Radical Compassion: Learning to Love Yourself and Your World with the Practice of RAIN

I've purchased this book in multiple forms because it is a treasured resource for my anxiety. I'd gone through a long battle with low self-esteem, depression, and anxiety, and the joy in my life seemed impossible to access. I was struggling to understand what was going on inside me as everything seemed just....gray.Tara's soothing and reasoned approach was just what I needed to chip away at the wall I'd built around my own pain. Her "RAIN" technique is challenging to put into practice, but a brilliant tool to finally reach glimpses of self-compassion and self-love. I'd strongly recommend getting both the audiobook and the paperback (or Kindle) version, because hearing her voice walk you through the exercises and case studies is very powerful, but you'll also want to sit down and work through the recommended exercises.If you struggle with a lack of self-compassion, I'd strongly recommend giving her book a try.

An amazing review of the concepts and methods of promoting compassion in our personal lives and in our communities. We are at a time in our country when everyone needs to read this book

Why have we lost compassion for ourselves? Radical Compassion by Tara Brach teaches us how to use the RAIN method to control our emotions. Sadly, many of those emotions leave us powerless. This book provides the reader with a whole new way of recognizing our limiting beliefs. Many of these beliefs arise from early childhood experiences of fear and wounding. Radical Compassion offers this simple method for moving beyond those limitations to find compassion in our hearts:R-Recognize What Is HappeningA-Allow Life to be Just As It IsI-Investigate with a Gentle, Curious AttentionN-Nurture with Loving Presence.Tara Brach teaches us how to step away from our negative beliefs about ourselves and others. That allows us to experience a positive transformation through her RAIN exercises.What I enjoyed most about the book, beyond the method, was the stories she shared of those she has mentored. This simple method of sharing these transformations teaches us that:Our culture continually tries to define us as good/bad, right/wrong, or superior/inferior.Those judgments invoke shame in how we feel about ourselves. That shame affects how we treat each other. It influences how much we earn, what we consume, and the shape of our body. In addition, it exerts influence on how we express creativity and our spiritual or religious beliefs.Throughout the book, the author leads us on a path to integration and resilience as we reach the "Nurture" step of RAIN. Readers can find healing in her words. "No matter how trapped you've been in emotions like fear or shame, strengthening your inner resources can help change your brain, heal your heart, and evolve your consciousness."If you long for attention, safety, acceptance, connection, understanding, and love, you owe it to yourself to explore the RAIN method. Our brains are constantly evolving. As a result, we each have a capacity for mindful thinking and compassion in how we view others. Use the exercises in Radical Compassion to see yourself and others more clearly to cultivate a more forgiving heart. Allow her to guide you so you can live your true potential.

How can any book by Tara Brach or Kristen Neff not be great?

Tara Brach is amazing. I find so much value in her books and podcasts which I continually revisit for learning and guidance. Radical Compassion is a fantastic companion to Radical Acceptance. I have learned so much from her that has been fundamental to my spiritual journey. I highly recommend her books.

This book was filled with practical advice on fostering compassion. I highly recommend it! You can also find a lot of the meditations that she includes in her book on YouTube which makes it easier to integrate the practice of radical self-compassion to your own life

This book brings awareness to yourself and the many things we take for granted in our hurried lives. It’s a stop and think about your everyday life book. It really brought awareness and consciousness back to my life. Loved it!!

I gifted this to a friend who wanted to up her self-care and she is enjoying it. She often refers to it in our conversations.