The Compassionate Mind Approach to Difficult Emotions: Using Compassion Focused Therapy
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Emotions bring purpose, pleasure and meaning to our lives. However, for many people, they are synonymous with distress, pain and suffering. Anger and rage can wreck relationships and cause problems at work; anxiety can prevent us from socialising or engaging in things we would like to; sadness can feel overwhelming and never ending. These types of difficulties are often referred to as emotion regulation problems, and can prevent us from developing stable and happy relationships, communicating our needs, and flourishing.
This practical self-help book based on Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) will help you to take a new approach to managing difficult emotions. It outlines why we experience emotions, how they can be helpful but also how and why we can get in to struggles with them. It outlines the Compassionate Mind model, and guides you through a series of exercises that will help you to develop your compassion mind, and use this to develop more helpful emotion regulation strategies, and bring greater balance to your emotions.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Robinson (1 Aug. 2019) |
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| Language | English |
| Paperback | 448 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1849016216 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1849016216 |
| Dimensions | 15.24 x 3.18 x 23.5 cm |
by C Scott
I was very excited to see the advert for this book and I have not been disappointed!! It is a concise and accessible guide. It explores why we have emotions, why we struggle with them and how to regulate, express and grow to accept them. The author sets the context by exploring our ‘tricky mind’ and that it is not our fault we have arrived here. They then talk you through step by step how to develop and sustain a healthy emotion regulation system moving from an intellectual understanding to an experiential one through a series of exercises and reflection. In my work in healthcare, I have observed how overly self-critical individuals can be and the paralysing nature of shame. This book presents the antidote – compassion. I believe that this is the key that can unlock wellness. This is a MUST READ. I recommend this book highly to everyone!
by Matt Pugh
Finally! A compassion-focused resource for caring for the difficult emotions life brings all of us. Super accessible, easy to use, and packed with strategies and exercises, I highly recommended this book to anyone who wants to learn how to look after themselves and their feelings, and/or clinicians who work with individuals who find this process challenging.
by Rebecca
Really great book – brilliant for any therapist
by Ann K.
I received this book the week it came out and fully planned to write a review within the first week…however it took me a bit longer to fully read through the book, highlight what seems to be every other sentence and go through at least 100-page tags!
The boom will be invaluable to me for my clinical work- it is so easy to follow, includes great examples and exercises to try. I particularly liked that Dr Orons anticipated common and understandable blocks and resistances that often crop us as we practice compassion & provided us with some guidance around this. If you have any interest in wishing to understand your emotions better or to support your clients on the journey to better emotional regulation- this is a book for you! If you want to know more about compassion or compassion focused therapy this is a fantastic book for you too!
Dr Irons easy to understand style comes across so well in this book- it is well written, clear, informative and a pleasure to read. I have already recommended it to a number of people and it now proudly joins Dr Irons The Compassionate Mind Workbook on my shelf.
by Amazon Customer
My therapist recommended this as I was struggling to understand my emotions following abuse I suffered as a child. I really like the combination of theory and practical exercises. It particularly helped me with the emotion of Shame that is often not so looked at but can be devastating. A compassionate approach is a real antidote to shame.It has made a huge impact on my life and helped me move on and heal.
by Sue
A welcome book that addresses the difficult subject of emotional regulation. Well written and easy to read, it is an asset to us all, as we all experience emotion. I gained many new insights for myself, plus expanding my learning to be able to help others. I want to say a book useful to both therapist and client, but actually a book that is useful for everyone.
by kirsten Lilley
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and have taken away many practical strategies to weave into my life on a day to day regular basis. It is well written and structured in a way that each section builds on the previous giving the reader a clear rationale for the ‘Compassion Focused approach’ and clear guidance on practising the exercises. The author has also very helpfully recognised the potential difficulties readers may face when practising the skills for the first time and has given guidance on how to overcome these in an accessible manner. It is really easy to read and I feel it will be a companion through my journey towards developing more compassion for myself and others. Many of us face difficulties with managing our emotions in this super busy and stressful world but I feel that the practices contained in this book will certainly help me navigate these difficulties in a kinder and more grounded way. I thoroughly recommend this book.
by Aimee
After waiting for a couple of years I am delighted with Chris’s new book. Having struggled with emotional regulation for years with DBT helping a little. I have attended a lot of trainings from Chris in person and love the way he articulates CFT in a way that is easy to understand but with such knowledge and patience. I love this book because the exercises have helped me see the loops of my thoughts and how to compassionately stop them without leading to negative behaviours. Also that emotions are a human thing and there is nothing wrong with me we all work this way, plus that emotions are helpful. If you have a problem with any emotion buy this book, work through the exercises – my favourite with a brilliant imagination is the compassionate other – someone (or more than one) that gives you strength, wisdom and caring! I have laughed, cried and felt a huge amount of love whilst reading this delightful book. Well done Chris! Much love ????