Self-Compassion for Shame

A Step-By-Step Guide to Inner Freedom
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-4625-5788-2
Verlag: Guilford Publications

Buch, Englisch, 290 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

You're bad. Unlovable. You want to hide. Over decades of experience as a therapist and mindfulness expert, Christopher Germer has learned how truly devastating shame can be. But Dr. Germer has also developed a powerful approach to healing. This wise, encouraging book guides the reader to understand how shame constricts their life and take concrete steps to break free. Based on Dr. Germer's renowned Self-Compassion for Shame course, the book is chock-full of stories, reflections, “Try This” exercises, and guided practices, including audio tracks at the companion website. Readers can work through the 21 concise chapters at their own pace and use the practices on the spot whenever they feel shame in daily life.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Germer, Christopher

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychologie / Allgemeines & Theorie Psychologie: Sachbuch, Ratgeber

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Author’s Note

Preface

Introduction

1. Welcome Home!

2. Shame, I See You!

3. Self-Compassion? Pour Moi?

4. An Antidote to Shame

5. Walk Slowly, Go Farther

6. The Twin Secrets

7. Shame Is Innocent

8. Your Compassionate Self

9. Not Your Fault!

10. Childhood Roots

11. Cultural Roots

12. Ready, Set, Go!

13. From Self-Criticism to Self-Compassion

14. Self-Forgiveness

15. Compassion for Your Body

16. Words That Heal

17. No Part Left Behind

18. Our Values/Ourselves

19. Going beyond Ourselves

20. Practice Makes Imperfect

21. Life’s Coming Attractions

Resources

Notes

Index

List of Audio Tracks

Über Autor(innen)

Christopher Germer, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and Lecturer on Psychiatry (part-time) at Harvard Medical School. He is coauthor (with Kristin Neff) of The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook and Mindful Self-Compassion for Burnout (for the general public) and Teaching the Mindful Self-Compassion Program (for professionals). Dr. Germer is also author of Self-Compassion for Shame and The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion and coeditor of Mindfulness and Psychotherapy and Wisdom and Compassion in Psychotherapy. He lectures and leads workshops internationally and has a small psychotherapy practice in Massachusetts. His website is https://chrisgermer.com.