Dr. Diana Hill
Learn evidenced-backed, contemplative ideas and practices to help you develop your psychological flexibility. If you want to put your efforts into what you care most about, this twice-monthly Wise Effort newsletter is for you. Join the Wise Effort newsletter community!
5 surf spots in 2 days
Dear Reader, For my son’s sweet sixteen, he asked for a surf trip down the coast with his friends. So, I loaded him, three of his best buddies, and four surfboards into my car. We hit five surf spots in two days. If you want to learn how to loosen up, spend twelve hours in a car with four sixteen-year-old boys. What the trip reminded me is how good it feels when we prioritize values over control. Of all the things we get attached to—control, status, being liked, comfort—control is my...
It’s ready for you: Wise Effort is out today!
Dear Reader, “One of the gifts of being a therapist is that, for the most part, people don’t put themselves together to come see you. They want to see you the most when things are falling apart.” That’s how Chapter 1 of Wise Effort begins. You don’t have to put yourself together to get started on the Wise Effort Method. In fact, if you feel like you are falling apart, it means you’re ready to turn the page. My book, Wise Effort: Focusing Your Genius Energy on What Matters Most, is out today....
Does your idea have the power to become a book?
Dear Reader, You have a nonfiction book idea — or maybe just the start of one. But you’re not sure how it all fits together. What’s the message? Who is it for? What’s its organization? And why is it so hard to just sit down and write? In this live online, 2.5-hour workshop, you’ll use the Blueprint for a Book framework and the Wise Effort Method to clarify your idea, identify your inner obstacles, explore your reader, and begin mapping a structure you can build on. This workshop is for...
You need an energy audit
Dear Reader, I’ve been doing a Whole Life Energy Audit, and I think you need one too. Do you feel your energy is dispersed, depleted, or pouring out in the wrong places—or in the wrong amounts?Are you drained from ignoring your body’s “no,” saying “yes” to things that don’t support your strengths or values?Restless, rushing, craving some space to enjoy your life? Yep. I know that feeling, too. That’s why it’s time to get your energy back on track with Wise Effort. Here’s how: audit five key...
My New Book Is Here: Wise Effort ❤️
Dear Reader, I have some exciting news to share — my new book, Wise Effort: How to Focus Your Genius Energy on What Matters Most, is now available for preorder! I've been working on this book for a long time, and I wrote it for us — people who care deeply, try hard, and often feel pulled in a dozen directions at once. Maybe you’ve found yourself saying I’m doing too much but never feel like I’m doing enough I feel off track — at work, in my relationships, with myself I want to use my energy...
You are carrying too many things, and you know it
Dear Reader, You are carrying too many things. Like when you hold five paper bags–the last one by your pinky–on your way from the car to the house. You know it’s gonna rip, or that your pinky will suffer, but you do it anyway. Some of the things you carry are mental. Are you carrying any of these stories? I have to stay at this pace It's up to me to figure out Once I push through this, things will be better Other things you carry are in your heart. Are you overloaded with any of these? Fear...
Lose yourself in a good way
Dear Reader, There’s something I’ve been noticing—in myself, in my clients, in my friends. And it’s not exactly new. It’s a pull. Back to community. Back to creativity. Back to making things just to make them. Maybe it’s a response to the way so much of our creativity has been swept into content creation—into Substacks, newsletters, and social media posts. When everything becomes a performance or a product, our energy can start to fray. That homemade card you made for a friend, the photo you...
Introducing my private podcast: The Business of Therapy
Dear Reader, I want to chat with you while you're waiting for your coffee. Share a few tips to elevate your practice while you’re chopping veggies for dinner. And hear your questions, stuck points, and big dreams about your therapy business. That’s what The Business of Therapy Private Podcast is for. Episodes are short—just 2-10 minutes—and come in three flavors: Ask Diana Anything — Real answers to your real questions, like: “Will my peers think I’m too self-promotional?” “What if no one...
Announcing my new program! Wise Effort: The Business of Therapy
Dear Reader, Therapists and coaches...Are you tired of the old, outdated way of doing business? Do you yearn to start a newsletter? Offer a group coaching program? Lead an in-person retreat in a magical place? Write a book? Build a course? Offer more talks? My new Wise Effort: The Business of Therapy is for you to overcome your barriers to playing big! I want you to double down on the work of humans helping humans and bring your unique genius to your practice.In order to start your new era as...
Playing Big
Dear Reader, The first workshop I ever led in Santa Barbara was back in 2011. I had a two-year-old at home and rented a little space by the harbor because it was cheap, and I liked the idea of seeing the ocean while I taught. This was before email lists or social media. I literally printed pamphlets by hand and walked them around to therapy offices. I pinned them to bulletin boards and cold-called a few training directors: “Hey! Have you heard of ACT?” Maybe you're in that space right...
Learn evidenced-backed, contemplative ideas and practices to help you develop your psychological flexibility. If you want to put your efforts into what you care most about, this twice-monthly Wise Effort newsletter is for you. Join the Wise Effort newsletter community!