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The mindful way through depression : freeing yourself from chronic unhappiness / Mark Williams, DPhil, John Teasdale, PhD, Zindel Segal, PhD, Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD.

Williams, J. Mark G., (author.). Teasdale, John D., (author.). Segal, Zindel V., 1956- (author.). Kabat-Zinn, Jon, (author.).

Summary:

"The revolutionary book that has helped hundreds of thousands of readers find relief from chronic unhappiness is now in a revised and updated second edition. This authoritative, easy-to-use self-help program is grounded in mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), a clinically proven approach. The expert authors explain why our usual attempts to "fix" sadness or "talk ourselves out of it" can actually worsen recurrent depression instead of relieving it. Through vivid stories and downloadable audio meditations encouragingly narrated by Jon Kabat-Zinn, the book shows how to break the mental habits that lead to despair--and recover a sense of joy, aliveness, and possibility. Revised throughout to be even more reader friendly, the second edition features fresh insights on coping with the challenges of our ever-changing world; the latest scientific data; and four additional audio tracks"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781462555512
ISBN: 1462555519
ISBN: 9781462553921
ISBN: 1462553923
Physical Description: viii, 262 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition: Second edition.
Publisher: New York : The Guilford Press, [2025]
Copyright: ©2025

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-252) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Tired of feeling so bad for so long -- Part I Mind, body, and emotion. "Oh no, here I go again" : why unhappiness won't let go -- The healing power of awareness : making a shift to freedom -- Part II Moment by moment. Cultivating mindfulness : a first taste -- The breath : gateway to awareness -- A different way of knowing : sidestepping the ruminating mind -- Part III Transforming unhappiness. Reconnecting with our feelings : those we like, those we don't like, and those we don't know we have -- Befriending our feelings -- Seeing thoughts as creations of the mind -- Mindfulness in everyday life : taking breathing space -- Part IV Reclaiming your life. Fully alive : freeing yourself from chronic unhappiness -- Bringing it all together : weaving the mindfulness program into your life -- Notes -- Index -- About the authors -- List of audio tracks.