Overview
Perhaps you want to be nicer to yourself but donāt really know how to get there. Or maybe youāre someone who assumes self-criticism is a permanent part of your personality. Rest assured youāre not aloneāmillions of people struggle with the toll that excessive self-criticism takesĀ on their minds, energy levels, jobs, andĀ relationships. And problems with self-talk vary dramatically from one person to the next: they can appear as mild but persistent innerĀ criticism, full-blown self-loathing, or theĀ painĀ of internalizedĀ oppression or abuse.Ā
After over twenty years of workingĀ withĀ individuals, groups, and classes on self-criticism and related challenges, psychologist and mindfulness teacher Dr. Rachel Goldsmith Turow offers the āself-talk workoutāāsixĀ doableĀ exercisesĀ that canĀ help you replace self-criticism with self-kindness and self-encouragement.Ā Specific self-talk strategies such asĀ āSpot the success,ā āFail forward,ā and āAllowing all feelings, skillfully,ā requireĀ just a few minutes a day. These skills can be practiced individually toĀ transform your self-talk, or you can choose to combine two or more exercises to enhance your self-talk workout.Ā Each chapter features a core exercise, variations on the strategy that might feel right for you, scientific studies supporting each approach, and success stories to inspire your own practice.Ā
Turow includesĀ examples from her own life and experiences as a psychotherapist, as well as lessons from her students and respected public figures such as Michelle Obama and Thich Nhat Hanh, toĀ show thatĀ theĀ burden of harsh self-criticism need not go on forever: theĀ way that we relate to ourselves can be changed.
This book title, The Self-Talk Workout (Six Science-Backed Strategies to Dissolve Self-Criticism and Transform the Voice in Your Head), ISBN: 9781611808483, by Rachel Goldsmith Turow, published by Shambhala (August 30, 2022) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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