A profound resource for psychology, spiritual direction, and pastoral integration. Renowned author May discusses the role of self-compassion and self-care in mental health. In this new edition, he also adds material on the intersection of psychology and spirituality, with expanded discussions of trust, solitude, and prayer.
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Gerald G. May, M.D., is the author of Addiction and Grace and Care of Mind/Care of Spirit. A psychiatrist, he currently supervisors the program for training spiritual directors at the Shalem Institute in Washington, DC. He lives in Columbia, MD.
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Be gentle with yourself,
By Jackie M. Sthilaire "Memere Jackie" (Manchester, NH United States) - See all my reviews (VINE VOICE) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Simply Sane: The Spirituality of Mental Health (Paperback)
Most of us are "addicted to perfection". Always trying to become whom we imagine others want us to become. This leads to much anxiety, depression and loneliness. "To thy own self be true", we have to care and be gentle with our inner being if we want to go out into the world and love and be loved. Dr. May gives us direction on how to "let go and let be", to get out of our ego, our own way and become the person we were meant to become. At times this might be seen as "selfish" but one has to understand that you can't give to others what you are denying to give yourself, so "charity begins at home".
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Perhaps one of the most profound books on spirituality and mental health.A learning in life of what it means to "be" while striking down the delusional, crazy system we often live with.
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Simply Sane was a required book for a pastoral integration class. I found its ideas very relevant to my own life and future practice and would recommend it to others in the field.
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- The Reluctant Spiritual Director by Fleetwood Range on page 38, page 48, and Back Matter
- Practiced in the Presence: Essays in Honor of T. Canby Jones by D. N. Snarr on page 125
- Discovering Awareness: A Guide to Peace, Strength and Freedom by Tony D'Souza and Bud Wonsiewicz in Back Matter
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