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hispoetry's review against another edition
5.0
I really enjoyed this book. There is a lot of practical application here and is so interesting!
meg_mo_smith's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.25
fbroom's review against another edition
4.0
Neuroscience/neuroplasticity meets psychology.
This is my first book on this topic. I enjoyed reading this book although at first I didn’t think that I will. This is not a “how to” or ”a self help” book.
“Mind is a process that regulates the flow of energy and information” and “Mind Sight is a process that enables us to monitor (sensing the flow within ourselves) and modify the flow of energy and information within the triangle of well-being.“
Every chapter in this book sheds the light on:
1- A patient and the problem the patient is facing.
2- Explanation for the problem using neuroscience.
3- Treatment (thru mind sight).
The case studies are interesting. It was interesting to see how attachments and learnt behaviors from our childhood (stored in our implicit memories) can affect our present without our awareness.
This is my first book on this topic. I enjoyed reading this book although at first I didn’t think that I will. This is not a “how to” or ”a self help” book.
“Mind is a process that regulates the flow of energy and information” and “Mind Sight is a process that enables us to monitor (sensing the flow within ourselves) and modify the flow of energy and information within the triangle of well-being.“
Every chapter in this book sheds the light on:
1- A patient and the problem the patient is facing.
2- Explanation for the problem using neuroscience.
3- Treatment (thru mind sight).
The case studies are interesting. It was interesting to see how attachments and learnt behaviors from our childhood (stored in our implicit memories) can affect our present without our awareness.
samanthatanhy's review against another edition
Too technical after a while. Not enough examples.
miq33l's review against another edition
4.0
Siegel's message of a particular type of awareness aimed at increased differentiation and integration of different brain areas resonated with me. After listening to the audiobook I have a vague understanding of the importance of developing coherence between brain areas processing different types of input - something that could be prevented by implicit learning.
Important areas of human development like attachment, experiencing emotions and relating to others were covered in the book.
I recommend this book if you want to become familiar with an integrative approach to personality development.
Important areas of human development like attachment, experiencing emotions and relating to others were covered in the book.
I recommend this book if you want to become familiar with an integrative approach to personality development.
slichto3's review against another edition
2.0
Mindsight is a disappointing book, but it's possible that you'd enjoy it more with a more accurate mindset. I expected Mindsight to walk me through techniques for having more positive mental health, while teaching me about the workings of the brain along the way. I expected it to dig into scientifically backed ways towards self-improvement. And... that's sort of in there.
The first part of the book describes how the brain works - I learned a lot from that (although I'm not sure that I remember it so well). Along the way, the author introduces the concept of mindsight, which is basically the same as what we now call mindfulness. He starts talking about mindsight as a laudable goal, but, honestly, if I didn't already know some about mindfulness, I wouldn't have really understood what he was talking about.
The second part of the book is all case studies about how the author treated a variety of patients in his psychiatric practice. The bottom line in all of them: meditation helped! So, if I were to give you the full advice that I got from this book, it would be this: meditation can sometimes be helpful for mental health. There are a lot of pages that boil down to this same message, and it's tedious. Further, the book doesn't give very specific techniques for applying meditation: how long should we do it, what are specific ways to do it? It's there a little: focus on your breath, or focus on your body. But there wasn't enough there for me to find it useful.
I wouldn't recommend this book - there are probably better ones that explain and advocate for mindfulness.
The first part of the book describes how the brain works - I learned a lot from that (although I'm not sure that I remember it so well). Along the way, the author introduces the concept of mindsight, which is basically the same as what we now call mindfulness. He starts talking about mindsight as a laudable goal, but, honestly, if I didn't already know some about mindfulness, I wouldn't have really understood what he was talking about.
The second part of the book is all case studies about how the author treated a variety of patients in his psychiatric practice. The bottom line in all of them: meditation helped! So, if I were to give you the full advice that I got from this book, it would be this: meditation can sometimes be helpful for mental health. There are a lot of pages that boil down to this same message, and it's tedious. Further, the book doesn't give very specific techniques for applying meditation: how long should we do it, what are specific ways to do it? It's there a little: focus on your breath, or focus on your body. But there wasn't enough there for me to find it useful.
I wouldn't recommend this book - there are probably better ones that explain and advocate for mindfulness.