In the 1980s, she achieved a breakthrough when she developed dialectical behavioral therapy, a therapeutic approach that combines acceptance of the self and ways to change. Weaving the instructive with the personal, she alternates anecdotes with universal tools for approaching life with a combination of acceptance and motivation to change. This means you can effectively regulate intense emotions and reactions without compromising on the quality of life you wish to lead. a patient once asked Marsha Linehan, the world-renowned psychologist who developed Dialectical Behavior Therapy. She is also working to develop effective models for transferring science-based treatments to the clinical community.

However, I think other aspects of this memoir could have benefitted from even a bit more development, instead of focusing on DBT so intensely. What I have instead are 'lightbulb memories," bright moments of recollection sparsely scattered across a dark canvas. In Atlas of the Heart, Brown takes us on a journey through 87 of the emotions and experiences that define what it means to be human.It’s certainly a decent book, but it likely will not interest anyone who doesn’t already have an interest in the founder of dialectical behavior therapy. I had known a little bit of her story before reading this book, like the fact she had been in a psychiatric hospital as a young adult. Her rise culminated in the development of a new revolutionary therapy, thanks partly to the time she spent learning and practicing spiritual Zen teachings in different countries.

I admire Marsha for daring to come up with a treatment that is unconventional and doesn't rely on dispensing medication. Her journey in this book is covered quite thoroughly and her story delivered in conversational tone.This book--in its fierce honesty and, for the careful reader, its practical advice--will help anyone who has struggled to build a life worth living. quot;Throughout her extraordinary scientific career, Marsha Linehan remained a woman of deep spirituality. Najczęściej spotykamy się już z produktem gotowym (który nierzadko jest pozbawiony człowieczeństwa) - tu na kilkuset stronach czytamy o porażkach, odrzuceniu, trudnych wyborach, szukaniu prawdy po omacku.