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Radical Compassion: Learning to Love Yourself and Your World with the Practice of Rain by Tara Brach
kevinpearce's review against another edition
4.0
This is a good addition to the reading list of those who are working hard on self-care. It offers some good guidance for meditation and can take you to some really intense places, so I see how if you've experienced some intense trauma, it might take you to some tough places. The majority of its content comes in the first third or so and the last chapter.
charis_et2's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
informative
reflective
4.0
This felt like a slog and I wasn't sure I would finish but then three quarters of the way through it clicked and I am so glad I finished it. Lots to think on.
marianne_brough's review against another edition
4.5
Practical skills and meditations. Will reread and share.
ainedcodonnell's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
3.0
sombressa's review against another edition
5.0
Where has this book been my whole life? What a wonderfully written, soothing book that brought me to tears through the compassion Tara has for others, and herself.
readnext's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
3.0
habkehanna's review against another edition
challenging
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
5/5 ⭐
0/5 🌶️
Tropes
- meditation
- spiritual and Buddhist themes
- self help
📖 My Thoughts
This book was recommended to me by my therapist. I found that I could feel empathy for others but have a hard time holding space for myself. I can recognize my own feelings, but accepting them and nurturing them is another thing. The inner work i feel like will be difficult but totally doable. Where I got triggered was applying compassion to all relationships outside of my inner world. Particularly when it comes to forgiveness. Without diving into too much detail, I don’t have the space right now to forgive the person who is the “cause” of my therapy. However the book describes a philosophy of how learning self compassion is what allows you to extend to other beings. Overall I loved this book and recommend it for anyone who is interested in meditation, mindfulness, and healing trauma.
⚠️ Triggers
Drugs, addiction, disability, eating disorders, mentions of various religions, suicide thoughts, death, divorce and some extras.
🏳️🌈Representation
This is non fiction but it did have stories from people from all walks of life. Old/young, disabled and athletes, people with addiction, people of colour, queer folks, etc. Tara acknowledges that she is writing from a white prospective, but she stayed true to an intersectional and compassionate approach.
📝 Special Notes
This is her second most recent book on this topic. I have not read the first.
0/5 🌶️
Tropes
- meditation
- spiritual and Buddhist themes
- self help
📖 My Thoughts
This book was recommended to me by my therapist. I found that I could feel empathy for others but have a hard time holding space for myself. I can recognize my own feelings, but accepting them and nurturing them is another thing. The inner work i feel like will be difficult but totally doable. Where I got triggered was applying compassion to all relationships outside of my inner world. Particularly when it comes to forgiveness. Without diving into too much detail, I don’t have the space right now to forgive the person who is the “cause” of my therapy. However the book describes a philosophy of how learning self compassion is what allows you to extend to other beings. Overall I loved this book and recommend it for anyone who is interested in meditation, mindfulness, and healing trauma.
⚠️ Triggers
Drugs, addiction, disability, eating disorders, mentions of various religions, suicide thoughts, death, divorce and some extras.
🏳️🌈Representation
This is non fiction but it did have stories from people from all walks of life. Old/young, disabled and athletes, people with addiction, people of colour, queer folks, etc. Tara acknowledges that she is writing from a white prospective, but she stayed true to an intersectional and compassionate approach.
📝 Special Notes
This is her second most recent book on this topic. I have not read the first.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Addiction, Eating disorder, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, and Drug abuse
carolinerosereads's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.75