Good Morning, I Love You: A Guided Journal for Calm, Clarity, and Joy - Paperback

by Shauna Shapiro (Author)

Discover the power of mindfulness and self-compassion for cultivating greater peace, connection, creativity, and health in your life.

Why is it so hard to change? Is it simply a lack of desire or willpower? According to the science, the answer is no. And the missing ingredient may surprise you: it's the practice of self-compassion.

Too often, we try to change our lives by pushing on, and then we beat ourselves up when we don't succeed. But research shows that shame actually shuts down the brain's learning centers--every time we judge ourselves, we rob ourselves of the very resources we need to change. The surprising alternative is self-compassion. When we treat ourselves with kindness, we turn on the learning centers of the brain and give ourselves the courage and motivation to change.

With Good Morning, I Love You: A Guided Journal for Calm, Clarity, and Joy, Dr. Shauna Shapiro presents an invaluable resource for transforming your life with mindfulness and self-compassion. Here she invites you to a three-month journey that includes:

- Morning and evening practices to cultivate self-compassion, mindfulness, and gratitude
- Weekly "deep dives" to boost your health and well-being
- Key scientific insights to help you understand how to achieve optimal health and live your best life
- Learning how to integrate the three pillars of mindfulness--Intention, Attention, and Attitude--into your daily life
- Growing the good in yourself and the world

"It is never too late to rewire your brain and transform your life," writes Dr. Shapiro. And doing so doesn't have to be "yet another chore" on your to-do list. This journal gives you an inspiring and clear road map to real change--and a welcome sanctuary for daily renewal and growth.

Author Biography

Shauna Shapiro, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and an internationally recognized expert in mindfulness and self-compassion. She is a widely published scholar, and her TEDx Talk on this topic has been viewed over 2.5 million times. She is a professor at Santa Clara University. Dr. Shapiro has published over 150 journal articles and coauthored two previous books, The Art and Science of Mindfulness and Mindful Discipline. Her work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Mashable, Wired, USA Today, Dr. Oz, the Huffington Post, Yoga Journal, and the American Psychologist. Dr. Shapiro has been an invited speaker for the King of Thailand, the Danish government, Bhutan's Gross National Happiness Summit, and the World Council for Psychotherapy, as well as for Fortune 100 Companies including Google, Cisco Systems, Proctor & Gamble, LinkedIn, and Genentech. Dr. Shapiro is a summa cum laude graduate of Duke University and a fellow of the Mind & Life Institute, cofounded by the Dalai Lama. Dr. Shapiro lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and can be found at drshaunashapiro.com.