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Grounded in ancient wisdom and the newest scientific evidence, this book provides a host of tools for those suffering from depression. Strosahl and Robinson invite us to take a wholly new view of what depression is, and how to deal skillfully with it through strategies born of acceptance and self-compassion. Their book shows the pathways into and out of depression and gives us a vital map to see clearly where genuine peace and freedom lie.
--Mark Williams, professor of clinical psychology and Wellcome Principal Research Fellow at the University of Oxford
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<p>There are hundreds of books that will try to help you overcome or put an end to depression. But what if you could use your depression to change your life for the better? Your symptoms may be signals that something in your life needs to change. Learning to understand and interpret these signals is much more important than ignoring or avoiding them-approaches that only make the situation worse. This workbook uses techniques from acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to offer a new treatment plan for depression that will help you live a productive life by accepting your feelings instead of fruitlessly trying to avoid them.</P><BR><P> <B>The Mindfulness & Acceptance Workbook for Depression</B> will show you, step-by-step, how to stop this cycle, feel more energized, and involve yourself in pleasurable and fulfilling activities that will help you work through, rather than avoid, aspects of your life that are depressing you. Use the techniques in this book to evaluate your own depression and create a personalized treatment plan. You'll enrich your total life experience by focusing your energy not on fighting depression, but on living the life you want.</P><BR><P>Includes a CD.</p>
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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it's complicated,
By Perhaps (b.c. canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Depression: Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Move Through Depression and Create a Life Worth Living (Paperback)
first of all this book has a lot of great information and it's different way of applying mindfulness to depression which is interesting and useful. The worksheets are great and the cd a nice touch. But as someone who has struggled with depression I could see this book being overwhelming and possibly creating some issues without good back up (i.e. a good therapist or good friend who understands atc and what your goals are). As for myself the concepts of fusion and avoidance and some of the exercises will add depth to my practice of mindfulness.
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The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Depression,
This review is from: The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Depression: Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Move Through Depression and Create a Life Worth Living (Paperback)
The book was exactly what I wanted and the delivery was very quick even though it was during the Christmas holidays. Well done Amazon
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4.3 out of 5 stars (19 customer reviews) 53 of 56 people found the following review helpful
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Same ACT channel, same ACT material, but many new techniques & tips,
By Randolph A. Burgess "Randy Burgess, author an... - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Depression: Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Move Through Depression and Create a Life Worth Living (Paperback)
Strosahl and Robinson follow in the path of "Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life" but focus specifically on depression. A little New Age-y here & there, which initially might or might not be a turn-off, depending on how you feel about such things - but stick with it, because there's lots of powerful material here:- Strong and useful explanation of why we get depressed in the first place. Blaming biology or history doesn't help us; a more useful stance, as the authors explain, is to look not just at the pain in our lives, but at how we react to that pain. Avoidance pushes us into depression, acceptance and action pull us back into life. - A full chapter on how our mind tricks us with reasons & stories that seem to "make sense," but actually keep us stuck. - Nice accompanying CD with guided meditation exercises of various sorts, some for learning mindfulness skills, others for getting in touch with our intuition about what we really want to do in life. - Good closing chapters on building ACT habits that will last rather than fizzle. See full review on my blog - www.raburgess.com/wholesight - or just check it out for yourself. You'll be challenged, but you won't be sorry. 38 of 39 people found the following review helpful
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A workbook that actually works!,
By T. McDaniel - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Depression: Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Move Through Depression and Create a Life Worth Living (Paperback)
I've struggled with depression for the majority of my life and have tried many different tools to help me heal - for exmaple psychoanalysis, self-help books, homeopathy, antidepressants, acupuncture, etc. While I won't say that those tools did not help me (I really needed therapy to move through the most acute traumas of my past), I will say that this workbook has really helped me at this point in my life, helping me to understand how the depression has influenced my current behaviors and ways of coping with my past. Having been through nearly 3 years of therapy, and there working through past issues, I was ready to start taking action in my life *now* for a better future. This workbook has helped me frame what's most important to me, what I want to experience, and find ways to actually begin creating those changes for myself. I look forward to the personal time I spend with this workbook, and I feel I've benefitted greatly from it.
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Great Stuff,
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This review is from: The Mindfulness and Acceptance Workbook for Depression: Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Move Through Depression and Create a Life Worth Living (Paperback)
I'm a long-time practitioner (though not consistently so) of mindfulness - insight meditation. This is a great D-I-Y program for learning to pay attention in order to avoid depression. One key "learning" so to speak: As the authors state, depression is something we do, not something we have. Therefore, we can learn how "not to do" and live a more satisfying life. I've gotten way too good at "doing depression" over the decades; this workbook is helping me understand how to be less successful at such self-defeating behavior!
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