Donna Jacobs, a seasoned clinical psychologist, shares her compelling therapeutic model to teach us how to reposition ourselves in difficult situations and relationships. This book guides us as we work towards becoming our best selves, offering tools for change and a six-step healing process.
Becoming Your Best Self teaches Donna's model in accessible language, using stories from case studies, diagrams and worksheets so the reader is left with the tools needed to practice the model. Through her teaching, the reader discovers that - before we can negotiate our challenging situations - we need to take care of ourselves by understanding deeply our starting places, healing our own wounds, and learning to nudge our perspectives into healthier positions.
This book comes at a critical time where statistical and anecdotal data demonstrate how deeply people struggle in today's world. Anxiety is at a record high, particularly impacting our young people; masculinity is under fire as it attempts to redefine itself against a backdrop of hyper masculine media messaging; relationships struggle under societal pressures; and a combination of economic stresses and consumer pressure impact our pocketbooks. Donna's book puts the tools for change into our hands. Her model shows us that what we are looking for, we already possess - the means to work towards becoming a better version of ourselves.
This book is a must read for anyone looking to create positive change in their life.
"I can confidently say that this creative and intelligent model offers a new and brilliant blend of many well established and successful therapeutic modalities. What makes it unique, is that it is equally user friendly, educative and useful for both Practitioners and anyone who is seeking more personal growth and healing." Joe Goodman (goodreads)
"A great deal of attention has lately been paid to health and fitness "integration" in the form of activity trackers; the Fitbit, for example. While a Fitbit for the mind doesn't exist yet, the Self-Integration Model brings it a step closer." Murray Teichman (goodreads)
"If you've been looking for a way to better your life, then Donna Jacobs's book can point you in the right direction. Donna is a Psychologist with 40 years experience and she has taken that experience and put it all in a book that is very easy to read and incorporate into your day-to-day life." June Rogers (goodreads)
"I'm loving this book so far! It explains the psychological and emotional foundations of the self in such an accessible and eloquent way. " Jacob Ernst (goodreads)
