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Taming Your Gremlin: A Surprisingly Simple Method for Getting Out of Your Own Way

This is a completely updated edition of the 1983 classic that introduced a powerful method for gaining freedom from self-defeating behaviors and beliefs. Rick Carson, creator of the renowned Gremlin-Taming(tm) Method, has revised the book to include fresh interactive activities, real-life vignettes we can all identify with, and new loathsome gremlins ripe for taming. Carson blends his laid-back style, Taoist wisdom, the Zen Theory of Change, and sound psychology in an easy-to-understand, unique, and practical system for banishing the nemesis within. Among the things you will learn are:

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Techniques for getting a sliver of light between the naturalyou and the monster of your mind. The extraordinary power of simply noticingand playing with options. Six keys to maintaining emotional balance amid upheaval.

Audience
adult
Length
short · 192 pages

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