Body Mind Soul Solution: Healing Emotional Pain Through Exercise

by Bob Livingstone

"This is a ground-breaking book with a most unique and satisfying approach. I highly recommend this program to everybody who needs a fresh way to handle life's traumas and challenges."-Ann Louise Gittleman, author of New York Times bestsellers The Fat Flush Plan and Before the Change "I believe strongly in the concepts in this book. A unique methodology."-Jonathan Berent, author of Beyond How to Conquer Social Anxieties The relationship came to an end years ago, but not the grief that accompanied it. Sorrow over the loss of a loved one seems only to grow. Teenage angst painfully survives decades. Anger bred by unresolved issues wounds those you care for most. The Body-Mind-Soul Solution will change all that, and do it simply, with results that are often quick and dramatic. To the goal of improved physical health through exercise, it adds that of improved mental health, which is accomplished by integrating into daily workouts the psychotherapeutic technique of self-questioning. Designed by a psychotherapist and clinical social worker and practiced with success by many of his clients, The Body-Mind-Soul Solution ultimately weds the body and mind in a sense of higher self. For not only does it break down painful obstructions to well-being, it provides passage to what makes being serenely whole. Bob Livingstone is a licensed clinical social worker who has worked as a psychotherapist for nineteen years. At his private practice in San Francisco, where he lives, he treats adults, teenagers, and children who have experienced traumas.

Genres: Nonfiction, Self Help

206 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2007

About the author

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Reviews

[Rabbit {Paint me like one of your 19th century gothic heroines!} · Rating 3 out of 5]

My therapist has recommended that I exercise out the trauma trapped in my body. I hate most exercise (tbh workouts don't usually make me happy except for martial arts and ballet and I can't afford that currently). I think my main issue with exercise is because of how toxic the workout/exercise/diet culture is, which has NOTHING to do with this book, but it's my issue. I did go for a walk yesterday which felt (over-all) nice, I just can't connect it to EXERCISE™ or I start to hate it because of toxic diet/exercise/workout culture. Again nothing to do with this book. It's just my personal issue. I have no idea how helpful this review will be for you, but I think a lot of people will find this book helpful. I'm not going to run, but I will try to exercise out the trauma/grief trapped in my body.

[Stephanie · Rating 1 out of 5]

The blurb on the cover, extolling the virtures of this book, b Ann Louise Gittleman, should have tipped me off. I used to enjoy listening to her (w/Joanie on the radio) but she seems such a huckster...

I do believe in treating certain ailments with exercise (used to have a friend who was a therapist who treated depression with running and was apparently fairly successful) but this just didn't do it for me. I need to get my extra endorphins physically, but not with this book as a guide.

[Hannah · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like the idea of it, he's very thorough on pin pointing where your pain is coming from and what questions to ask yourself while working out. I just don't know if this was convincing enough, I'll give it a go regardless.

[Leo · Rating 4 out of 5]

I think this would be a 5 if I actually implement the methods and they work (if I do, I'll edit this review). I thought it was a pretty quick read and simple in terms of the technique. It's an enjoyable book if you enjoy reading about the inner lives of people you don't know, and the author is compassionate and involved. To use his process, I would think that you need to be fairly self-aware and capable of self-reflection already.

[Holly · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm not generally a fan of the "self-help" genre, but I really liked the new approach this book takes: consciously using your fitness routine to added benefit as an opportunity to overcome emotional struggles in your life. In opposition to your typical draconian therapy book, it is a quick read and also pleasanty eliminates what I consider the annoying "fluff" found in a lot of self-help books.

[Michelle Santamaria · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fuck yes!

[Susannah · Rating 2 out of 5]

eh...this book was okay. I believe there's a lot more to be said about exercise & mental health than this book offers. Hmmm? Maybe I should write one...