"This book is a gift. Gillihan weaves his story of depression and healing together with powerful insights from mindfulness and CBT. Every page reflects his gentle voice—beckoning, honest and kind, warm and wise. There isn't a clinical psychologist whose insights I trust more or whose writing is more inspiring." — Angela Duckworth, PhD, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Grit and Co-Founder of Character Lab
"A brilliant and touching guide to connecting with your deepest self and finding lasting peace, purpose, and love. Gillihan is the perfect tour guide to reaching your highest potential.” — Scott Barry Kaufman, PhD, author of Transcend: The New Science of Self-Actualization
“Compassionately shows us how to integrate what may seem like contradictories: mindfulness and CBT. This book helped me deepen my sense of how to be present so that my head, hands, and heart can work together.” — David Richo, author of Triggers: How We Can Stop Reacting and Start Healing
"Extremely helpful, comforting, and will help you feel less alone in your struggles." — Alice Boyes, PhD, author of The Anxiety Toolkit and Stress-Free Productivity
"Beautifully written and touchingly personal, this superb book is destined to help countless people. Whether you’re struggling with depression or anxiety or simply want to achieve greater purpose and meaning, this is a must-have book.” — Jonah Paquette, PsyD, author of Awestruck and Real Happiness
"This gentle, wise, and well-written book points to how traditional CBT has expanded to address not just our heads and our hands but our hearts; not just thinking or acting, but also being. Here you will find accessible and well-crafted tools you can use on your own journey. Highly recommended." — Steven C. Hayes, Ph.D., author of A Liberated Mind: How to Pivot Toward What Matters
“A wonderful, engaging, and life-changing book that will inspire you to explore opportunities for insight, growth, and acceptance by first becoming more connected to yourself.” — Joel Minden, PhD, author of Show Your Anxiety Who's Boss
“Rich, engaging, and insightful, blending science with spirituality, this is a mindful CBT book with depth. If you are longing to live with more joy and peace in the present moment, in alignment with your values and purpose, this is the book for you.” — Dr Aria Campbell-Danesh, high performance psychologist and coauthor of A Mindful Year
"An essential guide for anyone seeking peace, meaning, and purpose amid the struggles so many quietly endure, myself included. I came away with a renewed sense of hope." — Peter Enns, author of How the Bible Actually Works and The Bible Tells Me So
11/01/2022
Psychologist Gillihan (host of the podcast Think Act Be) starts his book off on a strong note with his observation that most of his patients were not just looking for a remedy for pain, but also wanted peace. To achieve that, the author believes that patients treated with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) should combine it with spirituality and mindfulness practices. He calls this "Mindful CBT" and breaks it down into the concepts of "Think," "Act," and "Be." He also utilizes his own depression and anxiety as examples and explains how it might be best applied. Organized into easy-to-read chapters, the book includes questions and suggestions printed in bold or italics to draw the reader's attention. VERDICT This book contains an extensive, useful works cited section, but there are so many personal and professional vignettes that, at times, it becomes a slight distraction. Still, libraries looking to build a self-help collection will benefit from including this title.—April Crowder
