The Mindfulness-Based Emotional Balance Workbook: An Eight-Week Program for Improved Emotion Regulation and Resilience

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Experiencing emotions is part of being human. But when emotions become too intense, it's easy to feel overwhelmed. As a result, many of us try to suppress strong emotions such as fear, anger, and resentment-which can end up causing a host of health problems, from a weakened immune system to heart disease. On the flipside, overreacting in the heat of the moment can be detrimental to relationships. Mindfulness-Based Emotional Balance offers a unique program using mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) to help you approach your emotions without judgment, understand the source of your emotions, and foster forgiveness and kindness toward both yourself and others. Instead of trying to bury emotions or lashing out and hurting relationships, you'll learn how to achieve true, lasting emotional balance using this powerful, evidence-based therapy. If you're tired of being caught in a cycle of emotional upheaval that is taking its toll on your health, your relationships, and your quality of life, this workbook will guide the way to emotional balance. Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction Part 1 Foundations Chapter 1 Mindfulness The Key to Emotional Balance Chapter 2 Emotions What Drives Us, and What Drives Us Astray Chapter 3 Clarifying Values and Intentions Why Are You Here? Part 2 The Program Chapter 4 Learning How to Pay Attention One Breath, One Sensation at a Time Chapter 5 Feelings: Pleasant, Unpleasant, and Neutral Where All the Trouble Begins Chapter 6 Mindfulness of Thoughts Using Your Head Instead of Being Used by It Chapter 7 Exploring Forgiveness The Key to Opening the Heart Chapter 8 Working with Anger Costly Fuel That Burns Hot! Chapter 9 Cultivating Kindness Tapping into the Ocean of Love Within Chapter 10 Working with Fear The Art of Facing the Monster Chapter 11 Awakening Compassion Embracing Our Shared Vulnerability Part 3 Sustaining and Deepening Chapter 12 Diets of the Heart, Mind, and Body Surfing the Full Catastrophe Chapter 13 Continuation of Practice Resistance and Forward Momentum Conclusion Additional Resources References