1st Edition

A Practical, Scientifically-Grounded Approach to Values-Flow Helping Everyday People Thrive, Optimally Perform, and Vitally Engage in Life

By Cedomir Ignjatovic, Margaret Kern Copyright 2027
224 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

224 Pages 7 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

What if the life you want is not waiting on the other side of your problems but available to you right now, exactly as you are? Values-Flow combines Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and Flow Theory into a practical, scientifically grounded approach to living the life well-lived, despite the ups and downs that life inevitably brings. It integrates values-based... Read more

1. Introduction 2. Theoretical Foundations 3.The Values-Flow Card 4. VIRTUE: The Core of Values-Flow 5. INVOLVE: The ARIA Skills 6. VITAL: Cultivating the Autotelic Personality Through Serious Play 7. ACCEPT: Cultivating Willingness as the Gateway to Engagement 8. REGULATE: Optimal Internal Regulation 9. RELATE: Optimal Interpersonal and Environmental Relationships 10. From Burning in Hell to Values-Flow: A Personal Story 11. Values-Flow in the Therapy Room 12. Values-Flow in the Classroom 13. Values Flow in Coaching and Managing 14. The Life Well Lived. Bibliography

Biography

Margaret Kern is a Professor at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Her research is collaborative in nature and draws on a variety of methodologies to examine questions around who thrives in life and why, including understanding and measuring healthy functioning, identifying individual and social factors impacting life trajectories, and systems informed approaches to wellbeing. You can find out more about Professor Kern's work at www.peggykern.org

Cedomir Ignjatovic is a Clinical Psychologist and Director of Embrace the Moment Psychology & Wellbeing Coaching in Sydney. With a PhD from the University of Melbourne’s Centre for Wellbeing Science, he integrates clinical expertise, research on flow and values-based wellbeing, and writing, balancing innovation with family and community life. You can find out more about Dr Ignjatovic's work at https://embracepsychology.com/