The Mindful Way Through Depression

Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness

By: Mark Williams, John Teasdale, Zindel Segal, Jon Kabat-Zinn

Narrated by: Mark Williams, John Teasdale, Zindel Segal, Jon Kabat-Zinn

Length: 5 hrs and 13 mins

Publisher's summary

If you've ever struggled with depression or know someone who has, take heart: Mindfulness practice is a simple, powerful way to naturally break depression's self-perpetuating cycle. With The Mindful Way Through Depression, four leading researchers present insightful lessons drawn from both Eastern meditative traditions and cognitive therapy about how to triumph over this illness - and, more importantly, how to prevent it from striking again. Join these uniquely qualified experts to discover the power of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy.

©2008 Mark Williams, John Teasdale, Zindel Segal, Jon Kabat-Zinn (P)2008 Mark Williams, John Teasdale, Zindel Segal, Jon Kabat-Zinn

Wonderful Mindfulness Based CBT instruction.

The books narrative portion hit all the right notes and evolved the transmission of insight and instruction at just the right pace.

Recommended

I can not tell you how exactly reading this book will improve your life. Just know it will.

Very useful and clinically proven.

This program now has evidence for preventing relapse in major depression. Mindfulness is an essential skill in developing emotion regulation skills and it has been implemented in other formal psychotherapeutic programs like DBT and ACT.
I think it will be useful if you already are stable on medication and want to try tapering it off.

it works

Williams and Zinn both have lovely voices, so listening was very pleasant. I was already familiar with meditation, so I took to it easily. I would recommend this program to anyone. all you need is some patience and a few minutes a day. The print version has a CD so the tracks are referred to by number that doesn't correspond to the chapter numbers. you can figure it out pretty easy but it is something to figure out.

Great listening

It has been a month I finished the MBSR program. While listening to the book, I could realize how much my life has already changed by the practices and the new way of living in the present moment.
It was a pleasant and understandable listening although english is not my first language. Great narrators!

I've struggled with anxiety, depression and ADHD..

Where does The Mindful Way Through Depression rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

The absolute best purchase I've made.

What did you like best about this story?

The practical tools that you can apply immediately to live a happier life.

Have you listened to any of the narrators’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

nope

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

This book has changed my life already. Road rage no more, I can focus while spending time with my family. I smile more, which I hardly ever did and if I did it was usually a fake smile to avoid the questions of "are you ok?" "is something wrong." The narrators stories were so easy to relate to and his insight from the stories makes you just open up and be hopeful for getting well.

Any additional comments?

Buy it, you will thank yourself for it.

Extremely helpful

Several lightbulb moments as to what was keeping me stuck. Narrator easy to listen to.

Beyond reading

Start doing and experience - skip the theory - what mindfulness is all about. Reading or listening may be necessary but is not sufficient, listening and practicing are.

Excellent Relief From Rumination

Wonderful Practice Sessions
Voice is so calming
Easy to practice
Words Do Not Teach, Experiences Do

A most valuable book

Straighhtforward, scientific, this book is written with a kind yet respectful tone. It is read in a soft and engaging voice. This book will stay at the top of my list of best books, be re-read with gratitude!