The Compassionate Mind Approach To Postnatal Depression
Michelle Cree
It is well-known that having a baby can be a time of joy but also one of anxiety and even depression for new mothers. Indeed it is very common for new mothers to experience a short period of distress following childbirth, often referred to as 'baby...
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Michelle Cree
Samantha Norbury
Compassion Focused Therapy
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It is well-known that having a baby can be a time of joy but also one of anxiety and even depression for new mothers. Indeed it is very common for new mothers to experience a short period of distress following childbirth, often referred to as 'baby blues'. Usually this passes quite quickly, however for more than 1 in 10 women, this distressing experience can be more prolonged.This practical self-help book based on Compassion Focused Therapy will help women to recognise some of the symptoms and, where appropriate, to normalise them, thereby alleviating their distress. It will also guide mothers-to-be and new mothers through the maze of confusing feelings that can arise. Not only will this book cover the basic experiences and symptoms associated with anxiety and depression and childbirth, an evolutionary model of why this occurs, and an outline of the basic Compassionate Mind model, it will guide the reader through a series of exercises that they can use for themselves to develop their compassionate mind and work on their difficulties. The book was selected for the prestigious Reading Well list- the first book on perinatal mental health to do so, and can therefore be 'prescribed' by health care providers and is available in all libraries. It is used throughout the UK by perinatal mental health teams. Duration - 17h 11m. Author - Michelle Cree. Narrator - Samantha Norbury. Published Date - Sunday, 12 January 2025. Copyright - © 2015 Michelle Cree ©.
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English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:42
Foreword
Duration:00:09:39
Author’s note
Duration:00:03:43
Introduction
Duration:00:07:31
How to use this book
Duration:00:08:16
1. ‘All going well?’ : Our experience of having a baby
Duration:00:39:10
2. ‘Where is the joy? ’ Understanding how I feel.
Duration:00:20:46
3. ‘I struggle to feel love for my baby’: Our mixed emotions and how we try to manage them
Duration:00:49:25
4. Understanding postnatal depression
Duration:00:26:22
5. How we are shaped: The foundations of the compassionate mind approach
Duration:00:20:10
6. Our brain: A mix of old and new
Duration:00:59:49
7. Understanding our emotion systems
Duration:00:55:10
8. How the threat, drive and soothing systems change in response to pregnancy and new motherhood
Duration:00:35:00
9. Understanding shame
Duration:00:27:00
10. Safety strategies and their unintended consequences
Duration:00:25:39
11. ‘How am I feeling? How are you feeling baby?’ Understanding the minds of ourselves and others
Duration:00:35:53
12. The nature of compassion: What makes up a ‘compassionate mind’?
Duration:01:02:07
13.a. Preparing the compassionate mind: mindful awareness
Duration:01:17:43
13.b. Preparing the compassionate mind: mindful awareness continued
Duration:00:16:37
14. Preparing the compassionate mind: Activating the soothing system
Duration:00:32:07
15. Strengthening our compassionate mind: Compassionate imagery
Duration:00:50:13
16. Strengthening the compassionate mind: Using compassionate attention and behaviour
Duration:00:45:01
17. Using compassionate thinking, letter writing and imagery to help with our struggles
Duration:00:52:15
18. The journey from self-criticism to self-compassion
Duration:00:58:35
Appendix A: A twelve-week ‘exercise programme’ for developing our compassionate mind
Duration:00:02:41
Week One
Duration:00:02:15
Week Two
Duration:00:00:57
Week Three
Duration:00:01:20
Week Four
Duration:00:00:36
Week Five
Duration:00:01:38
Week Six
Duration:00:01:11
Week Seven
Duration:00:01:04
Week Eight
Duration:00:02:05
Week Nine
Duration:00:00:40
Week Ten
Duration:00:02:15
Week Eleven
Duration:00:02:16
Week Twelve
Duration:00:00:48
Exercise: The Power Of Our Mind Towards Ourselves
Duration:00:08:00
Exercise: The Spotlight of Attention 1 and 2
Duration:00:05:06
Exercise: Mindful Coffee Drinking
Duration:00:03:03
Exercise: Bringing Compassion To Mindfulness
Duration:00:02:52
Exercise: Finding Balance
Duration:00:04:03
Experiment: Awareness Of The Restless Mind
Duration:00:04:49
Exercise: Mindfulness To The Breath-One
Duration:00:06:37
Exercise: Mindfulness To Sounds
Duration:00:01:26
Exercise: Mindfulness To The Senses
Duration:00:02:49
Exercise: Mindfulness To The Body
Duration:00:06:07
Exercise: Bringing Gratitude and Compassion To The Body
Duration:00:11:13
Exercise: Mindfulness To Emotions
Duration:00:05:28
Exercise: Mindfulness To Thoughts
Duration:00:04:37
Exercise: Mindfulness To The Washing Up
Duration:00:02:39
Exercise: Mindful Walking With The Pushchair
Duration:00:03:07
Experiment: Finding A Compassionate Posture
Duration:00:02:34
Exercise: Soothing Breathing Rhythm
Duration:00:06:47
Exercise: Mindfulness To The Breath -Two
Duration:00:03:09
Experiment: Neutral Face Kind Face
Duration:00:01:51
Experiment: Neutral Voice Kind Voice
Duration:00:00:45
Exercise: Safe Place
Duration:00:08:19
Exercise: Safe Place With Your Baby
Duration:00:04:19
Exercise: Compassionate Colour
Duration:00:04:43
Exercise: Compassionate Colour Flowing Out
Duration:00:01:52
Exercise: Imagining Becoming Your Compassionate Self
Duration:00:08:57
Exercise: Bringing Compassion To Someone You Care About
Duration:00:01:16
Exercise: Bringing Compassion To Ourselves
Duration:00:03:04
Exercise: Compassionate Image
Duration:00:04:36
Exercise: Compassionate Attention To Memories
Duration:00:04:18
Exercise: Compassionate Attention To Parts of Our Baby
Duration:00:01:59
Exercise: Compassionate Attention To Times When It Is Easier
Duration:00:03:22
Exercise: Compassionate Attention To Using All Of Our Senses With Our Baby
Duration:00:07:46
Exercise: Compassionate Attention To What Connects Us
Duration:00:05:00
Exercise: Moving Together- Synchrony
Duration:00:01:12
Exercise:Through The Eyes Of My Baby
Duration:00:01:16
Exercise: Compassionate Attention To What We Have Done All Day
Duration:00:01:46
Exercise: Bringing Compassion To Our Anxious Self
Duration:00:03:08
Exercise: Bringing Compassion To Our Angry Self
Duration:00:04:19
Exercise: Bringing Compassion To The Parts That Struggles With Our Baby
Duration:00:07:27
Exercise: Bringing The Compassionate Self To Our Baby
Duration:00:09:18
Exercise: Bringing The Compassionate Self To You And Your Baby
Duration:00:03:25
Exercise: Bringing The Compassionate Self To The Self Critic
Duration:00:13:52
Closing Credits
Duration:00:00:35