Values clarification — identifying what matters most to you at the deepest level — is a cornerstone of ACT therapy for hormones and provides direction when hormones removes other navigational tools.
Why Values Matter for Hormones
Hormones often disconnects us from our values through avoidance, withdrawal, and reduced capacity. Reconnecting with values provides:
- Direction when hormones has eliminated other motivation
- Meaning that persists even through difficult hormones periods
- A basis for action independent of how hormones makes you feel
Clarifying Your Values with Hormones
Ask yourself: 'If my hormones were less present, what would I be doing more of? What kind of person would I be?'
Values are not goals (achievable and done) but ongoing directions: being a present parent, creating beauty, contributing to others.
Values-Based Action in Hormones
ACT therapy teaches: act according to values even when hormones is present. Small values-aligned actions, despite hormones, are more sustainable than waiting for hormones to lift first.