Radical Self-Acceptance

By: Tara Brach

Narrated by: Tara Brach

Length: 3 hrs and 16 mins

Publisher's summary

The Practice of Self-Acceptance, Taught by a Buddhist Clinical Psychologist...

How would your life change if you genuinely accepted yourself, just the way you are? According to Dr. Tara Brach, feelings of shame and unworthiness are the source of many problems we experience with our relationships, careers, creative endeavors, and most fundamentally, our spiritual unfolding.

On Radical Self-Acceptance, this respected clinical psychologist and Buddhist meditation teacher shows you how to free yourself from the grip of your insecurities about being "good enough." With insights from both Eastern contemplative traditions and Western psychotherapies, Dr. Brach guides you through a full program of meditations and skills you need to become more compassionate toward the "unforgivable" parts of your self.

As Dr. Brach says, the most difficult - and pervasive - challenge to Westerners today is the suffering caused by our feelings of unworthiness and self-aversion. Radical Self-Acceptance offers a way to break out of this emotional prison, so you can discover the freedom that comes with kindness and true appreciation of yourself and others.

©2005 Tara Brach (P)2008 Sounds True

Not your typical hear while driving book

This book is a collection of 3 meditations, and an intro to those. The content is great, her voice is soothing, and the best way to enjoy this book is to sit down close your eyes and give it your full attention.
The meditations/talks are around 1 hour each, so plan ahead and try not to stop in the middle. Highly recommend (:

I'll listen to this one many times.

Tara deeply understands how we come to reject ourselves, and the many ways we reject ourselves. She explains clearly how to be with this and to bring healing to ourselves and others so that we can live our lives fully. I highly recommend this book.

Well done

This is a very good book for psychotherapists or anyone using guided meditation to help others. There is an excellent weaving of poetry, anecodtAdditionally, anyone who wants tools to manage distress or establish a deeper connection with themselves

Unique and Powerful Wisdom

What did you love best about Radical Self-Acceptance?

Brach presents a unique and powerful approach to solving some of life's most frustrating and challenging dilemmas.

serenity

Where does Radical Self-Acceptance rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

Material was helpful not repetive and just restated

What does Tara Brach bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

voice is easy to listen too ; calming

What did you learn from Radical Self-Acceptance that you would use in your daily life?

Shame can dictate your life but try not to allow this.

Deeply Inspiring

I loved listening to this through Audible because Taras voice resonates. The book is deeply profound and provides you the vision to look within and view other perspectives. It’s the type of book you always go back to and read again.

A magical tool for healing

I listen to this at least once a week to help treat my anxiety. I listen to it before I go to sleep. So grateful for the wisdom of the teaching.

So helpful

Not only rich content to reflect and learn few rom, but a whole presence of calm and healing is brought to the sharing of the content. This book is both a nonfiction resource for considering/identifying self shaming patterns, it is a prompt and invitation to meditate. I encourage re-listening multiple times to any part that resonates before moving on.

great content

I had a hard time w the author's pace and tone even though I really wanted to get what she was saying.

Fantastic

This is one of my touchstone books. I'm an LPC and refer many a client to it who have also found it very helpful.