{"product_id":"the-self-talk-workout-six-science-backed-strategies-to-dissolve-self-criticism-and-transform-the-voice-in-your-head-9781611808483","title":"The Self-Talk Workout: Six Science-Backed Strategies to Dissolve Self-Criticism and Transform the Voice in Your Head","description":"\u003cb\u003eSelf-talk matters, but what methods of building healthy self-talk actually work? This how-to guide shares evidence-based techniques to go from being your own worst critic to your own best friend.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Perhaps you want to be nicer to yourself but don't really know how to get there. Or maybe you're someone who assumes self-criticism is a permanent part of your personality. Rest assured you're not alone--millions of people struggle with the toll that excessive self-criticism takes on their minds, energy levels, jobs, and relationships. And problems with self-talk vary dramatically from one person to the next: they can appear as mild but persistent inner criticism, full-blown self-loathing, or the pain of internalized oppression or abuse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter over twenty years of working with individuals, groups, and classes on self-criticism and related challenges, psychologist and mindfulness teacher Dr. Rachel Goldsmith Turow offers the \"self-talk workout\"--six doable exercises that can help you replace self-criticism with self-kindness and self-encouragement. Specific self-talk strategies such as \"Spot the success,\" \"Fail forward,\" and \"Allowing all feelings, skillfully,\" require just a few minutes a day. These skills can be practiced individually to transform your self-talk, or you can choose to combine two or more exercises to enhance your self-talk workout. 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTurow includes 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, to show that the burden of harsh self-criticism need not go on forever: the way that we relate to ourselves can be changed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDR. RACHEL GOLDSMITH TUROW is a psychotherapist in private practice, a research scientist, and an adjunct faculty member at Seattle University and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She has trained hundreds of individuals to use mindfulness, self-compassion, and cognitive behavioral skills to transform their self-criticism into self-encouragement and to cultivate resilience. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eMindfulness Skills for Trauma and PTSD: Practices for Recovery and Resilience\u003c\/i\u003e as well as over thirty articles and book chapters, and she is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences. Her website is rachelturow.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Shambhala","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50642893570322,"sku":"9781611808483","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f1b3fe2e-29a0-4e16-8547-a098321c6d42.jpg?v=1733073505","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-self-talk-workout-six-science-backed-strategies-to-dissolve-self-criticism-and-transform-the-voice-in-your-head-9781611808483","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}