The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion

The only book I've ever read that explicitly acknowledged that the typical meditation object of “focus on the breath” can be triggering for OCD people. Yes!! Thank you!

Similarly, included nice, relatable highlights of moments of exasperated parenting vs. what you actually want to be like. Ever since I discovered self-compassion, I've been like, wow this is super helpful and I'm so much nicer and FEEL for people so much more, wowww. This book was more of that. I didn't have time at all to sit and do the meditation practices (though I keep thinking I should). But I did do the “casual” mindfulness/self-compassion the author describes - and gosh, it really is kinda life-changing?

I also enjoyed his totally pseudo-scientific but adorable “types”: I think I'm an “Intellectual” (hollaaa) and “Workhorse” (sad hollaaa). But yeah, my Buddhism has always been very brainy. It's interesting to welcome the heart in now!