LLN Episode #210: Ruth Fearnow – How To Become a Mindfulness Ninja!

About Ruth Fearnow: Ruth Fearnow is a therapist, author and speaker. Her first book, Therapeutic Mindfulness, is a synthesis of her decades-long meditation practice and her work healing trauma and mental distress. As a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Certified EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) practitioner, she has identified and embedded the factors necessary for healing into therapeutic mindfulness, a skill to facilitate one's healing journey. Ruth's private journey began as a young woman when she found herself studying kung fu and qi gong in Dengfeng City, China, the home of the famous Shaolin Temple. It was there she began a serious meditation practice. While this skill takes years to develop, this was her first big step to understanding mindfulness practices. Ruth's evolution into a trauma therapist has enabled her to integrate age-old wisdom with trauma-informed insight. As a result, she has developed healing philosophies and the process of therapeutic mindfulness which she practices personally, and teaches to her clientele, many of whom use it on their own. Therapeutic mindfulness has now been adopted for professional use by colleagues in the mental health field. What We Discuss In This Episode: Dealing with feelings directly is transformational and Therapeutic Mindfulness shows us how to do so. How Therapeutic Mindfulness is different from other forms of mindfulness. Ruth shares with us about coping skills versus healing skills. What factors help the mind to heal? What role does self-compassion play in this or other healing processes? Ruth shares how we can know we I should try this process for ourselves. Free Resource from Ruth Fearnow: Free Guide to Therapeutic Mindfulness: https://www.ruthfearnow.com/downloads Resources from Ruth Fearnow: Therapeutic Mindfulness Book: https://www.amazon.com/Therapeutic-Mindfulness-Healing-Skill-Coping/dp/B0C2SG3YZS/ref=sr_1_2?crid=1E9RZ7OIJEJQL&keywords=therapeutic+mindfulness&qid=1685640898&sprefix=therapeutic+mindfulnes%2Caps%2C223&sr=8-2 Connect With Ruth Fearnow: Website: https://www.ruthfearnow.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/calmtohappy Connect with Lynne: If you're looking for a community of like-minded women on a journey - just like you are - to improved health and wellness, overall balance, and increased confidence, check out Lynne's private community in The Energized Healthy Women's Club. It's a supportive and collaborative community where the women in this group share tips and solutions for a healthy and holistic lifestyle. 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