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Mindsight: The New Science Of Personal Transformation (2010)

by Daniel J. Siegel(Favorite Author)

4.09 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0553804707 (ISBN13: 9780553804706)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Bantam

review 1: The science is fascinating. Put into practice, it's beautiful and truly hopeful. I can't think of anyone for whom this book wouldn't be helpful -- individuals, parents, couples. I loved every chapter (his genuine concern for his patients is really wonderful and he comes across as curious, kind, and self-aware). I learned so many truly valuable things. Just ordered his new book on teenage brains and am really looking forward to it.
review 2: This is a therapy book more than it's a self-improvement book. Yes, there are overlaps. But this book focuses almost entirely on stories of the therapist author helping people with deep, life-controlling issues getting to normalcy through his techniques. That's not what the summary promised.The stories were well-written and ... morethe techniques surprisingly helpful. Many were very basic--focusing on feeling your various body parts, moving slowly from feet to head. And almost all of his patients had a wild emotional response when a particular region was their focus (e.g. stomach, arms, etc). So there are some general ideas, like deliberately tuning into your body. Emotions are as much physical as they are mental. And a healthy emotional life requires a healthy mind-body connection.But beyond those ideas, this isn't a book that helps someone who isn't struggling with OCD or who hasn't blocked away their emotions for years (like the patient who didn't want his wife to touch him, even on the shoulder). And, in the end, he's basically doing Zen therapy. He doesn't get explicitly religious, but even for someone like me who isn't an expert, the practices and theories are very obvious (meditating to be more in the moment, breathing exercises to find "one breath" with each other, etc). less

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