The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Self-Esteem: Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Move Beyond Negative Self-Talk and Embrace Self-Compassion

by Joe Oliver, Richard Bennett ClinPsyD, Russ Harris (Foreword)

You are more than you think. With this evidence-based guide, you’ll learn to break free from the self-critical stories you’ve created about yourself, and develop the self-compassion and self-acceptance you need to reach your full potential. We all have stories we’ve created about ourselves—some of them positive and some of them negative. If you suffer from low self-esteem, your story may include these types of “I’m a failure,” “I’ll never be able to do that,” or “If only I were smarter or more attractive, I could be happy.”  Ironically, at the end of the day, these narratives are your biggest roadblocks to achieving happiness and living the life you deserve. So, how can you break free from these stories—once and for all? Grounded in evidence-based acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), this workbook offers a step-by-step program to help you break free from self-doubt, learn to accept yourself and your faults, identify and cultivate your strengths, and reach your full potential. You’ll also discover ways to take action and move toward the life you truly want, even when these actions trigger self-doubt. Finally, you’ll learn to see yourself in all your complexity, with kindness and compassion.

Genres: Self Help, Psychology, Mental Health, Nonfiction

200 pages, Paperback

Published September 1, 2020

Reviews

[Richard Coates · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is so helpful on a personal and professional level. Right from the start you realise from the authors' vulnerability that we are all human, we're not alone in beating ourselves up and struggling with not feeling good enough. The book then takes you through a powerful approach that really helps. It works for me and the research shows that the approach works for a huge number of other people too. I love the illustrations by Louise Gardner (ACT Auntie). I really recommend all human beings read this book.

[Christos Papalekas · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has opened my mind to a new dimension of my relationship with myself. It offers a valuable guide to introspection. In a lucid and compassionate style the authors deliver the essence of self compassion.
Read this book carefully and you will get more than a glimpse of what self acceptance is about and how to reclaim it!

Christos Papalekas
Counselling Psychologist
CBT/ACT & EMDR Psychotherapist

[Mandy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Easy to read and follow along. Great for personal growth or working with a client.