Overcoming Depression. Workbook. 8-Week Program

Cognitive therapy based on mindfulness is a new and effective approach to treating emotional disorders (anxiety, depression, worry, etc.). The book offers an 8-week self-help course using cognitive-behavioral therapy techniques and meditation. By learning mindfulness, you can permanently rid yourself of emotional distress, anxiety, and depression. The book provides self-control tools in the form of questionnaires and checklists, as well as feedback and comments from clients who have successfully completed the MBCT program. Specifically for this guide, the authors have created an audio course of meditations that can be downloaded for free from the book's website. The book is intended for anyone who wants to overcome depression and emotional distress without medication and can be used both as a self-help manual and as a supplement to psychotherapy sessions. Mindfulness is the path to liberation from emotional distress, anxiety, and depression. You can overcome depression, anxiety, and stress in just 8 weeks - simply by learning new ways to respond to your own thoughts and feelings. The book will introduce you to the MBCT program (mindfulness-based cognitive therapy), which has been tested and proven effective in clinical trials around the world. By reading this book, you can work on overcoming depression anytime and anywhere. The authors - specialists in MBCT - offer mindfulness practices for each week, as well as questionnaires, tools for tracking progress, and comments from other program participants. This book, like a reliable map, will guide you step by step on the path to change. An integral part of the MBCT program is meditation.