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The image we have of ourselves is shaped during our childhood and is often influenced by various emotional wounds.
Mindfulness and the Self describes four types of these wounds and shows how they can be healed and transformed through developing mindfulness and self-compassion.
List of contents
Introduction Part I. Mindfulness-Informed Integrative Psychotherapy 1. Mindful Diagnosis of Mental Disorders 2. Early Childhood Experiences and Development of Psychopathology 3. Maladaptive Schemas 4. Narrative Self and Mental Disorders 5. Universal Solvents for Mental Difficulties Part II. The Wounded Self 6. The Lost Self 7. The Abandoned Self 8. The Inferior Self 9. The Inflated Self 10. Healing the Wounded Self Part III. The Authentic Self 11. The Mindful Adult 12. The Drama Triangle and How to Get Out of It? 13. Adult Responsibility and Its Limits 14. Self-Compassion and Protective Anger 15. Courage to Separate and Courage to Be Close 16. Meditation, Psychedelics, and Their Pitfalls Part IV. The Transcendent Self 17. Non-Dual Awareness 18. Integration of Transpersonal Experiences 19. Mindful Zombie, Spiritual Narcissist, and Enlightened Nerd 20. Master of the Two Worlds
About the author
Jan Benda, PhD, is a private psychologist and psychotherapist with over 20 years of experience. He draws from intensive meditation experience and integrates the wisdom of Buddhist psychology with modern psychotherapy methods.
Summary
The image we have of ourselves is shaped during our childhood and is often influenced by various emotional wounds. Mindfulness and the Self describes four types of these wounds and shows how they can be healed and transformed through developing mindfulness and self-compassion.
