Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 14 hours ago
Ever feel like your mind is stuck on a channel you didn’t choose—blaring self-doubt, worry, or judgment on repeat?
In this video, we introduce “The Radio Mind”, a transformative Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) technique that helps you relate to your thoughts in a new way. Instead of trying to shut the radio off, you’ll learn how to tune in differently—with more curiosity, distance, and compassion.
🔧 You’ll discover:
• Why fighting your thoughts can actually make them louder
• How to notice your mind’s “broadcasts” without getting hooked
• A guided exercise to shift your relationship with difficult inner dialogue
• How to live more freely—even when the mental noise is still playing
💭 You don’t need to believe everything your mind says. When you stop trying to fix the station and start listening with awareness, you create space to move toward what matters.
🧘♀️ Whether you’re navigating anxiety, stress, or overthinking, this ACT-based approach can help you reconnect with the present moment and your deeper values.
👇 What station is your mind tuned to today? Let us know in the comments.
🔗 SUBSCRIBE for more weekly ACT tools and mindful mental health support from The Zen Social Worker.
#ACTtherapy #MentalHealthTools #TheRadioMind #MindfulnessPractice #CognitiveDefusion #AcceptanceAndCommitmentTherapy #TheZenSocialWorker
🎥 Watch next:
✅ What is ACT? — youtu.be/PmKEvlv9Cys
✅ The 6 Core Processes of ACT — youtu.be/TPvLEZFa14o
✅ The Struggle Switch: Why Fighting Thoughts Backfires — youtu.be/Mc-n1Sa4PEI
📚 Grab Tim Gordon’s book The Hero Within
amazon.ca/dp/1069285609?tag=catagdefault-20&geniuslink=true
🔗 Access the ACT Essentials APP
app.thezensocialworker.ca
🎓 Check out our online ACT & mental health courses:
thezensocialworker.thinkific.com
💌 Join our mailing list for exclusive updates and free resources:
eepurl.com/c9X9jn
🌐 Visit the official website for blog posts, tools, and more:
thezensocialworker.ca
📸 Follow us:
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———
Business inquiries & collaborations:
📧 tim@thezensocialworker.ca
———
Thank you for learning and growing with us.
#CognitiveDefusion #ACT #AcceptanceAndCommitmentTherapy #TheZenSocialWorker #psychologicalflexibility
*Disclaimer
1. Conflict of interest: I am an author, I will link to my own books and paid resources as well as use affiliate links. I promise to tell you in videos when I'm being paid (if ever) to advertise during a video.
2. Self help: This channel provides accurate and authoritative information, it is not a substitute for psychotherapy and does not count as a social work service. If you are in need of help, seek out professional services from a licensed healthcare professional.
3. Community: Although this work is my own, I am inspired and supported by a group of clinicians and researchers under the banner of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science.
Ever feel like your mind is stuck on a channel you didn’t choose—blaring self-doubt, worry, or judgment on repeat?
In this video, we introduce “The Radio Mind”, a transformative Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) technique that helps you relate to your thoughts in a new way. Instead of trying to shut the radio off, you’ll learn how to tune in differently—with more curiosity, distance, and compassion.
🔧 You’ll discover:
• Why fighting your thoughts can actually make them louder
• How to notice your mind’s “broadcasts” without getting hooked
• A guided exercise to shift your relationship with difficult inner dialogue
• How to live more freely—even when the mental noise is still playing
💭 You don’t need to believe everything your mind says. When you stop trying to fix the station and start listening with awareness, you create space to move toward what matters.
🧘♀️ Whether you’re navigating anxiety, stress, or overthinking, this ACT-based approach can help you reconnect with the present moment and your deeper values.
👇 What station is your mind tuned to today? Let us know in the comments.
🔗 SUBSCRIBE for more weekly ACT tools and mindful mental health support from The Zen Social Worker.
#ACTtherapy #MentalHealthTools #TheRadioMind #MindfulnessPractice #CognitiveDefusion #AcceptanceAndCommitmentTherapy #TheZenSocialWorker
🎥 Watch next:
✅ What is ACT? — youtu.be/PmKEvlv9Cys
✅ The 6 Core Processes of ACT — youtu.be/TPvLEZFa14o
✅ The Struggle Switch: Why Fighting Thoughts Backfires — youtu.be/Mc-n1Sa4PEI
📚 Grab Tim Gordon’s book The Hero Within
amazon.ca/dp/1069285609?tag=catagdefault-20&geniuslink=true
🔗 Access the ACT Essentials APP
app.thezensocialworker.ca
🎓 Check out our online ACT & mental health courses:
thezensocialworker.thinkific.com
💌 Join our mailing list for exclusive updates and free resources:
eepurl.com/c9X9jn
🌐 Visit the official website for blog posts, tools, and more:
thezensocialworker.ca
📸 Follow us:
All things TZSW:
fb.me/thezensocialworker
instagram.com/zensocialworker
twitter.com/zensocialworker
tiktok.com/@zensocialworker
———
Business inquiries & collaborations:
📧 tim@thezensocialworker.ca
———
Thank you for learning and growing with us.
#CognitiveDefusion #ACT #AcceptanceAndCommitmentTherapy #TheZenSocialWorker #psychologicalflexibility
*Disclaimer
1. Conflict of interest: I am an author, I will link to my own books and paid resources as well as use affiliate links. I promise to tell you in videos when I'm being paid (if ever) to advertise during a video.
2. Self help: This channel provides accurate and authoritative information, it is not a substitute for psychotherapy and does not count as a social work service. If you are in need of help, seek out professional services from a licensed healthcare professional.
3. Community: Although this work is my own, I am inspired and supported by a group of clinicians and researchers under the banner of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science.
