<DIV>βBuck up.β βStop feeling sorry for yourself.β βDonβt ruin everything.β When you are anxious, sad, angry, or lonely, do you hear this self-critical voice? What would happen if, instead of fighting difficult emotions, we <I>accepted </I>them? Over his decades of experience as a therapist and mi
Mindful Path to Self-Compassion : Freeing Yourself from Destructive Thoughts and Emotions.
β Scribed by Christopher K. Germer
- Publisher
- Guilford Publications
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 463
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
"Buck up." "Stop feeling sorry for yourself." "Don t ruin everything." When you are anxious, sad, angry, or lonely, do you hear this self-critical voice? What would happen if, instead of fighting difficult emotions, we accepted them? Over his decades of experience as a therapist and mindfulness meditation practitioner, Dr. Christopher Germer has learned a paradoxical lesson We all want to avoid pain, but letting it Read more...
β¦ Table of Contents
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I --
Discovering Self-Compassion
Chapter 1 --
Being Kind to Yourself
Chapter 2 --
Listening to Your Body
Chapter 3 --
Bringing in Difficult Emotions
Chapter 4 --
What's Self-Compassion?
Chapter 5 --
Pathways to Self-Compassion
Part II --
Practicing Loving-Kindness
Chapter 6 --
Caring for Ourselves
Chapter 7 --
Caring for Others
Part III --
Customizing Self-Compassion
Chapter 8 --
Finding Your Balance
Chapter 9 --
Making Progress
Appendix A --
Emotion Words. Appendix B --
Additional Self-Compassion ExercisesAppendix C --
Further Reading and Practice
Notes
Index
About the Author
About Guilford Publications
From the Publisher.
β¦ Subjects
Emotions;Compassion;Thought and thinking;Meditation -- Therapeutic use;Psychology
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βBuck up.β βStop feeling sorry for yourself.β βDonβt ruin everything.β When you are anxious, sad, angry, or lonely, do you hear this self-critical voice? What would happen if, instead of fighting difficult emotions, we accepted them? Over his decades of experience as a therapist and mindfulness medi
Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I -- Discovering Self-Compassion; Chapter 1 -- Being Kind to Yourself; Chapter 2 -- Listening to Your Body; Chapter 3 -- Bringing in Difficult Emotions; Chapter 4 -- What's Self-Compassion?; Chapter 5 -
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