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Relationships
The Interpersonal Problems Workbook, by McKay, Fanning, Lev, and Skeen - Do you often lash out at people? Do you let your emotions rule your interactions with others? Do you find it difficult to see things from others' point of view? You are not alone. Despite the fact that we all have to deal with other people in our daily lives, many of us have difficulties with interpersonal relationships.Written by psychologist and bestselling author Matthew McKay, The Interpersonal Problems Workbook combines research and evidence-based techniques for strengthening relationships in all areas in life-whether it's at home, at work, with a significant other, a parent, or a child.
The skills in this workbook are based in both schema therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and are designed to help you connect and communicate effectively with those around you.
ACT has been proven effective in helping people improve their
relationships with others. The ACT skills detailed in this
book include present moment awareness, defusion, and flexibility
- all of which will help you to improve your relationships
with others. In this book you will learn what your schemas
are, and how to act on your values to communicate and get along
with others. If you are ready to stop building walls and start
connecting with those around you, this book presents
powerful, effective tools for change.
Self-Compassion
The Compassionate Mind, by Paul Gilbert -Throughout history people have sought to cope with a life that is often stressful and hard. We have actually known for some time that developing compassion for oneself and others can help us face up to and win through the hardship and find a sense of inner peace. However in modern societies we rarely focus on this key process that underpins successful coping and happiness and can be quick to dismiss the impact of modern living on our minds and well-being. Instead we concentrate on 'doing, achieving' and having'. Now, bestselling author and leading authority on depression, Professor Paul Gilbert explains how new research shows how we can all learn to develop compassion for ourselves and others and derive the benefits of this age-old wisdom.In this ground-breaking new book he explores how our minds have developed to be highly sensitive and quick to react to perceived threats and how this fast-acting threat-response system can be a source of anxiety, depression and aggression. He describes how studies have also shown that developing kindness and compassion for self and others can hep in calming down the threat system: as a mother's care and love can soothe a baby's distress, so we can learn how to soothe ourselves.
Not only does compassion help to soothe distressing emotions, it
actually increases feelings of contentment and well-being. Here,
Professor Gilbert outlines the latest findings about the value of
compassion and how it works, and takes readers through basic mind
training exercises to enhance the capacity for, and use of,
compassion.
How To Be Nice To Yourself: The Everyday Guide to
Self-Compassion, by Laura Silberstein-Tirsch, PsyD
- Practice deep self compassion with a wide range of
strategies. Today's the day to start loving
yourself. How to Be Nice to Yourself makes it
simple to start practicing self compassion with a wide variety of
techniques and strategies that anyone can learn.
Filled with easy-to-use advice drawn from a variety of sources―including meditation, mindfulness, and acceptance and commitment therapy―this book will help you find the right way to start feeling good about yourself.
How to Be Nice to Yourself: The Everyday Guide to Self Compassion includes:
- Proven Strategies―Learn a variety of ways to practice self compassion daily―with meditations, writing exercises, and more.
- Practical Advice―Bring self compassion to your thoughts, emotions, and actions with exercises that can easily be applied to your daily life.
- Personalized Approach―Customize your self compassion practice with a personalized plan based on what matters to you and the kind of changes you want to see.
Start loving yourself with the techniques that work best for you. You'll discover them in How to be Nice to Yourself: The Everyday Guide to Self Compassion.
Trauma
Hailed by the New York Times as "one of the most
important psychiatry works to be published since
Freud," Trauma and Recovery is essential reading
for anyone who seeks to understand how we heal and are
healed.
Tapping In, by Laurel Parnell ~ Resource Tapping is a clinically recognized therapy to activate your inner strength and resiliency through bilateral stimulation of the brain. With step-by-step instruction, Tapping In teaches you this groundbreaking system for tapping both sides of the body to release emotional and physical distress, aid in healing, and calm the body on a deep physiological level.
World-renowned EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) expert Dr. Laurel Parnell guides you through a series of easy-to-learn exercises to access your "latent positive resources" - the neurological foundation for your internal resilience and sense of safety.
Through her soothing, personal mentoring, you will discover how
to use tapping to:
- Relieve anxiety, insomnia, and creative
blocks
- Build resilience in the face of stressful
situations
- Unlock and amplify joy, gratitude, wisdom,
compassion, and freedom
- Provide emotional "Trauma First Aid" in emergency
situations
EMDR is a potent, proven tool for trauma recovery. Resource
Tapping focuses on the other side of the coin: preventive
self-care. With Tapping In, you now have a practical
strategy to strengthen and nourish your inner resilience, easily
access your positive resources, and remain in your natural state
of wholeness.