“This remarkable edited book offers a densely rich and tantalizing pragmatic analysis of “the self” and consciousness. It is one of the best, if not “the best,” contemporary evidence-based accounts of the nature of human consciousness that I have seen. Period. A must read for anyone curious about the human condition, and especially readers with an interest language and cognition, acceptance and mindfulness-based approaches, positive psychology, and newer third generation behavior therapies.” — John P. Forsyth, PhD Professor of Psychology & Director of the Anxiety Disorders Research Program, University at Albany

Louise McHugh, PhD, is a lecturer in the psychology department at Swansea University in Wales. Her research interests include acceptance and change therapies and the development and training of complex cognitive skills, including perspective taking. She lives in Swansea.

Ian Stewart, PhD, is a faculty member in the department of psychology at the National University of Ireland, Galway. His research focuses on the analysis of language and cognition from a relational frame theory (RFT) perspective. His articles have been published in over forty international peer-reviewed journals and he is coauthor of The Art and Science of Valuing in Psychotherapy. Ian lives in Galway, Ireland.