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Mindfulness for Black Dogs & Blue Days
Finding a path through depression
Series: Mindfulness series
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This book is suited for individuals seeking a compassionate and mindful approach to understanding and living with depression, as well as readers interested in mindfulness as a tool for mental wellness.
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Mindfulness for Black Dogs & Blue Days is an enlightening insight into depression—an experience that will affect one in five of us at some point in our lives. Richard Gilpin shares his ongoing journey with his 'black dog', shedding light on this often misunderstood subject, and explores how the art and practice of mindfulness can help to train and mind that faithful companion.
The book also includes short contributions from internationally recognised experts in the field of mindfulness.
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781782406464
Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 06 December 2018
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Leaping Hare Press
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 130.0mm
Height: 200.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 144
About the Author
Richard Gilpin is a counsellor, cognitive behavioural psychotherapist, and meditation instructor. He has trained extensively in mindfulness-based practices since the 1990s. Richard has worked with people suffering with all recognised types of anxiety disorders for the last decade. He has an MA in Buddhist Studies and is co-founder of the Bodhi Garden, a registered charitable trust based in the south of England. His research into the origins and practices of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy was published in 2008, and he is the author of Mindfulness for Black Dogs and Blue Days (2012).
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