Values clarification — identifying what matters most to you at the deepest level — is a cornerstone of ACT therapy for left brain - right brain and provides direction when left brain - right brain removes other navigational tools.
Why Values Matter for Left Brain - Right Brain
Left Brain - Right Brain often disconnects us from our values through avoidance, withdrawal, and reduced capacity. Reconnecting with values provides:
- Direction when left brain - right brain has eliminated other motivation
- Meaning that persists even through difficult left brain - right brain periods
- A basis for action independent of how left brain - right brain makes you feel
Clarifying Your Values with Left Brain - Right Brain
Ask yourself: 'If my left brain - right brain 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 Left Brain - Right Brain
ACT therapy teaches: act according to values even when left brain - right brain is present. Small values-aligned actions, despite left brain - right brain, are more sustainable than waiting for left brain - right brain to lift first.