[Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook by Kristin Neff, Christopher Germer (9781462526789) Unknown Binding – January 1, 2018

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.

I got this book at the recommendation of my therapist and boy has it changed my life. I haven’t finished it yet, but there were a few life-changing statements in the introduction alone. It has allowed me to understand that self-compassion is NOT selfish and is actually essential to surviving. It has really opened up my eyes to the MAJOR differences in the compassion I show others vs. the compassion (or lack thereof) that I show myself. I’ll admit that I’m truly devoting a lot of time to this and accepting it completely, which I have found to be the most beneficial. I have found that having a copy of an “emotion wheel” and a list of tones (positive, neutral, and negative) on hand has also been helpful in navigating some of the exercises throughout the book. I have only been working through this book for a short period of time, but it has already had a positive impact in my life.*For reference: I’m a 22 y/o female, have anxiety, depression, and avoidant personality disorder, and have been on antidepressants for years (this is my dad’s account excuse the profile pic). This book has been one of the first truly beneficial resources that I have been introduced to. It has not only helped me work on self-compassion, but it has also helped me be more mindful in situations where I’m usually very anxious and start overthinking. I would highly recommend this book.The chapters are set up by introducing a topic & providing real world examples that are easy to understand. At the end of the chapter they have exercises where they have you reflect on certain situations (they prompt you) and write down your thoughts. There’s usually a few exercises that end up with you really breaking down how you think/act. They usually address your true inner feelings that you may have been burying or ignoring (hence the emotion wheel), and they bring it back around to exercises that allow you modify the negative behaviors that you’re been reflecting on to wrap up the chapter. I personally think spending a decent amount of time on the exercises is truly beneficial to individual success.(Sorry for the novel-length review but I truly think this is an amazing resource.)

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!

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.

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.

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.

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

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.