The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Depression: Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Move Through Depression and Create a Life Worth Living (A New Harbinger Self-Help Workbook)

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What if depression could lead to positive change? Written by acceptance and
commitment therapy (ACT) cofounder Kirk Strosahl and Patricia Robinson, this
revised edition of the best-selling classic, The Mindfulness and Acceptance
Workbook for Depression includes updated research on self-compassion,
mindfulness, and neuroscience to help you live a more meaningful life. If you
suffer from depression, you may feel like you are living under a perpetual
raincloud, even when it’s sunny outside. If left untreated, clinical
depression can damage relationships, cause problems at work, lead to substance
abuse, and even make it more difficult to overcome physical illnesses. You may
feel too tired and scared to reach out for help, or you may try to avoid your
feelings altogether. But you should know that there are little, effective ways
you can overcome your depression, one day at a time.This fully revised and
updated second edition of The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for
Depression will show you how changing daily behaviors and practicing new
mindfulness skills can literally reshape your brain. Rather than fruitlessly
trying to avoid your depression, you’ll learn to focus on living a productive
life by accepting your feelings.There are hundreds of books that will try to
help you overcome or put an end to depression. But what if you could use your
depression to change your life for the better? Your symptoms may be signals
that something in your life needs to change. Learning to understand and
interpret these signals is much more important than ignoring or avoiding
them—approaches that only make the situation worse. This workbook uses
techniques from acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to offer a new
treatment plan for depression that will help accept your feelings instead of
fruitlessly trying to avoid them. This new edition will include skills based
on new research and contributions from mindfulness, self-compassion, and
neuroscience.Using the skills outlined in this book, you’ll be able to work
through your depression, experience greater peace and well-being, and go on to
create a better life. Read more

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Product Details:

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ New Harbinger Publications; Second edition (May 1, 2017)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Paperback ‏ : ‎ 328 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1626258457
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 57
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.54 pounds
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.9 x 0.8 x 9.9 inches
• Best Sellers Rank: #85,003 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #108 in Depression (Books) #232 in Anxiety Disorders (Books) #540 in Meditation (Books)
• #108 in Depression (Books)
• #232 in Anxiety Disorders (Books)