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The Essential Self Compassion Workbook for Teens: Overcome Your Inner Critic and Fully Embrace Yourself
Replace your inner critic with a big self-hug―an interactive workbook for teens ages 13 to 16
Feelings of anxiety, sadness, insecurity, and shame are challenging obstacles that may come your way while growing up, and they are difficult to manage alone. Self compassion is a remarkable, life-changing superpower that will help you develop a healthier outlook and a more balanced, accepting view of yourself. The Essential Self Compassion Workbook for Teens is an interactive guide filled with practical and interesting activities and exercises rooted in research-based strategies that will help you calm your inner critic, deal with difficult emotions, and learn to love yourself. Inspired by the Mindful Self Compassion program developed by Christopher Germer and Kristin Neff, author Katie Krimer puts her own spin on some of their most tried and true principles, and infuses her unique, impassioned voice into the pages of this workbook.
By learning core elements of self compassion and coping skills, you can embrace yourself, overcome self-criticism, and cultivate kindness. Designed to teach you all the aspects of this beneficial practice, this hands-on workbook will help you take that brave first step in a journey that will create a kinder and more empathetic you.
This self compassion workbook will teach
Kind at heart―With an encouraging, positive tone, learn to motivate yourself with kindness and self compassion. Personal stories―Relate to other teens who, like you, have struggled with negative thoughts and emotions and benefited from the wonders of self compassion. Interactive approach―Use unique exercises and journaling sections as your safe place to always be able to jot down your thoughts and feelings and reframe your perspective.Work toward becoming a more harmonious, accepting version of yourself with self compassion.
Feelings of anxiety, sadness, insecurity, and shame are challenging obstacles that may come your way while growing up, and they are difficult to manage alone. Self compassion is a remarkable, life-changing superpower that will help you develop a healthier outlook and a more balanced, accepting view of yourself. The Essential Self Compassion Workbook for Teens is an interactive guide filled with practical and interesting activities and exercises rooted in research-based strategies that will help you calm your inner critic, deal with difficult emotions, and learn to love yourself. Inspired by the Mindful Self Compassion program developed by Christopher Germer and Kristin Neff, author Katie Krimer puts her own spin on some of their most tried and true principles, and infuses her unique, impassioned voice into the pages of this workbook.
By learning core elements of self compassion and coping skills, you can embrace yourself, overcome self-criticism, and cultivate kindness. Designed to teach you all the aspects of this beneficial practice, this hands-on workbook will help you take that brave first step in a journey that will create a kinder and more empathetic you.
This self compassion workbook will teach
Kind at heart―With an encouraging, positive tone, learn to motivate yourself with kindness and self compassion. Personal stories―Relate to other teens who, like you, have struggled with negative thoughts and emotions and benefited from the wonders of self compassion. Interactive approach―Use unique exercises and journaling sections as your safe place to always be able to jot down your thoughts and feelings and reframe your perspective.Work toward becoming a more harmonious, accepting version of yourself with self compassion.
251 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 19, 2020
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June 12, 2020
This is a fantastic workbook for teens. It's really packed with checklists, helpful information, tools, and prompts for teens to work through anger, self esteem issues, fatalistic thinking and so much more. Highly recommended. A great resource.
A review copy was provided by the publisher.
A review copy was provided by the publisher.
June 4, 2020
Though I no longer have teens, I do have grandkids who are teens, and this is a perfect book for them—and me. I actually got a lot out of the book myself. Yes, the situations and exercises are for the (much) younger set, but…they are good for anyone. The writing is lighter than what you get in an “adult” themed self-help book and is geared toward teens. There is colorful artwork that enhances the book. The introduction and explanations are clear and well-written and there are real-life examples and responses that you can read over to see what would be a good way to deal with these situations. The end of the book has room for journaling with questions to get you started on a subject and the resources include things for both parents and teens.
What I liked: The light style without being denigrating. I wish more self-help books were written in this style. I liked the resources that were split into ones for teens and ones for parents. And I liked the real-life examples and suggestions.
What I didn’t like: Nothing. I though this was a helpful, well-written book.
Recommendations: A must for all parents/teens who want to be more self-compassionate. I will definitely be passing this on to my teen grandkids.
Disclaimer: I received this book gratis from the publisher. All opinions are my own and are not influenced by anyone or anything.
What I liked: The light style without being denigrating. I wish more self-help books were written in this style. I liked the resources that were split into ones for teens and ones for parents. And I liked the real-life examples and suggestions.
What I didn’t like: Nothing. I though this was a helpful, well-written book.
Recommendations: A must for all parents/teens who want to be more self-compassionate. I will definitely be passing this on to my teen grandkids.
Disclaimer: I received this book gratis from the publisher. All opinions are my own and are not influenced by anyone or anything.
July 26, 2020
Excellent book for young adults or teens to learn practices of mindfulness, self compassion, and how the brain works! I wish I had this as a teenager to help me work through my anxiety and self doubt!
July 18, 2020
This is a great workbook that will give your teen an opportunity to express themselves and I'm sure it will invoke conversations.
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