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The power of self-compassion [electronic resource] : using compassion-focused therapy to end self-criticism and build self-confidence / Mary Welford, DClinPsy

Author:
Welford, Mary
Published:
Oakland, CA : New Harbinger Publications, [2013]
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xi, 268 pages)
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Ebooks Corporation
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Machine generated contents note: How to Use This Book -- 1.Self-Confidence Is Something We Build and Maintain, Not Something We Have -- Where Does It All Start? -- The First Secret of Building Self-Confidence: Beware of Your Own Undermining -- The Second Secret of Building Self-Confidence: Self-Compassion -- Conclusions -- 2.Understanding the Impact of Evolution on Us -- Our Emotion Regulation Systems -- Creating and Maintaining Balance: Physiotherapy for the Brain -- Conclusions -- 3.How and Why We Undermine Ourselves and How Compassion Can Help -- How Shame Undermines Our Self-Confidence -- How Overstriving and Perfectionism Can Undermine Our Self-Confidence -- How Self-Criticism Undermines Our Self-Confidence -- Hope in the Shape of the Brain's Amazing Abilities -- Conclusions -- 4.Making Sense of Our Experiences -- Our Influences: Nature and Nurture -- Key Concerns and Fears -- Coping Strategies and Their Consequences -- Putting All the Elements Together: A Formulation -- Conclusions -- 5.What Is Compassion? -- Traditional Views of Compassion -- The Compassionate-Mind Approach to Compassion -- Compassionate Attributes -- Skills of the Compassionate Mindset -- How Compassionate Attributes and Skills Fit Together -- How to Gain Compassionate Attributes and Skills -- Conclusions -- 6.Obstacles to the Development of Self-Compassion -- Ten Thoughts That Interfere with Practicing Self-Compassion -- Emotional Obstacles to Experiencing Self-Compassion -- Environmental Obstacles to Building Self-Confidence -- Negotiating the Obstacles to Self-Compassion -- Conclusions -- 7.Preparing for Compassion Using Mindfulness -- Mindfulness -- Problem Solving Common Difficulties with Mindfulness Exercises -- How to Develop a Mindfulness Self-Practice -- Conclusions -- 8.Further Preparation for Compassion -- Developing Your Soothing System -- Conclusions -- 9.Developing Your Compassionate Mind -- Developing Different Aspects of Your Compassionate Mindset -- Conclusions -- 10.Using Compassionate Thinking in Response to Your Own Undermining -- Understanding Your Thinking and the Views You May Hold -- How You Can Recruit Your New Brain to Assist You -- Generating Compassionate Alternative Thoughts and Images -- Chair Work -- Conclusions -- 11.Compassionate Letter Writing -- Guidelines for Compassionate Letter Writing -- Guiding Principles for Compassionate Letters -- Compassionate Letter-Writing Practices -- Reviewing Your Compassionate Letters -- Adaptations to Compassionate Letter Writing -- Conclusions -- 12.Taking Action with Compassionate Behavior -- Generating Personal Goals and Breaking Them Down into Manageable Steps -- Preparing to Take Action -- Doing and Reviewing -- Conclusions -- 13.Additional Strategies to Help Build Your Self-Confidence -- Assertiveness Strategies -- Making Seemingly Small Behavioral Changes -- Savoring Positive Experiences -- Acceptance -- Using Self-Compassion to Guide Your Day -- Using Self-Compassion in Difficult Situations -- Conclusions -- 14.Reflections and Future Directions -- Looking at Your Life as a Story of Strength and Resilience -- Developing a Template for Self-Practice -- Final Thoughts -- Resources -- Further Reading -- Organizations and Websites.
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ISBN:
160882893X (electronic bk.)
9781608828937 (electronic bk.)
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Description based on print version record.
AVAILABLE ONLINE TO AUTHORIZED PSU USERS.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [261]-268).
Reproduction Note:
Electronic reproduction. Perth, W.A. Available via World Wide Web.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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