About the Book
Are you stuck inside your own head? Learn how to stop obsessing and start really living with this breakthrough guide. In today's world, it's easy to get stuck in an endless loop of negative thoughts. And if you're like many people, you've probably tried to think your way out of one of these thought cycles, throwing more thoughts on the pile until you're left with an out-of-control bonfire of anxiety, self-criticism, resentment, catastrophizing, and hopelessness. Attempting to stop your thoughts or replace them with positive ones is like rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic. Inevitably, you drown in a sea of unhappiness. Has it ever worked for you? If the answer is "no," it's probably time to find a real solution. In Can't Stop Thinking, psychotherapist and spiritual counselor Nancy Colier offers the key to breaking free from the repetitive and obsessive thinking that is causing your stress, anxiety, worry, and unhappiness: change your relationship with your thoughts. Using a powerful blend of mindfulness and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), you'll learn how to surrender your thinking mind, and end repetitive thinking, rumination, and self-criticism-freeing you up to discover a life of self-compassion, presence, peace, and joy.
About the Author :
Nancy Colier is a psychotherapist, interfaith minister, author, and public speaker. A longtime student of Eastern spirituality, she is a thought leader on mindfulness, well-being, and digital life. She has been featured on Good Morning America, Fox & Friends, RT America, in The New York Times, and other media. She is also a regular blogger for Psychology Today and HuffPost.com. She is author of The Power of Off, Inviting a Monkey to Tea, and Getting Out of Your Own Way. Nancy resides in New York City, NY. Learn more about Nancy at www.nancycolier.com.
Review :
"Solid relief and a way forward from obsessional thinking."
--Library Journa-- "Library Journal"
"A warm, insightful, and precise guide to making sense of the trickier parts of the human mind."
--Ethan Nichtern, author of The Road Home--Ethan Nichtern
"I, too, can't stop thinking, and I'm a meditation teacher who's been meditating daily for over forty-five years! But not to worry. In Can't Stop Thinking, Nancy Colier helps us clearly understand how to loosen the tight grip of mental grasping and fixation which brings so much stress. She shares the secret of inner freedom and self-mastery to be able to do what's good for us without self-imposed limitations."
--Lama Surya Das, the American Lama, author of Awakening the Buddha Within--Lama Surya Das, the American Lama
"In this delightful book, Nancy Colier shows very clearly how addiction to thought is responsible for most human suffering. Clearly our fundamental nature as awareness is intrinsically free of thought. Read this book and experience the freedom to create your reality."
--Deepak Chopra, MD, author of Total Meditation--Deepak Chopra, MD
"Nancy Colier asks the question, 'What do you miss, and miss out on, because you are consumed by thinking?' With practical exercises and insightful stories, Can't Stop Thinking leads us through an exploration of our minds and ultimately to awareness and understanding."
--Sharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkindness and Real Change--Sharon Salzberg
"One of the most liberating blessings we can receive is the realization that we are not our thoughts! Can't Stop Thinking reminds us that, as we learn to meet our mental stories with a patient, forgiving, and wakeful presence, we awaken to the mysterious and loving awareness that is our true home."
--Tara Brach, author of Radical Acceptance and Radical Compassion--Tara Brach
"Rather than fighting with our thoughts, Nancy Colier teaches us to step back from them into a more calm, aware, and nonjudgmental witness space. From this space the thoughts lose some of their hold on us, and we can discover who we really are. Colier's methods are a stand-alone approach to thinking, but also a wonderful complement to other psychological and spiritual practices, including meditation and mindfulness."
--William L. Mikulas, PhD, professor emeritus in psychology at the University of West Florida, and author of Taming the Drunken Monkey--William L. Mikulas, PhD
"What would life be like if we could recover from our addiction to thinking? We've reached the limit of stress and confusion by believing 'I think, therefore I am.' Nancy Colier helps us take one of the most important steps in life, to realize 'I am not my thoughts.' This is not 'stop thinking, ' but ways to break the addictive habit of 'picking up the first think.' What a gift!"
--Loch Kelly, author The Way of Effortless Mindfulness and Shift Into Freedom--Loch Kelly
