{"product_id":"buddhist-practices-for-overcoming-depression-tim-desmond-9781324082453","title":"Buddhist Practices for Overcoming Depression","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile many mental health books rely on secular mindfulness, \u003cem\u003eBuddhist Practices for Overcoming Depression\u003c\/em\u003e offers something fuller: a healing path grounded in the broader landscape of Buddhist wisdom. Drawing on early Buddhist psychology, the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh, and contemporary self-compassion research, Tim Desmond shows how depression grows from patterns of self-criticism, shame, and learned helplessness, as well as how these patterns can be transformed with clarity and tenderness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach short chapter offers a concrete practice, from recognizing the energy of difficult emotions in the body to cultivating the small joys and connections that strengthen resilience. Interwoven with teachings on loving-awareness, impermanence, and nurturing wholesome mental formations, the book supports a shift in how readers hold themselves and their experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor anyone seeking depression recovery through authentic Buddhist practice--not just Buddhist-flavored therapy--this is a rare and hopeful resource.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tim Desmond\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1324082453\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781324082453\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Tim Desmond","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48460325093631,"sku":"9781324082453","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6803ae56-7bc2-47fc-9aa9-e439dba8ac89.jpg?v=1777414009","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/buddhist-practices-for-overcoming-depression-tim-desmond-9781324082453","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}