“Hi Everyone, I must say I am really grateful for this course, I did another course a half a year ago where the teacher always said stuff like: just repeat your positive affirmations and everything will be just fine. I have this gut feeling which always told me that something was off. Now it feels really right, as all in this program is really non-violent as in nonviolent communications. I wanted to say thanks for this! And I really appreciated the spin with the plane crash for the funeral speech, did not see how we could get out of there alive 😉”

“I was really thrilled when I saw the advertisement for this program and it has literally surpassed my expectations. I felt so much “presence ” from your part every week that I am already looking forward to registering again for the next session. It is going to be “My Christmas present” 🙂

I am certainly a different and better person since I started to use some of the “so numerous” advice and practical means presented by Russ. So, little by little, I will integrate and live in accordance with some of the ACT approach.

The fact that some parts of me have changed during those 8 weeks, motivate me to redo the program again so I will see how those new parts will react to a revisiting of the “HAPPINESS TRAP PROGRAM”.

Thank you again to all the “PSYCHWIRE TEAM” for investing so much effort, time and money to present us a such a high-quality program. It will bring sun rays to the rest of my life.”

“It really resonates with me, I particularly like that Russ doesn’t do the “positive thinking” stuff and really drives home, each week, the futility of labeling your thoughts and actions as “bad, wrong, negative”. It really has brought me a lot of comfort.”

“I’m happy to have the opportunity to express my feelings about this course. It is excellent and high above all my expectations. There are so many tools that have been shared, so much good material in the library. I’m sure I will use some time after the course is finished, to go throw all of it. One of the very important parts of the course is the Forum. A fantastic opportunity to get clarifications and share our experiences during the modules. Besides, it is also interesting to follow how the others are experiencing the exercises, etc. I’ve already recommended the course to my cousin and his family that are having a hard time at home at the moment because of an alcohol abuse situation. I gave them the book The Happiness Trap to read to start with. So nice to know that there is help nearby 🙂

Through the course, when thinking of values, goals, and actions, I was also finding the real purpose of my life, ACT for me really has been a wonderful tool for development of myself, for knowing better who I am and, the most important of all, who I want to be.”

“Thank you very much for week one. I have delved into ACT before and use it regularly in my work and personal life. I am hoping to deepen my understanding of ACT and, more importantly, APPLY IT! Yes, translating intellectual knowledge into practical everyday applications can be challenging. Coming back to the Choice Point exercise with the expanded course narrative was very helpful. I had plenty of away moves to challenge me but was pleasantly surprised at how many embedded toward moves I had clocked up, derived mainly from previous ACT information. So .. my take home is: this is always going to be a work in progress, to fully benefit from the powerful potential in ACT requires continuous effort, it is never finished” but once I’ve come to terms with that I can sit back and enjoy the ride.”

“Right now I’ve finished the week one lesson and just want to thank you – Russ – and your team sooo much! Only a few days are over but I have learned soooo much about me, the things which lead me away from what I want and give me the first idea how to change this! This is enormous and I am deeply grateful. You’ve presented all this in a way that feels light and relieving, easy to follow, encouraging, motivating….And so practical!! I have read the first chapters of your book and I am really happy you found ways to bring me directly into the main material here in this course!”

“Hello. I read the Happiness Trap book and found it such a relief to know that it is normal to have negative thoughts, worries etc and to become hooked by them. I enrolled in this programme in the hope that it will help me to take practical steps to make changes rather than just reading and thinking that will solve things. I have enjoyed the first module but find it difficult to come up with many toward moves since much of my problem is the mind chatter” which keeps playing out in my mind and hooks me back in just as I think I am “free.” Don’t know if that makes sense! Thank you, Russ and team, for providing this opportunity to participate and also to share others’ experiences.”

“Very well put together and a lot more helpful than reading a book.”

“It’s inspirational, great reminders, lots of good exercises and materials, easy to do and understand.”

“Well done and easy to follow. It is engaging and relevant.”

“I found that I was keen to get started on the program, however a couple of weeks in I was finding it difficult to keep up with practicing and finding time to continue the course. The forum really helped at this point; I could identify with other peoples posts, and even found I could make suggestions on some too. It helped me to identify that my mind was trying to hold me back and that I should choose to keep keep going. I was trying to be too “perfect” and needed to step back and appreciate the small actions I was taking and the benefits I was getting from these. Now, at week 6, I find I am able to see how the little steps I have made are building up and are having an influence on those around me too.”

“An excellent programme, it brings together things that I would have had some awareness of (like mindfulness and compassion) and puts them into a context for implementing them into daily life”

“I love the program it is accessible, simple, easy to follow and easy to apply. I already had a good idea regarding my values and living a value driven life. The program has helped me get even clearer on my values and how I can choose to connect and live them with every choice I make throughout the day. The program has given me a greater understanding overall of how I can live my life more fully through all its ups and downs.”

“I am doing this for the second time as I wanted to delve into a deeper understanding of the content. I have learnt so much more the second time around. Thank you”

“I am finding it much more practical and easy to apply than just reading the book.”