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Erschienen in: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy 4/2020

08.04.2020 | Book Review

Susan M. Pollak: Self-Compassion for Parents: Nurture Your Child by Caring for Yourself

The Guilford Press, 2019, 246 pp, $50 (Hardcover), $14.95 (Paperback)

verfasst von: Julia M. DiFilippo

Erschienen in: Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy | Ausgabe 4/2020

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In Self-Compassion for Parents: Nurture Your Child by Caring for Yourself, Susan M. Pollak, Ed.D., bestows gentle, empathic words of wisdom to parents, based on her experience as a mother and psychologist. Her book provides a friendly and down-to-earth introduction to the power of mindfulness and self-compassion, practical anecdotes from her clinical work, and both written and audio exercises to transform the challenges of parenthood into opportunities for growth and joy. Although the chapters build on one another sequentially, Dr. Pollak encourages her readers to approach the book with flexibility in order to meet their specific needs in the moment. For example, readers could skip around the text, download short audio exercises for practice-on-the-go to fit their hectic lifestyles, and turn to the “toolbox” at the end of the book for a quick reference in the midst of stressful life events. In contrast to most parenting books that strive to get children to sleep, eat, behave, learn, and achieve as parents desire or expect, Dr. Pollak applies principles of mindfulness and self-compassion to the experience of parenting, which can have rippling positive effects on the entire family. …
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Titel
Susan M. Pollak: Self-Compassion for Parents: Nurture Your Child by Caring for Yourself
The Guilford Press, 2019, 246 pp, $50 (Hardcover), $14.95 (Paperback)
verfasst von
Julia M. DiFilippo
Publikationsdatum
08.04.2020
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy / Ausgabe 4/2020
Print ISSN: 0022-0116
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-3564
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10879-020-09457-5

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