Self-Compassion for Parents

Nurture Your Child by Caring for Yourself

Susan M. Pollak
Foreword by Christopher Germer

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July 30, 2019
ISBN 9781462539536
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246 Pages
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Introduction

1. “Make It Stop—I Can’t Keep Up!”: Parenting Is Overwhelming sample

2. “Why Is This So Hard?”: Using Self-Compassion as a Life Raft

3. “Where Did That Come From?”: Dealing with the Baggage We Bring to Parenting

4. “I’ll Never Be Good Enough”: Avoiding the Comparison Trap

5. “What Should I Do?”: Working with the Inevitable Uncertainty of Parenting

6. “Why Can’t Everyone Just Calm Down?”: Handling the Inevitable Hot Emotions

7. “It’s All Too Much”: Tapping the Power of Compassion When Times Are Particularly Tough

8. Roots and Wings: The Gifts We Give Our Children

Self-Compassion for Parents Toolbox

Resources

Notes

Audio Downloads:

1. Tending to Yourself—3 minutes

2. Self-Compassion Life Saver for Parents—2 minutes

3. The Baggage We Inherit—11 minutes

4. Soles of the Feet—4 minutes

5. Having Your Back—9 minutes

6. You Don't Have to Control Everything—9 minutes

7. Three-Minute Compassion Space—4 minutes

8. Mindfulness at 4 AM—5 minutes

9. The Warm Blanket—8 minutes

10. Appreciating Yourself as a Parent—6 minutes