Featured Speakers: Dr. Kelly Wilson & Dr. Russ Harris

Date: March 7, 2026
Time: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. (optional yoga at 9 a.m.)
Location: Lewis Alumni Center, Washington State University
(Zoom options available)

See the day’s schedule and registration details.

Psychological Flexibility in Practice, Research, and Lived Experience

Washington State University invites you to save the date for our upcoming Mindfulness Symposium, a full-day experience centered on psychological flexibility. This year’s symposium brings together two of the most influential voices in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and contextual behavioral science to explore how psychological flexibility supports health, learning, leadership, and human connection.

Featured Speakers:

Russ Harris, MD

Internationally recognized ACT trainer, physician, and author of The Happiness Trap, Russ Harris is widely known for translating psychological flexibility and mindfulness science into clear, practical tools for everyday life. His work emphasizes values-guided action, compassion, and adaptability in the face of stress, pain, and uncertainty across clinical, educational, and organizational settings.

Kelly G. Wilson, PhD

Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of Mississippi and co-founder of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dr. Wilson has authored more than 100 scholarly articles and chapters and numerous influential books, including Mindfulness for Two, Things Might Go Terribly, Horribly Wrong, and The Wisdom to Know the Difference. His work places psychological flexibility at the heart of human flourishing, emphasizing therapeutic presence, compassion, and the relational processes that allow people to move toward what matters—even in the presence of suffering. He has led workshops in over 40 countries, training clinicians, educators, and leaders in contextual behavioral science.