The Compassionate Mind Workbook: A step-by-step guide to developing your compassionate self

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This module is about pre-empting and dealing with the common barriers that get in the way of being more compassionate towards ourselves. Very happy with the way things are going so far and also pleased with how smoothly it was set up and assessed as to what I was after and a service that fitted around my work and life balance.

The Compassionate Mind Workbook by Chris Irons, Elaine

Messages with such content will not receive a response and your use of this service will be terminated if you use content that violates our zero tolerance policy. CFT-based interventions can help people with a range of mental health problems develop compassion for themselves, be open to the compassion of others and develop compassion for others. This workbook is a step-by-step guide to CFT, in which the chapters build your understanding of yourself, the skills that give rise to a compassionate mind, and ways to work with whatever difficulties you’re struggling with in life. Typical barriers are positive beliefs we may hold about being self-critical and negative beliefs we may hold about what is means to be self-compassionate. I really recommend AnxietyUK to everyone- they also have fantastic group resources and I think it's really really helpful, especially if you can't afford private therapy and the wait lists in your area are too long.Dr Elaine Beaumont is a psychotherapist who specialises in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), compassion focused therapy (CFT) and eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR). From Self-Criticism to Self-Kindness: This workbook is designed to provide you with some information and practical skills to help you be less critical and more compassionate towards yourself. You will develop a Self-Compassion Action Plan and Maintenance Plan, to help keep you on track with all the new self-compassion skills you have learned. Elaine co-authored The Compassionate Mind Workbook: A step-by-step guide to developing your compassionate self, The Compassionate Mind App and The Kindness Workbook: Compassionate and Creative ways to Boost your Wellbeing.

Self-Compassion Exercise 1 How would you treat a friend - Self-Compassion

I found the therapy I received through Anxiety UK a crucial and affordable form of support during a very difficult time. This module teaches you how to behave and act in more compassionate ways, both by being kinder towards yourself, kinder towards others, and how to face some of the tough things in life you may need to deal with.I can't recommend Anxiety UK enough as they were a godsend to me while I waited on my psychology Appointment with NHS which took over a year. Our threat and drive systems tend to be overactive for many of us much of the time, and responsible for the difficult emotions we may be struggling with (e. The Compassionate Mind Workbook is for anyone who is interested in how compassion – in the form of ideas and practices derived from Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) and other approaches – may help us to engage with, understand and ultimately, try to alleviate suffering. The exercises, prompts and case stories in this book provide an understandable and practical way to develop compassion. For this I am forever grateful and will without a doubt use their services if needed again in the future.