Self-Compassion For Dummies

by Steven Hickman

Become your own best friend and reap the life-changing benefits!

Being kind to yourself might sound simple, but self-compassion can change your life dramatically (and most of us are WAY kinder to others than to ourselves) Self-Compassion For Dummies will help you discover self-critical thoughts and self-defeating behaviors that are holding you back from fulfilling your potential and explore how you can learn to work around these things to find your way to more joy and satisfaction. We often think being hard on ourselves will help motivate us to be better people, but Dr. Steven Hickman's review of the research finds that just the opposite is true. When you learn to love and appreciate yourself completely (as an imperfect human with messy feelings and uncomfortable thoughts), you free yourself up to achieve great things. This book will show you how!

Befriending yourself and coping mindfully with the challenges of everyday life is easy with this practical guide. You'll learn how to give yourself a taste of your own medicine by turning understanding, acceptance, and love--stuff you already do for others all the time--inward.

Discover the research behind self-compassion and learn how it can help you face your insecurities and life a fuller life as a result Cultivate feelings of self-worth, acceptance, and love for someone who really deserves it--you! Explore the potential of self-compassion to address self-criticism, perfectionism, shame, self-doubt, anxiety, and anger Work through evidence-based exercises and practices to easily master the art of self-compassion as a daily way of being and not just an esoteric exercise Now more than ever, we need to offer support and love to ourselves. Thankfully, this is a skill we can all develop with a little help from Self-Compassion For Dummies.

Genres: Nonfiction, Self Help, Audiobook

359 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 10, 2021

Reviews

[Kathleen · Rating 4 out of 5]

wonderful information . I had borrowed this book from my public library and now I am going to order a copy for myself.

[Bradley Lane · Rating 4 out of 5]

A friend who knows the pressure I put on myself to run a successful business recommended this to me. It was a good read and helped me understand that many of the hardships I created were because I was too hard on myself. Giving myself grace eases my mind and allows me to perform at a higher level and ultimately aids in achieving my goals without the stomach ulcers and sleepless nights.

[Bob Peterson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Should be recommended reading for every human.

[Lori Taylor · Rating 3 out of 5]

Minus one star for all the fluff, minus another for all the negative assumptions the listener/reader is forced to take in to get to the good stuff. Some good tools.

[Sabra Ann Rasmussen · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very long book, but it was full of a lot of very good resources.