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Are you kinder to others than you are to yourself? More than a thousand research studies show the benefits of being a supportive friend to yourself, especially in times of need. This science-based workbook offers a step-by-step approach to breaking free of harsh self-judgments and impossible standards in order to cultivate emotional well-being. In a convenient large-size format, the book is based on the authors' groundbreaking eight-week Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) program, which has helped tens of thousands of people worldwide. It is packed with guided meditations (with audio downloads); informal practices to do anytime, anywhere; exercises; and vivid stories of people using the techniques to address relationship stress, weight and body image issues, health concerns, anxiety, and other common problems. The seeds of self-compassion already lie within you--learn how you can uncover this powerful inner resource and transform your life.

See also Teaching the Mindful Self-Compassion Program, by Christopher Germer and Kristin Neff, a thorough overview of conducting MSC (for professionals), and The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion, by Christopher Germer, which delves into mindful self-compassion and shares moving stories of how it can change lives.

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How can you use this book for self improvement?	Use self-compassion to build self-care and emotional well-being	Transform self-critical habits to move forward on the path to healing	Break free from anxiety by changing how you relate to it	Cultivate mindfulness to live a more balanced life
	Follow a proven 8-week course to work towards emotional well-being	Discover self-compassion through creative strategies and techniques	Follow along with examples and step-by-step strategies	Use effective strategies and step-by-step action plans
	Develop skills to become kinder to yourself, more self-confident, and less self-critical	Live more fully in the moment and practice being kind to yourself	Achieve a new level of emotional and physical well-being	Become more focused, cope with difficult emotions, feel less stressed, and more

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"Drs. Neff and Germer are the world’s leading authorities on self-compassion. They show readers in simple, down-to-earth steps how to become more confident, less self-critical, and kinder to themselves. It feels like they are with you as warm and wise guides in every page of this book. Truly a gem."--Rick Hanson, PhD, author of Resilient

"Drs. Neff and Germer have led the field in researching and articulating the transformative practices of Mindful Self-Compassion, and tens of thousands of people have been trained in their approach. Now you have in your hands a workbook that can guide your journey into profound healing and freedom; it provides a pathway that is accessible, clear, and rich in its depth. Please give yourself the gift of this book and share it with others--these teachings will serve many awakening hearts."--Tara Brach, PhD, author of Radical Acceptance and True Refuge

"From their extensive insight and experience, Drs. Neff and Germer provide a friendly, easy-to-use workbook. Its powerful exercises will help you uncover your innate capacity to hold yourself--and the world around you--with compassion. Whether or not you take a formal Mindful Self-Compassion course, using this workbook can effect profound change in your life."--Sharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkindness and Real Love

"Mindful Self-Compassion has made me far more resilient--when a storm hits, I float on the surface of the rough sea and wait for it to pass, rather than thrashing around trying to outswim it. I am able to find a nugget of joy every day, no matter how small. This workbook encourages a deeper understanding and experience of MSC. I recommend it to everyone."--Heather R., Hampshire, United Kingdom

About the Author

Kristin Neff, PhD, is Associate Professor of Human Development and Culture at the University of Texas at Austin and a pioneer in the field of self-compassion research. Her books include The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook and Self-Compassion (for the general public) and Teaching the Mindful Self-Compassion Program (for professionals). She is also author of an audio program, Self-Compassion: Step by Step, and has published numerous academic articles. She lectures and offers workshops worldwide. Together with Christopher Germer, Dr. Neff hosts an 8-hour online course, "The Power of Self-Compassion." Her website is https://self-compassion.org.

Christopher Germer, PhD, has a private practice in mindfulness- and compassion-based psychotherapy in Arlington, Massachusetts, and is a part-time Lecturer on Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School/Cambridge Health Alliance. He is a founding faculty member of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy and of the Center for Mindfulness and Compassion. His books include The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook and The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion (for the general public) and Teaching the Mindful Self-Compassion Program, Wisdom and Compassion in Psychotherapy, and Mindfulness and Psychotherapy, Second Edition (for professionals). Dr. Germer lectures and leads workshops internationally. His website is https://chrisgermer.com.

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Publisher : The Guilford Press; Illustrated edition (August 29, 2018)
Language : English
Paperback : 206 pages
ISBN-10 : 1462526780
ISBN-13 : 978-1462526789
Item Weight : 1 pounds
Dimensions : 8 x 0.42 x 10.5 inches

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Kim D

Workbook is a poor rendition of their original works

Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2018

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I am so disappointed with this book. While the information contained within its pages is superb and beneficial, its completely copied and pasted from each of the authors individual books. Christopher Germer wrote The Mindful path to Self compassion and Kristin Neff wrote Self-compassion. In my opinion, their two books are phenomenal and I use them both personally and professionally. I continually refer back to these books. In this workbook, however, the authors basically just mushed together both of their books without changing a thing. Its literally copied word for word with no original material. The workbook is a significantly inferior watered-down regurgitation of their original works . I would recommend skipping this workbook altogether and just getting a copy of each of their books. There is a greater amount of detailed information and content in each book.

