Description
I. The Self-Evaluation Trap 1. Are We Doomed? 2. It's Darwin's Fault II. The Essential Toolkit 3. The Liberating Power of Mindfulness 4. Discovering Who We Really Are III. Catching Ourselves in the Act 5. The Failure of Success 6. Resisting Selfie-Esteem 7. Conspicuous Consumption and Other Status Signals 8. Treating Our Self-Esteem Addiction IV. Breaking Free: Finding Trustworthy Paths to Happiness 9. Make a Connection, Not an Impression 10. The Power of Compassion 11. You Have to Feel It to Heal It 12. Separating the Doer from the Deed 13. You're Not That Special--and Other Good News 14. Beyond I, Me, Mine Notes Index List of Audio Tracks Audio Downloads: What Matters to Me? (07:10) Riding the Self-Evaluation Roller Coaster (05:10) Mindfulness of Breath (20:45) Identifying Emotions in the Body (06:40) The Joys of Self-Transcendence (04:10) Urge Surfing (05:00) Embracing a Self-Esteem Injury (04:10) Loving-Kindness Practice (15:35) R.A.I.N. for Self-Esteem Injuries (06:15 ) It All Changes (18:25) The Future of Our Social Self (08:20)
Ronald D. Siegel, PsyD, is Assistant Professor of Psychology, part time, at Harvard Medical School, where he has taught since the early 1980s. He is a longtime student of mindfulness meditation and is a faculty and board member at the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy. Dr. Siegel teaches internationally about the application of mindfulness practices in psychotherapy and other fields, and maintains a private practice in Lincoln, Massachusetts. His books include The Extraordinary Gift of Being Ordinary and The Mindfulness Solution, for general readers, as well as several acclaimed works for professionals.