life's difficulties,
and how to live a more engaged, meaningful, and pleasurable life."
--Anthony Grant, PhD, director of the coaching psychology unit at
the University of Sydney and author of 8 Steps to Happiness
"Gripping and compassionate--a must-read for anybody going through
a difficult life transition, such as divorce, illness, career
change, or the death of a loved one. This is a rare work, one that
is at once deeply personal and universally applicable." --Joseph
Ciarrochi, PhD, associate professor at the University of Wollongong
and author of Emotional Intelligence in Everyday Life
"No matter what we attempt to do, pain and suffering are inevitably
going to creep into our lives, and the capacity to handle this pain
is essential for fulfillment. So if you want a short-term boost of
happiness with simple, banal ideas that your kindergarten teacher
could have told you, go elsewhere. But if you want to create a
stable platform of mindfulness, meaning, and purpose in your life,
and develop the ability to handle pain effectively, then this is
the book to read. It is my great hope that people will find this
book and flexibly adopt the ideas within." --Todd B. Kashdan, PhD,
author of Curious? and Designing Positive Psychology
"Sooner or later, reality is going to slap you. Loss, disease,
betrayal or other misfortunes will arrive unexpectedly and shake
your very foundation. At that moment, this wise book is one to keep
within reach. It will do more than soothe you--it will ground you,
guide you, and help you grow. Taking the time to treat yourself
with kindness and awareness doesn't remove the pain, but it
dignifies it and turns it into a profound teacher. This book will
help you learn the lessons that pain can teach. You will want this
book, not just for you, but also for those you love, knowing that
sooner or later, reality is going to slap them, too." --Steven C.
Hayes, PhD, Foundation Professor of Psychology at the University of
Nevada, Reno, and author of Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life
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