Kirjahaku

Does mindfulness improve our wellbeing?Can it be practised within a Christian worldview?Can it be Christ-Centred?Yes.In the award-winning 'Christ-Centred Mindfulness', leading academic and experienced mental health worker Dr Katherine Thompson addresses these questions and draws on the rich Christian tradition to present Christian mindfulness exercises that help us slow down, connect to what is happening inside ourselves and make space to listen for God's guidance in everyday life.Whether you're a Christian who is curious about mindfulness practice and its benefits, or you work in a counselling profession and are trying to sort through your own approach to mindfulness-based therapies, this book is for you.

From the author of the bestseller 'Christ-Centred Mindfulness', a transformative book that tackles the faulty stories we tell ourselves during times of pain and suffering.Katherine Thompson shows how suffering can be a spiritual discipline, fostering growth, healing and a deeper faith in God. Her book provides a safe space to explore the difficult questions raised by suffering while encouraging us to confront personal challenges rather than avoid them.'The Discipline of Suffering' offers practical strategies, real-life stories and useful skills to help reconstruct broken lives, equipping readers to navigate through difficult times.Whether you seek healing, resilience or a renewed sense of purpose, 'The Discipline of Suffering' is your guide to redeeming your story and finding meaning amidst adversity.

'The day I woke up' is a book you will start and 'feel' all the way through, yes it is different, it is a story you will never have come across before. Based on true life events, it is the story of survival, of living with retrograde amnesia. Today is 22 July 2010; the sun has already gone down. Questions race though my mind, my eyes scan my surroundings, my heart pounds as terror suffuses my whole being with an overwhelming question Who am I? Where am I? I am in a living nightmare, a world of hopeless despair caught up with terror, confusion and panic. The first ten months of life with retrograde amnesia, meeting everyone for the first time, learning who I was, or more terrifying, who I am. Making friends, loosing friends and feeling completely alone in the world, where does one turn when they are lost, where does one go when they are so alone? So many of us relate to that, we all understand that feeling. don't we?

A unique collection of expression, a view of one persons emotional battle with amnesia, alcohol addiction, self-harm, rape and relationships.

A simple story of life with Dissociative Identity Disorder, but with pictures, not just words.