9"This book is beautiful and fun to read, but most important, if you do the practices and exercises within it, you'll learn skills that will transform your life."--Kristin Neff, PhD, Associate Professor, Educational Psychology, University of Texas at Austin and author of The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook

Treat yourself with kindness! Use this guided journal to develop the skills of self-compassion: embrace your identity, overcome self-criticism, practice mindfulness, cope with self-doubt, and deal with difficult emotions.

Self-compassion is an essential skill for young adults--it relieves anxiety, lessens depression, improves overall emotional well-being, and helps you to connect more genuinely with others. This interactive guided journal offers more than 100 prompts and exercises to help:

Understand who you are and embrace your whole self

Quiet your inner critic and forgive your own mistakes

Accept and process difficult feelings--learn how to be kind to yourself especially when you're feeling bad, sad, or mad

Practice mindfulness, gratitude, and acceptance--and feel happier

Embrace your common humanity--you are not alone

Ideal for teens, young adults and up, and compatible with CBT, DBT, and ACT principles, this guided journal takes readers on a journey of self-disovery and self-love, teaching practical, life-changing skills.

"In this journal, you'll learn science-based techniques from an ace teacher and therapist who will help you reduce stress, boost resiliency, and avoid our societal siren calls of distraction, disconnection, and dissatisfaction." --Dan Harris, Co-founder and author of Ten Percent Happier