Kelly G Wilson -- loving poetry and psychotherapy

Prof Emeritus at U of Mississippi, co-founder of Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, teach, write, talks-a-lot, slow trail runner, residing in the Sonoran Desert

[Kelly G Wilson -- loving poetry and psychotherapy @KellyGWilson]

Here is a little sample video from my values course about tightly held stories about our troubles, from a behavioral view. I think it gives a reasonable sample of some of the didactic bits of the course.
https://t.co/7c0MFe3sFC

[Kelly G Wilson -- loving poetry and psychotherapy @KellyGWilson]

Who needs science. If Joe Rogan says it works in 80% of cases that must be true. FFS no bigger clown show ever existed

[Keith Siau @drkeithsiau]

Joe Rogan, a non-medical internet celebrity, on fast tracking FDA approval for ibogaine, a psychoactive compound.

“I sent President Trump some information. With a dose of ibogaine, over 80% of people are freed from their opioid addiction. With two doses, it's over 90%.

I sent that information, and the reply [from Trump] came back: Sounds great. Do you want FDA approval? Let's do it. It was literally that quick."

What is ibogaine? Is this a good thing for medicine?

[Kelly G Wilson -- loving poetry and psychotherapy @KellyGWilson]

This!

[Joseph Fasano @Joseph_Fasano_]

I do *not* want an AI "summary" of an email, or a book, or a life. I do not want an AI summary of a winter sky, or my father's hands, or the hope in my child's eyes. I do not want an AI summary of the human heart, or the first little shiver of lust, or the long good work of love.

[Kelly G Wilson -- loving poetry and psychotherapy @KellyGWilson]

The goodness of an early morning run in the Sonoran Desert--a pair of Red Tail Hawks, caught at just the right moment. I do love some slow desert trail running.

[Kelly G Wilson -- loving poetry and psychotherapy @KellyGWilson]

It's been a minute since I've been to an ACBS WorldCon! Dianna and I have added a month in Europe to our usual giant loop around the country in our Roadtrek Sprinter Van. Looking forward to catching up with old friends and making some new friends. Italy & France, here we come!

[Kelly G Wilson -- loving poetry and psychotherapy @KellyGWilson]

@DoctorPerin 20 or so years ago, my friend Niklas Torneke told me to write a practitioner's book on RFT. I told him, "no, you should write it." He did: https://t.co/ka9bjUVSvn

[Kelly G Wilson -- loving poetry and psychotherapy @KellyGWilson]

@milkycatcom @RealXavier011 @grok what is this

[Kelly G Wilson -- loving poetry and psychotherapy @KellyGWilson]

@Garrett_Archer Good

[Kelly G Wilson -- loving poetry and psychotherapy @KellyGWilson]

@heynavtoor With Phenomenology or what went down at the Rice Symposium on behaviorism and phenomenology in the early 60s. Then it responded coherently. Presumably all that info was already available. But the undergrad super common textbook answer was much more likely. And so it goes

[Kelly G Wilson -- loving poetry and psychotherapy @KellyGWilson]

@heynavtoor It seems to answer, not what is so, or what we’ve said is so, rather what it is likely we said. I asked Claude about the relation between B F Skinner and phenomenology. It said that they were opposites. I said, what about Willard Day’s 1969 paper Behaviorism in Reconciliation (1

[Kelly G Wilson -- loving poetry and psychotherapy @KellyGWilson]

@LindaBerman4 I’ve seen it function that way for clients too. The diagnosis seems to solve the problem of “why am I like this?”

[Kelly G Wilson -- loving poetry and psychotherapy @KellyGWilson]

Surely it is time to send some guys to prison.

[Laura Richards BSc MSc MBPsS @thecrimeanalyst]

Currently only one woman is in prison, yet many men were involved. Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell targeted vulnerable children - 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 years old. Epstein wanted them to look younger than they were. He wasn’t the only one. Accountability is needed for every man who raped these children. I stand in solidarity with the Epstein survivors. Accountability, integrity and justice matter 💀💣

✅ LISTEN to Crime Analyst, Ep # 112, 113, 271 and @realcrimeprofil series wherever you get your podcasts 🎧
Interview with Jess Michaels survivor:

https://t.co/m2wGA313On

#Survivors #Accountability
#VirginiaGiuffre #Epstein @laurarichards99

[Kelly G Wilson -- loving poetry and psychotherapy @KellyGWilson]

I haven’t been to ACBS for a couple years. I will offer a PreCon workshop and a plenary speaking up for the place of poetics in the doing and teaching of psychotherapy. 20 years since I offered the inaugural ACBS presidential address. Looking forward to seeing many old friends.

[Association for Contextual Behavioral Science @myACBS]

Registration is OPEN for the 2026 ACBS World Conference in Lyon, France! 🇫🇷

Expect inspiring talks from distinguished experts — including Peter Fonagy, @UCL, Mark van Ommeren and Kenneth Carswell from the @WHO, ACBS Board President Manuela O'Connell, and @KellyGWilson — plus workshops, networking, and global-community connection.

✨ Whether you're a longtime ACBS member or new to contextual behavioural science, this is your chance to engage, learn, and connect with peers from around the world. Join us 16–19 July (pre-conference workshops 14–15 July) at Lyon Catholic University (UCLY). Don't miss your chance to be part of our biggest event of the year.
Register now + get all the details: https://t.co/gVdH6F2Gbb

#ACBSWC26 #ACBS #ACT #CBS #mentalhealth #psychology #professionaldevelopment

[Kelly G Wilson -- loving poetry and psychotherapy @KellyGWilson]

Out running trails in the Sonoran Desert, I love the blue hour, that liminal space between star field and sunrise. This is a great horned owl, fantastic creature. Sound up—calling for a mate.

[Kelly G Wilson -- loving poetry and psychotherapy @KellyGWilson]

@LORWEN108 I wonder which collection of letters you find most interesting?

[Kelly G Wilson -- loving poetry and psychotherapy @KellyGWilson]

@LORWEN108 Very nice thread 🧵

[Kelly G Wilson -- loving poetry and psychotherapy @KellyGWilson]

@JonathanShedler I’m just wondering who are the therapy elites ffs?

[Kelly G Wilson -- loving poetry and psychotherapy @KellyGWilson]

@RpsAgainstTrump Because, you know, being president is all about the fame ffs

[Kelly G Wilson -- loving poetry and psychotherapy @KellyGWilson]

As the govt shutdown stretches, federal workers go without paychecks, people lose food stamps, well, at least we are getting a new golden ballroom!

Thought I’d put my AI subscription to good use.

[Kelly G Wilson -- loving poetry and psychotherapy @KellyGWilson]

My college career began at 30, a high school dropout, straight out of a much needed locked psych hospitalization and drug rehab. I've had the good fortune of many amazing teachers. RIP Sam Leigland--thanks for introducing me to a behaviorism I could love.
https://t.co/GBl7SG677O

[Kelly G Wilson -- loving poetry and psychotherapy @KellyGWilson]

@JonathanShedler Sad but true