Creating a Meaningful Life - A Practical Guide for Counselors, Therapists, Other Helping

Creating a Meaningful Life builds on the tenets of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) to answer some of life's basic questions, such as "How do I create a meaningful, purposeful life?" and "Is the life I am living one that brings me fulfillment, purpose, and a sense of inner peace?"

List of contents

1. What Is Meant by "Meaning in Life" and Why Is It Important? 2. Neuroscience and Its Relationship to Meaning in Life 3. Who Am I? The Meandering, Washboard Road to Self-Hood 4. Wandering in the Wilderness: Facing Existential Challenges 5. Wisdom vs. Mammon: Healing the Divided Life 6. The Transforming Power of Failure and Its Lessons 7. Finding Meaning through Essentialism and Sustainability 8. Life Happens: Changing our Attitude and Transforming Our Life 9. Contemplation in an Action-Oriented World: Addressing Our Inner World Phobia 10. Rewriting our Stories: Learned Happiness through Daily Practice 11. Love: Transformation and Challenges of Relationships 12. Joy and Grief

About the author

Shannon Hodges, PhD, is a professor of clinical mental health counseling at Niagara University in New York.

Summary

Creating a Meaningful Life builds on the tenets of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) to answer some of life’s basic questions, such as "How do I create a meaningful, purposeful life?" and "Is the life I am living one that brings me fulfillment, purpose, and a sense of inner peace?"

Product details

• Authors: Shannon Hodges, Shannon (Niagara University Hodges, Hodges Shannon
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.10.2022
• EAN: 9780367764364
• ISBN: 978-0-367-76436-4
• No. of pages: 198
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Adult education; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; RELIGION / Counseling, PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Counseling, EDUCATION / Counseling / Career Development, Psychotherapy, Educational psychology, Health & personal development, Health, Relationships and Personal development, Education: care & counselling of students, Counselling and care of students, Social counselling and advice services, Counselling & Advice Services