Based on the latest work from Professor Paul Gilbert OBE bestselling author of The Compassionate Mind & Buddhist expert Choden Professor Gilbert has spent the past twenty years developing a new therapy called Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) which has an gained international following In recent years mindfulness is being used increasingly to treat common mental health problems such as depression stress & stress-related insomnia In this ground-breaking new book Professor Gilbert along with his co-author Choden combines the best of Compassion-Focused Therapy with the most effective mindfulness techniques The result is an extremely effective approach to overcoming everyday emotional & psychological problems & improving one's sense of wellbeing