Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy For Dummies

Dr Patrizia Collard is a counsellor, trainer, coach and therapist. She is a member of numerous professional associations, including BABCP, UKCP, ISMA, the Association for Coaching, the Austrian Association for Behaviour Therapy and the Institute for Health Promotion and Education and Obsessive Action.

• Introduction 1Part I: Introducing Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy 7Chapter 1: Improving Your Wellbeing with Mindfulness 9Chapter 2: Deciding to Lead a Mindful Existence 23Chapter 3: Putting Mindfulness into Practice with the Eight-Week Course 39Part II: Sailing Your Personal Ship – the Eight-Week MBCT Course 59Chapter 4: Preparing for the Voyage – Week One: Practising Mindfulness and Stepping Out of Autopilot 61Chapter 5: Plotting the Course – Week Two: Cultivating the Right Attitude 77Chapter 6: Setting Sail – Week Three: Developing Physical Awareness 97Chapter 7: Weathering the Storm – Week Four: Dealing with Diffi culties 115Chapter 8: Navigating Troubled Waters – Week Five: Relinquishing Attachments 133Chapter 9: Going with the Current – Week Six: Accepting the True Nature of Thoughts 153Chapter 10: Coming Into Port – Week Seven: Looking After Your Own Wellbeing 173Chapter 11: Looking Beyond the Horizon to the Rest of Your Life – Week Eight: Living Mindfully 191Part III: Developing Different Treatment Practices 209Chapter 12: Stopping the Cycle of Depression 211Chapter 13: Breaking Free from Addiction 231Chapter 14: Relieving the Strain of Anxiety 249Chapter 15: Nurturing Hope While Living with Pain 265Chapter 16: Finding Purpose and Meaning When You’re Older 281Chapter 17: Bringing Harmony to Your Life 301Part IV: The Part of Tens 325Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Expand Your Mindfulness Experience 327Chapter 19: Checking Out Ten Inspirational People 335Chapter 20: Surveying (Almost) Ten Inspirational Places to Visit 343Index 349

"With great programmes and chapters on stopping the cycle of depression and breaking free from addiction, this is a very good book; if you have any problems or just having a hard time, this book has a large amount of knowledge that can you put your life back on track." (Frost Magazine, Autumn 2013)