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A wonderfully helpful resource, and it comes with links to guided meditations

Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2018

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As soon as I found out that this workbook would be coming out over five months ago, I eagerly pre-ordered it. I have Dr. Neff's book and audio program and Dr. Germer's book, and have found them to be incredibly useful in developing self-compassion skills. This workbook is a wonderful addition to any mindfulness library since it includes guided exercises and meditations to reinforce the skills you'll learn in this book.

Although this book just came out and so I obviously haven't yet done the full eight weeks, I've done a similar program from Drs. Teasdale, Williams, and Segal and have also done an in-person eight-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program. Both were invaluable in helping me create a daily mindfulness practice so as to manage my stress. The previous books I've read by Drs. Neff and Germer have helped me extend that practice to the area of self-compassion and self-acceptance, and I know that this workbook will reinforce those skills.

The book is divided up into twenty-four chapters, and each one contains readings and exercises, as well as the aforementioned meditations. The authors also ground their explanations in evidence-based research, and the book contains a full list of cited sources in the back.

In the introduction, the authors mention that this workbook can be used to augment an in-person Mindful Self-Compassion (MBC) class or on its own. They suggest allocating thirty minutes a day to the program, and working your way through one or two chapters a week. From personal experience when I took the MBSR class, it can be hard to find that time, but it's so important to do the work to get results from the program.

Hope that helps, and good luck on your journey!

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Marianne Ingheim

Great guide for your journey toward self-compassion

Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2018

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Do you beat yourself up a lot? Are you harshly self-critical? Then Kristin Neff and Christopher Germer’s new workbook on self-compassion might be the exact book for you. It has certainly been very helpful to me. A few years ago, I read Neff’s book Self-Compassion and also Germer’s book The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion. Both are excellent foundations for understanding why we are self-critical and how self-compassion can help. Neff and Germer’s joint venture in the form of this workbook, The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook: A Proven Way to Accept Yourself, Build Inner Strength, and Thrive, is based on their Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) training programs. I have attended one of these, and this workbook is equally helpful for working on self-critical patterns in yourself and becoming more self-compassionate. Neff and Germer are experts in the field of self-compassion and have done countless MSC trainings together. This workbook reflects all that work. It is very well written with a reader-friendly layout. The chapters are short with clear descriptions of what self-compassion is and what it isn’t, as well as many practical exercises: journaling exercises, meditation/mindfulness exercises, and reflections. The book gives you access to downloadable audio files of some of the exercises.

You do not have to have attended the trainings or read any of the previous books to get a lot out of the workbook. It stands alone, the exercises are excellent, and while I recognized many of them from the MSC training, it didn’t seem repetitious to do them in this format. Quite the contrary. I find that each time I approach this material, I approach it a little differently. I notice something different. The fact is we’re never done with self-compassion practice. There’s no end-point; there’s just more practice.

I highly recommend this workbook to anyone who wants to become more self-compassionate. Whether you’ve already done a lot of work in this area, or this is your first exposure to the idea of self-compassion, this book will be an excellent guide, a compassionate friend on your journey.

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Oli Grunfeld

Kindle version is almost unreadable (book content is good)

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 23, 2018

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It's my mistake for not seeing the "print replica" warning when I bought this thing. I've bought books direct from this publisher previously and they often come in epub files which are perfect for e readers. However, this book title is currently [Oct 2018] only available in pdf format -- it just doesn't work well on a Kindle or iPad.

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Yezhibaba

Good activities, examples, explanations; easy to work through & very supportive

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 2, 2019

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This book is a brilliant way of dealing with emotional issues. You can work your way through at your own pace; there is plenty of space to write answers to the exercises; and lots of encouragement and positive guidance to keep you going. I really appreciate the practical and research-based examples, activities and meditations, without too much spirituality. I do like many Buddhist philosophies and don't have a problem with aspects of spirituality, but as an atheist, I don't like religious undertones. This book is a good balance, in my opinion.

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Efi M. - Grèce

I am so grateful for this book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 29, 2021

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This is one of the two books with the greatest impact on my life. The one thing that I strongly appreciate in this book is the psychological research that it is based on. This is not a self-help book that owes its success in marketing or nonsense claims. This is an honest work that teaches us how to care for ourselves, listen to ourselves, tend to our wants and needs and navigate ourselves to making ourselves content and happy. The other thing that I appreciate in this book is the simple and considerate language it is written that is characterized by genuine kindness and the authors’ will to help people essentially transform their inner world.
I am determined to use many of the practices every day as I feel that I have a lot to gain by applying them consistently.
Thank you so much for this book.

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Mrs. K. B. Gentle-green

It's important to be willing and open to MSC as concept

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 6, 2018

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I found this b ook as A very good and excellent way of practicing self help by using the MSC workbook. As a tool for self improvement. And self discovery. Through daily exercise.

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Carla Tate

Very helpful book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 30, 2019

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I have found Kirsten Neff's work to be extremely healing.

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