
Book Details
Publication Date: March 4th, 2025
Paperback 6″× 9″ 248 pages
$19.95 USD
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Resources
Finding Your Values
Here’s a 4-page printable handout listing 46 core values you can use to help you identify the ones that motivate you. This is an expansion of the discussion of values on pp. 15-18 of the printed book.
A Self-Compassion Visualization
Here’s an audio version of Dr. Diana Hill’s compassionate perspective-taking exercise on pp. 34-35 of the print book (Reason #4):
A Mindful Pause
Here’s a guided “mindful pause” with Dr. Diana Hill—as referenced on p. 89 of the print book (Reason #15):
Permission to Move
Here’s a link to a few simple printable signs that give permission for both children and adults to MOVE their bodies—as referenced on p. 113 of the print book (Reason #19). Note that you’ll need to scroll down the page past the photo of the refrigerator to find the links to the individual signs.
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Chapter 1
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Reason #1
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Reason #3
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Reason #4
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Reason #5
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Chapter 2
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Reason #9
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Reason #10
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Reason #11
Linehan, Marsha M. DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets. New York, New York: Guilford Publications, 2014.
Fletcher, Garth JO, Jeffry A. Simpson, and Geoff Thomas. “The measurement of perceived relationship quality components: A confirmatory factor analytic approach.” Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 26, no. 3 (2000): 340-354.
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Reason #12
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Crosswell, Alexandra D., Madhuvanthi Suresh, Eli Puterman, Tara L. Gruenewald, Jinkook Lee, and Elissa S. Epel. “Advancing research on psychosocial stress and aging with the health and retirement study: Looking back to launch the field forward.” The Journals of Gerontology: Series B 75, no. 5 (2020): 970-980.
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Reason #13
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Reason #14
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Chapter 3
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Reason #19
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Chapter 4
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Chapter 5
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Reason #31
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Chapter 6
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Reason #37
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Chapter 7
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Reason #43
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